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Clock runs out on Lift for Life against Seneca in Class 3 football state title game

Steve Overbey | Post-Dispatch
Dec 6, 2025
Dec 6, 2025
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Lift for Life vs. Seneca — Lift for Life senior quarterback Phoenix Isaiah (4) holds up the runner-up trophy after the Class 3 football state championship game on Friday, December 5, 2025 at Spratt Memorial Stadium on the campus of Missouri Western University in St. Joseph. The Hawks lost 33-26 to Seneca.
Paul Halfacre, Special to the 最新杏吧原创 Post-Dispatch

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Steve Overbey | Post-Dispatch

ST. JOSEPH聽鈥� Phoenix Isaiah was all set for another fantastic finish.

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