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Mount Vernon Football Team Is Off, Running With Week 1 Practice

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Mount Vernon High School's varsity football team is on the field just after 8 a.m. daily and practices rigorously until 5 p.m., in efforts to prepare for the upcoming season. 

Mount Vernon High School Knights football has been holding rigorous practices to prepare for the season.

Mount Vernon High School Knights football has been holding rigorous practices to prepare for the season.

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The team takes a time out on the field.

The team takes a time out on the field.

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An football player throws the ball to his teammates.

An football player throws the ball to his teammates.

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The Knights helmet.

The Knights helmet.

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The Knights scoreboard.

The Knights scoreboard.

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Discipline and teamwork are at the forefront of the practice strategies. An assistant coach could be overheard telling the team, "There will be no breaks in practice until Thanksgiving week."

 

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