Unity falls in 3A championship game, inches away from the program's first state title


Unity football captains celebrate with their school's runner-up trophy after loss to Byron
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Normal - Unity captains (left to right) Keegan Germano, Dane Eisenmenger, Coleson Miller, Coleton Langendorf, and Brayden Henry celebrate with the school's runner-up trophy after Class 3A title game against Byron at Hancock Stadium on Friday. Deemed the underdogs coming into the program's seventh championship game appearance, the Rockets proved detractors wrong, losing by one score 56-50 in record-setting contest. The two teams combined for 106 points, breaking the Class 3A record of 89 set in the 2007 St. Joseph-Ogden vs Plano championship game. More photos and game recap coming Monday.





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