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Brainerd will try to build on last year’s surprising success

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Brainerd senior wide receiver Diamond Bates, right, should be a reliable target this season for new starting quarterback Jeremy Ferguson. — Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Brainerd senior wide receiver Diamond Bates, right, should be a reliable target this season for new starting quarterback Jeremy Ferguson. Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Brainerd senior wide receiver Diamond Bates, right, should be a reliable target this season for new starting quarterback Jeremy Ferguson.

By Patrick MacCoon August 19, 2021 2 min read

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BRAINERD PANTHERS

Head coach: Stanley Jackson (10-22 here and overall)

Returning starters: 7 offensive; 7 defensive

Last year’s record: 8-5, lost in 3A second round