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Pace Academy 26, Holy Innocents’ 0

How the game was won: Deon Jackson's 48-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Pace a comfortable 16-0 lead.

Top performers: Jackson rushed 17 times for 162 yards and a touchdown. …Quarterback Gunnor Faulk rushed three times for 75 yards and a touchdown. He also threw a third quarter touchdown to Spencer Hemmingway to push the lead to 23 points. …Kicker Samuel Sloman notched two fields. …The Pace Academy offense finished with 295 rushing yards on 32 carries and 352 yards of total offense.

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