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KDJ's Five Stars: Top Performances from Week 1 in Football

By Kevin Devaney Jr.

September 17, 2024

Another weekend of breakout performances highlighted the Section 1 football schedule as all teams officially kicked off the 2024 season.

Here is Kevin Devaney’s “5 Stars” feature, which picks the five most impactful individual efforts from Week 1(Sept. 13-15) around the area:

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Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr. has been covering high school sports in the Hudson Valley since 1998, working with The Journal News and LoHud.com, MSG Varsity and News 12 Varsity. He currently is Vice President of Digital Content at LocalLive Networks (locallive.tv), while also operating his own website KDJMedia.com

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