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Recount names Dudenhefer winner in supervisor’s race TRACY BELL

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ust 12 votes separated two candidates in a Stafford County Board of Supervisors race in November’s election, but on Tuesday a recount confirmed that challenger Mark Dudenhefer will take on the job. Dudenhefer, a Republican, was said to have won the Garrisonville District seat over incumbent Democrat Laura Sellers in the election last month, but the results were not MARK deemed official DUDENHEFER until this week. The final tally shows that Dudenhefer leads Sellers 2,606 to 2,593, gaining one vote in the recount. “I am proud to be elected again to represent the Garrisonville District,” Dudenhefer posted on his Facebook page. “As a long-time resident and elected official, I know the problems facing our community. While my election was close, I firmly commit to representing all the residents of the Garrisonville District. I applaud the race run by Ms. Sellers and ask that she stay committed to bettering the quality of life of our residents.” Dudenhefer served on the board of supervisors in the past, represent-

There was lots of sugar and spice at the Ferry Farm’ during the annual gingerbread house contest held earlier this month. There is still time to take a look at all the edible creations that were up for judging. To whet your appetite, look at some photos of the entries, on Page 8. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA

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he Stafford County School Board unanimously agreed Tuesday to allow its superintendent to form a committee to address equity and diversity issues among the student population. The committee, to be formed

through Superintendent Bruce Benson, is also expected to focus on opportunities for minorities in Stafford’s public schools. The vote drew applause from residents attending the school board meeting and board Chairwoman Holly Hazard, Hartwood District, said, “This is a great blueprint for us to get started.” The group, tentatively referred to as the SCPS Equity, Diversity and Opportunity Committee, will be

composed of teachers, school-based and central office administrators, parents, students, and community members. It will include a larger, broad group plus seven subcommittees tasked with discussing: • achievement gaps in reading and math

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• diversity perceptions, protections and bulling policy • workforce diversity. In August at a school board retreat, Hazard told the board about Fairfax County’s longstanding Minority Student Achievement and Oversight Committee. A tentative outline was also created for the formation of a similar committee within SCPS. At that time, the school board did not direct the formation of the committee, but in light of recent board members’ input, a revised and broader concept for the creation of a similar committee was an information agenda item at a school board meeting in mid-November. The consensus then among the board was that a committee covering a broader range of topics than the Fairfax model was useful for SCPS. Discussions also took place at the Virginia School Board Association’s annual convention and in follow-up conversations with staff at Henrico and Chesterfield county schools, according to a schools system background report. During this school year, LGBTQ individuals and supporters have spoken to the school board on different occasions about bullying, specifically with respect to the LGBTQ community. They urged the board to create a policy that specifically addresses pro-

tection of these students and suggested the creation of a committee where their concerns about equity could be heard. Also the board heard a report from SCPS director of school nutrition Berkley Dunbrack about a previous school board decision concerning students who don’t have money to pay for school lunches. Previously, students who couldn’t pay for their lunches received a modified lunch of a cheese sandwich, a piece of fruit and milk. The modified lunch saved the school board 11 cents a meal; however, to avoid embarrassing students, the board decided to give those students a regular hot lunch regardless of their account status. Since adopting the new plan, a minority of families have taken advantage of the system, according to Dunbrack, who stressed that those on free and reduced lunch plans are not the problem. Instead, he said, some paidlunch families have taken advantage of the allowance. When given a credit, he said, they have not paid back the debt. School Nutrition saw its debt tripled since the program kicked off and is now in the hole by more than $90,000. “At the end of the day, the motivation to pay back the debt has been taken away,” he told the school board.

The school board will discuss what action to take, if any, at a school board meeting in early 2018. School board member Patricia Healy, Rockhill District, was particularly interested in correcting the problem based on the situation being unfair to the school system. She stressed that she did not want to penalize students, that they are not at fault but instead noted, “this is on the parents.” Also at the meeting, the school board bid farewell to school board members Christopher Connelly of the Garrisonville District and Scott Hirons of the Falmouth District. Connelly served a year on the board and did not run for re-election; Pamela Yeung defeated Barton Randall in that race and will take over for Connelly in 2018. Hirons has served on the board for four years and lost the election to Sarah Breedin Chase. The board and superintendent also recognized school board member Holly Hazard for her service as chair of the school board for the past two years. Hazard will continue to serve on the school board. She and school board member Irene Egan, Aquia District, ran for re-election unopposed.

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ing the Garrisonville District and more recently, he served as a 2nd District representative in the Virginia House of Delegates. He is a retired Marine Corps colonel with degrees in economics and computer information systems. He first became involved in local politics after his youngest daughter Emily Dudenhefer, 17, was killed in a car accident on a Stafford County road. Afterward, he and his wife, Kay, began to advocate for safer county roads and to seek ways to better educate young drivers. Dudenhefer added in his statement: “We can be proud of the job done by all those who worked in the polls and on the recount, especially the registrar, Greg Riddlemoser. They committed to following the law even under tremendous pressure.” During the recount process, Sellers admitted to being “down but it’s not over” and once it was, remained proud of the campaign she ran in a race against Dudenhefer that was, for all candidates, too close for comfort.

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Musings in verse as we near the holidays ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the county, With elections uncertain for each party’s bounty; Some votes still hung with need for recounting, Making tensions increase and hopes ever mounting; HARVEY GOLD The election is hung, the ballots in doubt, Politicians in Richmond could wonder and pout; Which party the winner, which one would lose? The tension so great, no one could snooze; Delegates’ hopes are still up in the air, With hopes that their person soon would be there; Party members pray when awake or in beds, While visions of majority dance in their heads; Oﬃcials and lawyers argue their case, Each hoping their person will win the big race; While counting continues laps upon laps, Stafford voters settle in for long winter’s naps; Yet arguments continue with so much chatter, One wondered if ever they’d settle this matter; Of ballots not opened and some still uncertain, With candidates left with victory still flirtin’; Would they be seated or given the boot? And some folks now saying who gives a hoot; Now tired of politicians creating divides, And forcing the voters to take stronger sides; Creating divisions that grow bigger each year, Over issues divisive and solutions unclear; Party lines drawn with lines in the sand, Each thinking their programs are the most grand; Instead of working for the good of the many, Who have trouble saving even a penny; Getting elected it seems only their goal, Their ears only listen to results of a poll; They divide up their districts to keep their jobs safe, Which makes their opponents’ feelings to chafe; Then their opponents when they are in charge, Do the same thing for the advantage at large; Avoiding term limits which might be a way,

To keep them from thinking of a permanent stay; ’Cause staying too long, from session to session, They do what they want is the given impression; Each party cares only if they’ve got the votes, To get their bills passed leaving opponents like goats; And politics remains the name of the game, Each party in their way doing the same; So, now we are waiting to see how the votes end, And who into office the recounts will send; Which party will have the definite edge, To drive law’s passage with their voting wedge; Will the General Assembly be red or blue? Will those now elected help me and you? Will the Supervisors’ board work as a team? Or is good government only a dream? With Dudenhefer a winner, will Thomas, or Cole, Be able to reach their political goal? Will it ever be settled who gets the gold ring? How long will we wait ’till the fat lady does sing? Will each of our stockings be filled with success? Or will politicians continue to mess, With solutions for traffic on I-95, Or will backups continue while we’re still alive? Will fracking remain on the Assembly’s agenda? Will they continue to fuss about other folk’s gender? Will energy be focused on coal or renewable? Will the budget be balanced, is good government doable? Will the commonwealth move to the red or the blue? Or will it obtain a new color and hue? What presents for Stafford will the recounts produce? Will whoever’s elected finally deduce That their job’s not to argue or hassle or joke, While good governance goes up the chimney in smoke; So, as we enjoy this great holiday season, We hope the new year brings good sense and good reason; To whoever is named to the office selected, And they work to ensure that our needs are protected; Then all will exclaim, for the county to hear, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good year. Harvey Gold is a contributing writer and can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

Historical reality when discussing sex, politics Congress and staffers to go Sadly, the objectification of through sexual harassment women continues at the highest training. levels, with some members of Locally, this should conCongress being investigated. cern the 35 percent veteran The recent Senate floor melopopulation residing in Stafdrama demonstrated durford County who, if honest, ing the indignant resignation would acknowledge, as Hill announcement of Democrats DANIEL CORTEZ should, the military’s long hisSen. Al Franken or Rep. John tory of objectifying women. Conyers remains troubling. Cindy Shelton, who becomes the While everyone should be innocent newest member of the Stafford County until proven guilty, Republicans are not Board of Supervisors in January, reprewithout their problems, as Arizona Rep. senting the Aquia District, responsibly Trent Franks resigned due to improper acknowledged that reality during an conduct, and allegations against Judge InsideNoVa interview. Roy Moore loomed large in his race for Shelton correctly recounts how harassthe Alabama Senate. ment and discrimination were prevalent In Virginia there have been allegaissues in the military community during tions of blatant misinformation against the 1970s while serving in the Air Force 10th District Rep. Barbara Comstock by Air Force veteran Shak Hill, whose name as an enlisted woman in ground radio repair. She dealt with the reality of the was Ed Mangum before he changed it. times. Comstock, frequently on national Upon my return from Vietnam servmedia as the leading Virginia voice for ing as a Marine drill instructor, I would women’s advocacy, has co-sponsored be irresponsible not to acknowledge legislation requiring all members of

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female objectification in training demonstrated by the most senior military commanders. It was the troubling attitude of the swinging ’60s and ’70s. Is it a wonder that enlisted men and women emulated societal norms demonstrated by their leaders? Shelton brings a wealth of financial knowledge to the board with her expertise in programing and budgeting, but her veteran’s background will be invaluable to the majority conservative male board. “We’re focused on the management of the county with respect to budget, finance and operations, but it’s important that we discuss the issue of harassment and discrimination, and how we deal with it,” she stated. Shelton accurately suggests sexual objectification as sometimes cultural. And those of us in very dominant male cultures like mine or the military should have the moral courage to acknowledge it and support the efforts of Comstock or Shelton. Especially Shak Hill. One reality for veterans like Shelton and others was when traveling overseas, observing the vastly different moral standards in European or CORTEZ Middle Eastern nations PAGE 5 toward women. SPORTS

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Chamber of Commerce, formerly the Stafford Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, invites business owners, their guests and the community in the greater Fredericksburg region to join them in celebrating their second year as an organization. The event, a holiday soiree, will be held Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House & Conference Center in Fredericksburg. There will be music, food, drinks, networking and awards. The GFBCC was founded in 2014 with the goal of facilitating the economic empowerment of black-owned businesses and investing in the success and development of the region including the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George and Caroline counties. The center is located at 2801 Plank Road, in Fredericksburg. For more, visit greaterfredbcc.com. Tickets for the event can be purchased at greaterfredbcc.com/event/gfbcc-holidaysoiree.

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But positive change is impossible locally without a healthy discussion of our own difficult history, warts and all. Part of that discussion is recognizing the remarkable achievements of women who have paved the way for others, such as the 12 Virginia pioneers whose statutes will be honored at the Virginia Women’s Monument in Richmond. Women such as the nation’s first, first lady, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, or Elizabeth Keckley from Dinwiddie County, a slave who was raped at a young age and later became Mrs. Abraham Lincoln’s seamstress. Former Virginia first lady Susan Allen, who attended the ceremony, correctly stated “This is not about bashing men, CLASSIFIED

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but enhancing the story of the commonwealth and women’s roles demonstrates responsible action.” Allen correctly redirects the present outrage to a teaching moment for men and women by formally honoring ladies who have indeed overcome adversity and are role models. That focus be it at the private sector level, insuring consumers are being treated with propriety regardless of sex, or in Congress with needed actions and legislation thanks to leaders like Comstock, Allen and Shelton. Daniel P. Cortez of Stafford is a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster. He is active in veteran and minority affairs and may be reached at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com. OPINION

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Head Start’s Outstanding Service Employee of The Year for 2017-2018 is Cynthia Allen. A dedicated and caring employee, she is a family service worker for Head Start and has been a Stafford County employee for 22 years. Honorable mentions for the award went to Schelle Langham, Theresa Ramirez, Norma Morey, Nancy Long, Karen Gonzalez Ortega, Araceli Calderon, Meh Hussain, Sue Stello and Joanne Flores. The Head Start program and offices will be closed from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2. Classes will resume Wednesday, Jan. 3. If you need assistance during the break, email kmassie@staffordschools.net or phone 540-368-2559, ext. 105. The classes of Kelly Bennett, Lesa Beach, Stephanie Wright, Jennifer Stone and Teresa Williams will visit the England Run Library on Dec. 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. That

same day at 10 a.m. the Early Head Start program will hold its socialization activity, and at 6 p.m. the GED class will meet. The men’s event, “Reading and Eating” is set for Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Parents are invited to a nutrition class on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. The Policy Council will meet at 11 a.m. the same day. Students will dismiss 2½ hours early on Dec. 21, at 11:30 a.m. Students of The Week were Autumn Lee, Kai Newport, David Martinez, Gabrian Harris, Austin Howard, Brylee Goss, Marley Richardson, Brooklyn Lovett, Adriana Lawrence, Kaivon McGruder, Evelyn Reed, Nami Mehra, Ariel Koomson, Isaac Rodriguez, Fnu Khadija and Evan Fetterhoff. --Alice Thompson

Stafford High students to perform ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ The Stafford High School theater department’s “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” originally scheduled for Dec. 9 has been moved to Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., as well as a dinner theater option at 5 p.m. The performances will include live music, face painting, juggling, balloon animals and Father Christmas for photos,

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STAFFORD SHERIFF’S BRIEFS MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT AFTER FIGHT OUTSIDE RESTAURANT Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies responded to a fight outside of Mick’s Restaurant and Sports Lounge early Sunday morning and charged a 31-year-old man who was injured in the fight. Aaron Bauman was transported to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg and later transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He was being treated for serious facial and head trauma. At 1:40 a.m. Sunday, deputies found Bauman breathing, but unconscious, and lying in a small pool of blood near the entrance to the restaurant, according to sheriff ’s office spokeswoman Amanda Vicinanzo. A witness told deputies that Bauman hit a restaurant patron and knocked an-

other over, which led to a fight between three or four people. Video showed Bauman attempting to punch one of the bouncers who was trying to escort him out of the bar. In response, several individuals began attacking Bauman, according to Vicinanzo. Deputies later learned that Bauman left his two children, ages 6 and 7, at home unattended for approximately four hours to go to the bar. Bauman is being charged with two counts of felony child neglect.

MAN FACES BURGLARY, DRUG CHARGES Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies arrested a 24-year-old man Dec. 7 on charges of burglary and possession of marijuana, according to sheriff ’s office spokeswoman Amanda Vicinanzo. Deputies responded at 3:20 a.m. to a re-

port of a suspicious person at a residence in south Stafford . The residents said that an unknown man wearing a robe entered their home while they were sleeping. The man identified himself as their neighbor and told them he was checking on them after hearing what he believed was the sound of a gunshot. The residents asked the man to leave and he complied with their request. Deputies located a suspect, identified as Victor Merswin, at a nearby residence and he admitted entering the home without the owners’ permission after hearing what he believed to be a gunshot. Deputies said they detected the odor of alcohol from Merswin and also discovered a substance consistent with marijuana on him. Throughout the encounter, Merswin was hostile and made numerous lewd comments toward the deputies, according to Vicinanzo.

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Mountain View finished last season as the 5A state runner-up in wrestling.

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Outwork everybody. That simple mantra is more than a slogan created by Mountain View wrestling coach Frank DeBerry. It has become the expected standard for the Wildcats and, according to DeBerry, is the ingredient that sets the Wildcats apart from many other wrestling programs, and is also the thing that has allowed the Wildcats to surprise many people with their postseason success in recent years. For Mountain View, which finished as the state runner up in Division 5A last season and also was state runnerup in 2014, the unparalleled work ethic figures to again be a key aspect that will allow the Wildcats to overcome the loss of five starting wrestlers to graduation. DeBerry also that said the ability of the wrestlers at the middleweights to compete will be a key factor in determining whether the Wildcats can do

something they have not done in his seven seasons as coach—finally get over the hump and win a state wrestling title. The building blocks are already in place with two returning wrestlers who competed at states in 152-pound Matt Mitchler and Chris Vasquez (195). Both went 5-0 on Dec. 2 to help the Wildcats win the Tuscarora Duals. Not only that, but DeBerry said there is a solid corps of wrestlers emerging this season who got a taste of varsity wrestling last season. He also cited the return of a wrestler who did not compete last season but had competed the two previous years in Nathan Devornick (145), who earned outstanding wrestler honors at the Tuscarora event. “I pushed some of the JV wrestlers to the varsity last year,” DeBerry said. “I think we will surprise some people. Our early season schedule is tough by design. It doesn’t matter how we are wrestling in December and January.

What matters is how we are doing in February.” DeBerry said he also thinks Mark Denecke (160) and Elijah White (126) will “shock some people” this season. “The way I approached it with the guys before the season is: ‘I don’t care if you win or lose, I just care how you win or lose,’ ” DeBerry said. “Nobody’s going to have more in their gas tank than we are when it comes to the regional tournament and states. The key will be having a big regional tournament so you qualify a lot of wrestlers for states. We plan to do our best wrestling later in the season.” DeBerry said the difficult regular season schedule, which includes competing in the prestigious Beast of the East tournament the weekend of Dec. 15-16, should pay dividends down the road. “When we get to regionals and states, [most of our] least-experienced wrestlers should not have butterflies because

by that point they will have competed in nationally renowned tournaments that are 100 times tougher than states,” DeBerry said. “Many of our better wrestlers have also been with our program for four years, so they know what wrestling in big matches is like.” The work ethic DeBerry has preached and instilled during his seven years at Mountain View has had other benefits as well. First, the Wildcats have been able to withstand the early loss of two wrestlers (Steven Lang at 138 and David Cohen at 170) to foot injuries. “Lang has just started returning to practice and should be able to wrestle [at Beast of the East], but Cohen’s is more serious and he won’t be cleared to wrestle again until January. But we should be back at full strength again by January, which is a good thing.” Hugh Rist can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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The University of Mary Washington women’s basketball coach, Deena Applebury, has watched senior guard Kendall Parker improve her game during four years in Fredericksburg. “I think Kendall has grown each year,” Applebury said last week of Parker, a Stafford High graduate. “She gets further on what she can do out there and she continues to grow. She has done a good job of taking on leadership. We have a pretty young team and she does a good job of being a model for them.” And Parker has also grown on the court.

“As a freshman she was pretty much a 3-point shooter. Now she can attack the rim and draw fouls. She gets to the foul line” more, said Applebury, now in her 15th season with the Eagles. Parker had a game-high 22 points in just 27 minutes Dec. 9 as Mary Washington won 52-49 at home against Salisbury, an annual contender in the Capital Athletic Conference. Parker was seven of 12 from the field and five of nine from 3-point range and also had two rebounds and one assist. Mary Washington improved to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the CAC and will play Saturday, Dec. 16 at Emory & Henry. Parker is averaging a team-high 13.4

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points per contest and had made 30.9 percent of her shots from three-point range. She realizes she has to do more than shoot from the outside. “I think coach always wants me to diversify my game,” Parker said. “She always tells me to be hard to guard. I try to do that every night. Four years in the conference, they know my game.” And the Stafford resident has taken on more leadership this season. She has started six of the first eight games for Mary Washington. “This year we have a good, solid, young group,” she said. “Obviously being a senior changes your role of being a EDUCATION

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leader; you have the most experience [to draw from]. You want to share that with as many people to make sure we are on the same page. Their desire to learn is so high.” Parker is one of two four-year seniors with the Eagles, along with forward Taylor Barton of Maryland. “We have been though a lot together the last four years so we try to balance that out,” said Parker, a captain as junior and senior in high school. “I would say I am more vocal with leadership on the team.” Parker is on track to EAGLES graduate in the spring PAGE 13 with a major in politiSPORTS

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North Stafford’s Nana Asiedu, Devyn Ford invited to Army, Under Armour All-American games » BY DAVID FAWCETT

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North Stafford senior lineman Nana Asiedu learned Wednesday that he has been invited to compete in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The game is Jan. 6 at the Alamodome in San Antonio and will be televised at 1 p.m. on NBC. Asiedu will sign Dec. 20 with Penn State during the early signing period. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Asiedu received one of the last invitations to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He will be the first North Stafford player to compete

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North Stafford junior running back Devyn Ford has been invited to the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game. Ford, a five-star recruit rated the nation’s top running back for the class of 2019 by Rivals.com, was the Commonwealth District and 5A Region D Offensive Player of the Year. Ford rushed for 2.056 yards this season and scored 32 touchdowns. He has rushed for 5,071 yards in his three-year prep career and scored 76 touchdowns. Ford has over 40 offers. North Stafford head Joe Mangano said Ford will likely release his top five to eight schools in January.

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cal science and a minor in business. She already has a job lined up in human resources with a defense contractor near Quantico. She said she would like to be involved in basketball in some form. “I can’t stay away from it,” she said. “I definitely think she has the ability to be a coach, but I know she has some other options,” Applebury said. Parker was a second-team all-CAC pick last year as a junior and was named to the CoSIDA all-district women’s basketball team. She played in 28 games, and started two, and averaged 12 points per game made a CAC record nine three-pointers against Frostburg State.

JMU ADVANCES TO NATIONAL SEMIFINAL Senior defensive lineman David Ezeagwu (Colonial Forge) and freshman safety MJ Hampton (Stafford High) saw action for James Madison in a 31-28 win at home Dec. 2 against Weber State in the FCS national quarterfinals. The Dukes won on a field goal by Atlee High graduate Ethan Ratke as time expired. JMU quarterback Bryan Schor threw a 40-yard touchdown pass with 2:08 left to Riley Stapleton, who had a career-high eight catches. “Bryan kept his faith in me,” Stapleton said. The two-point conversion made it 2828 and the Dukes got the ball back quickly thanks to the strong JMU defense that CLASSIFIED

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SEASON ENDS FOR HORTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Stafford resident Jae’wuan Horton (North Stafford High), a junior defensive lineman, had three tackles for New Hampshire in a 56-14 loss at South Dakota State on Dec. 9 in the national quarterfinals. Horton was a starter the past two seasons for the Wildcats, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. HAMILTON, PENN STATE HEAD TO BOWL GAME Penn State, ranked No. 9 in the country, will face No. 12 Washington on Dec. 30 in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl in Arizona. Graduate student wideout Daesean Hamilton (Mountain View) has started all 12 games this season for Penn State and is second on the team with 48 catches, for 747 yards and seven touchdowns. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com. OPINION

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