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- ↑ "Rampage denied in four-overtime thriller". www.daltondailycitizen.com. Dalton Daily Citizen. April 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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- ↑ Mike Ferguson (May 19, 2013). "Lakeland Raiders Rout Missouri In Regular-Season Finale". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved November 2, 2015.