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  • Aurora’s offensive line had definite size in 2021, including the likes of Brekyn Papineau, Aaron Jividen, Garrett Bellis, Gage Griffith, Kellen Peterson and Jack Allen.
    Aurora’s offensive line had definite size in 2021, including the likes of Brekyn Papineau, Aaron Jividen, Garrett Bellis, Gage Griffith, Kellen Peterson and Jack Allen.

    The final score of Monday’s Class B state championship game wasn’t what the Huskies were hoping for, but a closer look at the stat sheet reflects a powerful Aurora running game anchored up front with the big guys on the line.
    Though falling short on the scoreboard, the Huskies out-gained the Badgers on the ground, 313 yards compared to 283, continuing a season-long trend. The Big Red finished the year with 3,358 yards on the ground, averaging 258 per game.
    Senior Carlos Collazo was a huge benefactor of consistent O-line blocking, running tough for 272 yards Monday night, boosting his total for the season to 2,025 yards, just 51 yards short of a school record set by Aaron Collingham in 1995.

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