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Posted on Fri, Oct 30, 2009 : 11:09 p.m.

Manchester scores twice in final 18 seconds of first half, holds on to beat Grass Lake

By Joe Stapleton

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Clayton Every catches Manchester's only touchdown in the second quarter of a 10-8 win over Grass Lake Friday. (Mark Bialek for AnnArbor.com)

The last time the Manchester and Grass Lake high school football teams met, it was pouring rain and the Warriors made it a struggle for about a quarter before Manchester ran away with the game.

In their Division 6 playoff matchup Friday night, Grass Lake made sure the struggle lasted the whole game. But the result (and the weather) was the same: a soaked Flying Dutchmen victory.

If you only caught the final minutes of each half of the game played at Saline High School, you saw pretty much all you needed to in Manchester's 10-8 win. (Rest of the story & photo gallery | Boxscore)