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Reading, Central Catholic Set to Clash

It's a season-opening battle of Super Bowl runner-ups.

By Bob Holmes, Patch Correspondent

Two of the top teams in the state last fall each ended their season with losses at Gillette Stadium in Super Bowls.

They have one more thing in common, great returning quarterbacks. Bret Edwards passed for 19 TD passes for Central last fall, while Corey DiLoreto had 16 for Reading.

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If Friday night isn't your cup of tea, that's fine because this one is Saturday in Lawrence.

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Bob Holmes has spent three decades covering high school football in Massachusetts for The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald. Contact him at masspatchfootball@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @robertholmes630

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