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Newark Memorial Battles Concord High In Playoff Action

Newark travels to Concord in first round football playoff action Saturday night

Concord High will host Newark Memorial High in the first round of this year's Division II high school football playoffs.

The game begins at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Newark Memorial finished the season with a 5-4-1 record.

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The 10th ranked Cougars played two games last week, defeating Irvington High on Friday night and then losing to Castro Valley High on Saturday in the completion of a Sept. 9 game suspended by stormy weather.

The 7th ranked Minutemen finished the year with a 7-3 mark. They have won seven of their past eight games.

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