GIRARD — For any team, knocking off the fourth-ranked team in the state on the road is a big deal, but when the Iola Mustangs handed Girard a 60-53 loss to kickoff off the season on Friday, preseason rankings were the furthest thing from their minds.
“I had no idea where they were ranked and that they were the No. 4 team in the state,” Iola junior forward Ethan Holloway said.
What was on the Mustangs’ minds and in the pit of their stomachs was what Girard denied them just a few short weeks ago when the Trojans came to Iola and ripped away the football team’s chance at a district title with a late touchdown.
