The smile on Kyle Schmack’s face almost looked like it helped dry the tears after the postgame huddle in which the junior quarterback and his South Central teammates lamented their 28-20 loss at Winamac on Friday night in the first round of Class A Sectional 41.
I was trying to provide a little levity so Schmack could see the positives in how he led the Satellites back from a 28-0 deficit as the fourth quarter began.
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