Like a pair of heavyweight fighters, Clarke County and Cleveland traded body shots but the Bulldogs threw the knockout punches when they counted as they won 49-41 Friday afternoon to claim the school’s first football championship. Playing at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, CCHS and Cleveland, scored a combined 70 first half points, as the two teams scored on the first 10 possessions, to go into the break tied at 35-35. The Bulldogs, playing in their 105th season, scored on their opening possession, on the actual first play of the game when MVP Ron Johnson broke free and scored on a...

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