By Christopher Turner Staff Writer
Hardworking. Dedicated. Champions. Those are three words that the Loyola High School football team uses to describe themselves.
On Nov. 29, the Bulldogs played Ispheming High School for the Division 7 State Championship. But this was not Loyola’s first encounter with Ispheming.
In 2012 and 2013, Loyola faced the same team, in the same place for the same title. Each time, Loyola walked away with a heartbreaking loss.
Facing their rivals for the third time, Loyola was determined not to take another loss.
“We were hungry for a win so we had the desire to learn from our past mistakes,” senior linebacker Paul Engram said. “One was to learn to respect the other team’s ability.”
That hunger and determination paid off for Loyola. The Bulldogs won this year’s championship with a 28-9 victory. They are the 2014 MHSAA Division 7 State Champions.
“It feels good to lead such a wonderful and talented team,” junior quarterback Nicholas Lee said. “We got it done this year.”
Lee also said he felt honored that “the team trusted me to lead them to this day.”
