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The Willmar Cardinals are hoping to run their way back deep into the section playoffs again this season.
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Cardinals intent on bouncing back Willmar’s goal is section title and shot at state By Joe Brown jbrown@wctrib.com orty one-Forty. That pairing of numbers was stuck in the craw of the Willmar football team through the offseason.
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Getting a home playoff game in the Section 8AAAA bracket against Detroit Lakes, a last-second prayer fell incomplete and ended the season with a 41-40 loss. “That’s something that’s been
on the kids’ minds throughout the offseason. (The) emphasis on twoa-days has been that we had a good football team last year and we kind of let that one go,” said Cardinals head coach Jon Konold. “The kids want to bounce back from that, and they know they have a lot of returning guys that have played a lot of football.”
Konold continued, “They want to be a lot better. They want to be in the position where they have a first-round bye and a home game.” The Cardinals’ offense has plenty to work with, returning nine of the team’s 11 starters from a unit that
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