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Nooksack Valley's Joe McNeely (10) gets taken down by Meridian's Tony Schleimer (32), left, Manny Sabalza (61), and Daniel Rubio (28) during the first quarter on Friday evening Oct. 30, 2015, at Meridian High School in Laurel, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)