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Prolonged agony in opener
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Monroe junior nose tackle Nick Walker (75) brings down DeForest running back Cory Wipperfurth (26) behind the line of scrimmage in the second quarter. Walker also recorded a sack in the half.
MONROE - Whatever could have gone wrong, did go wrong in the Cheesemakers' football season opener Friday against DeForest.Even the weather.Monroe's 39-0 loss to the Norskies was a very long night, literally. The game was delayed by lightning for nearly two and a half hours after halftime."DeForest is a heck of a nice football team," Monroe head coach Curt Miller said. "We had a lot of miscues and a good team like DeForest will exploit those."