SYLACAUGA -- After falling to Class 5A, No. 1 Central Clay County 27-22 on Friday, the first thing Sylacauga head coach Andrew Zow said was that his team ran out of time.
The first-year head coach wanted to use this matchup as a measuring stick for his team, and he was inspired by what he saw.
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