JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================qK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?·ГMmghGdb69 y*m7Q67GՇGҹ.\ge.X=&ͭ-˨A̸?ZF?!???ZԠЮ-7mmõW&GM(W9W(CSGc]%VRSk^@3gx6 Kg-U[L~ꩬi6cSU))M5s42%ⅾ>?q9&1>m𶽩g ;J=14df$۲ wnNY}>Yɷ/R-Xt`z_jq(&T(+mu+v3oYdl}qfzAcYcxSP-ف݂F?miJJH`L9]3O^Gjfq뛹utΊ݋Mv`I6"Q+UZ2i'=+ZBd-gm{Ȯ1zkc*Rڹs$4i,?ZO/IXUo ׬ǦaK@ăQy߆-OPn{tVDZKfMqlq9O{-FJX=r7qַoXXq7B.'6I;ywv t ؚ̱PAN1&4E愍K9:WɩXyYsZKqpluun `>u C3ekgi6˭4.A>jD63Zמ!]}{hpg XwHr{Um6KlLHLGOP kkk'|++겈5ޱ8Zx菱oAOL V=QE'_ d("9:=}hȇCBxERnt, cheering roar came up from the stadium and the coaches turned to see about 20 Liberty High eighth graders charging out of the seats towards them. Kenzy Kern acted as spokesman for the group.  Don t feel bad coaches. We ll be back! he vowed for the group, then turned and led the pack away towards the end zone. Momentarily taken aback, the coaches asked quizzically,  Where are you going now? <br><br>As a group they turned and faced their coaches. Determined and serious, Kenzy looked the coaches each in the eyes and declared solemnly,  We ve all got pennies. We re going to bury them in the end zone, and when we re seniors we re going to win the state championship and dig them back up! With that, the group marched off to attend to their task.<br><br>Those eight graders turned into seniors for the 1998 football season.  They were adamant when they made that promise, recalls Coach Spiess.  Everyday, for four full years, has been uplifting because of their sacrifices and determination. Each kid has missed no more than once or twice a year since making that pact to win as seniors. <br><br>It was indeed a year of dreams fulfilled. A mind-boggling 541 points were scored against Liberty s opponents. For the playoffs, Liberty would have to face four previously undefeated teams with a combined record of 46-0 prior to their games against the Sons of Liberty. No team in all of Ohio football history had faced such a task.<br><br>The first two playoff games were come-from-behind victories while the semi-final game was a 44-8 blowout. However, the final state championship game at Massillon was where the pennies were buried. Their opponents were the Amanda-Clearcreek Aces wh