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Article: Football season halted at Pius Short-handed Lasers miss playoffs with loss
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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By CHUCK DELSMAN
Going into last Wednesday's season finale against host Milwaukee
Pius, the stakes were simple for the Kettle Moraine varsity football
team. Win the game and advance to the WIAA postseason. Lose the
game, and the 2009 season comes to a disappointing end.
Playing shorthanded because of illness, Kettle Moraine struggled
mightily on offense and lost to the Popes, 24-0. The loss dropped KM
to 3-4 in Classic 8 Conference play and 4-5 overall. Pius finished
at 3-5 overall and 3-4 in conference games.
Illness hit the KM team early last week as six starters,
including sophomore quarterback Kyle Kita, did not play. Sixteen of
the team's 69 players did not suit up for the game.
"I've ...