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FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOW-UP: For disappointed Vikings, brotherhood remains

BY JAY BOYD
Nov 17, 2019
Nov 17, 2019 Updated Nov 17, 2019
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Central Cabarrus Mount Tabor Football — Nate Frazier (26) of the Central Cabarrus Vikings puts his arm around teammate Jay Rodgers-Freeman (15) after a tough loss in overtime to the Mount Tabor Spartans at Bob Sapp Field at Mount Tabor High School on November 15, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Spartans defeated the Vikings 21-20 in overtime. (Brian Westerholt/Special to the Independent Tribune)
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WINSTON-SALEM – Central Cabarrus saw its season come to a close Friday.

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Central Cabarrus Mount Tabor Football — Noah Coley (right) of the Central Cabarrus Vikings gets a hug from teammate and brother Devon Coley (left) after the overtime loss to the Mount Tabor Spartans at Bob Sapp Field at Mount Tabor High School on November 15, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Spartans defeated the Vikings 21-20 in overtime. (Brian Westerholt/Special to the Independent Tribune)
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Central Cabarrus Mount Tabor Football — Brooks Lawing (right) gets a hug from teammate Aiden Alexander (left) after an overtime loss to the Mount Tabor Spartans at Bob Sapp Field at Mount Tabor High School on November 15, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Spartans defeated the Vikings 21-20 in overtime. (Brian Westerholt/Special to the Independent Tribune)
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