Germantown football defeats MLK in second consecutive Thanksgiving rivalry shutout [Gallery]
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<p>Germantown Bears Head Coach Michael Hawkins tells his team "All we have to do is play hard and be consistent." (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The victorious Bears. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown High School Principal Margaret Mullen-Bavwidinsi celebrates with the team. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown Coach Michael Hawkins (left) shakes hands with the team's Thankgiving rivals after the game. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown High wins the annual Thanksgiving Day Rivalry for the second year in a row. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown players celebrate as the final seconds tick away. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Ishmael Dargan heads to the end zone to make the final score of 48-0. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>No happiness on the MLK bench. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Most of the game played on the half of the MLK team. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Wide reciever Nadir Johnson (#80) goes up for a catch that was not to be. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Chris Rone's catch in the endzone drives Germantown's lead to 24. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Frustration. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>In a game with few highlights for MLK, Isaiah Perry's interception gives them a rare visit to the Bears' side of the 50-yard line. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Many moving parts. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Barry Bolds tries to elude two Cougars defenders. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Battling for a pass. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>A Cougar player on the ground after getting hit hard in the third quarter. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The Germantown Bear and MLK Cougar take the field at halftime. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The Cougars watching from afar as team mascots talk the field at halftime. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The Germantown Cheerleaders perform at half-time. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>MLK fans root for the best. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Referees cake some time to go over a decision. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>An MLK player gets coaching advice. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Ishmael Dargan carries the ball toward the endzone. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown's defense stops an MLK play in front of coach, teammates and fans. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Talk to the hand. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown's defense dominates the line of scrimmage. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>MLK Cougars Head Coach John Sheroda speaking to a player on the sideline. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown celebrates an interception. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The Benjamin L. Johnston Stadium stands weren't filled to capacity this year. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Nowhere to run. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Cougars wide reciever Aaron Carter is lost in a sea of Bears defenders. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>An MLK pass eludes a GHS defender's reach. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Bears WR Delane Hart (#2) celebrates the first of many touchdowns his team would score during the second consecutive Thanksgiving blowout. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Cougars QB Khaleel Stewart throws a pass. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>GHS' Jordan Alexander jumps on the Bears mascot during player introductions Thursday morning. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Fans of the MLK High Cougars proudly display the school's banner during pregame warmups at Benjamin L. Johnson Memorial Stadium. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Germantown WR Kevin Norris can't reach high enough to corral a pass. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>
For the second consecutive season, the Germantown Bears High School football team handily defeated their Thanksgiving Day rivals from MLK High at Benjamin Johnston Memorial Stadium.
On Thursday, the Bears defeated the Cougars 48-0, topping last year’s 43-0 dismantling.
Bears head coach Michael Hawkins noted that his team came out flat in a first half that saw them take a 14-0 lead after two quarters. However, the team made adjustments at halftime, he said.
“It is the big rivalry. I don’t really have to get them up for that,” he said of a team featuring fewer than eight seniors. “It is a great group of kids.”
MLK has won the rivalry game four times since 1990.
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