HICO — Midland Trail’s ascension to a 10-win season and advancement to the second round of the Class AA state playoffs isn’t really a surprise.
Quarterback Rayce Dickerson said as much prior to either of those things happening as the Patriots were preparing for the first round, last week’s 27-12 win against Petersburg.
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