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SHOW STOPPER: Hamilton’s undefeated 4-0 junior varsity Bulldogs went to battle in Clifton last Thursday without the services of varsity promotees Easton Marwitz and Madden Weaver and still managed to punch a 16-13 victory in dramatic fashion. Clifton scored late in the fourth quarter to cut Hamilton’s advantage to 14-13 and opted to go for the win with a two-point conversion try. Attempting to muscle the ball between the tackles, a Clifton ball carrier fumbled, and Bulldog sophomore Jose Najera (34), pictured above, scooped the ball and reversed field 98 yards to secure Hamilton’s 16-13 victory. In Hamilton, the seventh grade Bulldogs improved to 2-1 on the season with a decisive 24-0 victory over the visiting Cubs, and the eighth grade Dogs dropped a third consecutive close contest on Thursday as they fell to Clifton, 26-17.

The pomp and circumstance surrounding Homecoming 2025 was highlighted by a scoring parade put on by Hamilton’s gridiron squad last Friday night at Kooken Field. Improving to 3-1 on the year, the Bulldogs drubbed the 3A Clifton Cubs 42-7.

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Seventh grader Isaac Downs and eighth grader Lillian Fletcher each earned individual gold medals on Wednesday of last week during the Dublin FCA Run, leading their respective Hamilton Junior High cross country teams to medal stand performances.

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A pair of extra points by the Crawford Pirates proved to be the difference between the ninth-ranked home team and the tenth-ranked Hamilton Bulldogs last Friday night. Crawford pirated a 14-12 victory in an all-out slugfest between the two state-ranked contenders.