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0-2 mark may be deceiving | IndyStar.com

Cleveland Glenville 38, Warren Central 36
Coach lauds Ohio victors after Warriors suffer 1st consecutive losses since 2000

By Michael Pointer
michael.pointer@indystar.com

When a four-time defending Class 5A football state champion starts the season with two losses, it figures that some rebuilding lies ahead.

But Warren Central coach Steve Tutsie didn't think that after his team lost 38-36 to Cleveland Glenville in the Warren Gridiron Classic on Saturday night, and it was easy to see why.

"I'm not trying to be disrespectful to any team in Indiana,'' Tutsie said. "But that's the most athletic team we'll face this year. Carmel is very athletic, but not like that. And their line was just unbelievable.''

Glenville (1-0), which is annually one of the best teams in football-rich Ohio, took the lead for good when Shannon Frierson scored on a 4-yard run -- his third touchdown of the night -- with 3:18 remaining.

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