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2023 Preps football preview: Shadow Ridge

Shadow Ridge football players know this season is serious business.

After two straight 4-6 season, the Stallions want to return to the 6A playoffs. To get back, they will have to navigate the toughest schedule in program history.

This squad is an intriguing mix of senior leaders, sophomore quarterback Jayden Pico — who started all 10 varsity games as a freshman — and the rest of a loaded sophomore class that went 9-0 as freshmen.

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