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Mansfield Gets Super Bowl Sneak Preview At Gillette Stadium
Mansfield High football players, cheerleaders and band members were at Gillette Stadium Wednesday for the MIAA's Championship Breakfast.
MANSFIELD, MA — Mansfield football players got a taste of what it will be like to take the field at Gillette Stadium for Friday night's Division 2 Super Bowl on Wednesday morning when the Hornets traveled to Foxboro for the annual championship breakfast.
Captains of the football team, cheer squad and band were on hand for the event.
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MHS Football Captains along with Cheerleader and Band Captains attending Super Bowl Breakfast at Gillette, Home of the Hornets on Friday Night at 7:30 pm! pic.twitter.com/z73kci3Zj2
— Mike Redding (@MikeRedding1) December 4, 2019
Mansfield enters the game at 11-1 and is coming off a 22-12 victory against Foxborough on Thanksgiving Day. The Hornets have been led by a dominant defense that allowed only 15 points in three playoffs games and 27 points in its last four games.
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MHS band drum majors honored to be a part of the championship breakfast hosted by the MIAA at Gillette stadium! @QMSband @MIAA033 @MansfieldSchool @MHSfootballMA @MHShornets @GilletteStadium @Patriots pic.twitter.com/dZfPmrVsFi
— MHS Band (@MansfieldHSBand) December 4, 2019
Lincoln-Sudbury enters the game at 8-3 and is coming off a 24-15 loss to Newton South on Thanksgiving.
Such a fun morning with our cheer captains, football captains, and drum majors at Gillette! Can’t wait for Friday night!!! pic.twitter.com/S1RtcB40VM
— Mansfield Cheer (@mansfield_cheer) December 4, 2019
The Super Bowl kickoff is 7:30 Friday night with advance-sale tickets available through Ticketmaster.
One week from tonight Hornets travel to Gillette Stadium for showdown with L-S at 7:30 pm for Div 2 State Title. Purchase tix in advance at https://t.co/SO5UavvDtf We need a sea of Green and White at the Stadium! Go Hornets! Never Surrender!
— Mike Redding (@MikeRedding1) November 29, 2019
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