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"I didn't know when I would have the right time to do it," Akin told WFAA. "But, I saw K.L., came over and gave him a hug, and I knew that he wanted that crown more than anything." "My favorite quarterback right here," said Norwood, who is the Keller Fossil Ridge team manager.

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