Sometimes teams just have to do it the hard way.
Heritage Academy football coach Barrett Donahoe wishes he would have been able to bottle the emotion and energy his team generated from its victory against Washington School two weeks ago. That victory put the Patriots firmly in control of their destiny and gave them some breathing room as they entered the final five regular-season games.
That wiggle room has vanished.
A 32-22 loss Friday at Pillow Academy dropped Heritage Academy to 6-2 and 2-
Adam Minichino is the former Sports Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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