Isaiah Harvey has walked around the hallways at Central High School with the mission of recruiting players to join the Bulldogs' football team.
The junior defensive end, along with others, has been successful in convincing talented athletes from the basketball and baseball teams to join the squad.
But there are others who just see the one number hanging over the entire program — 41.
Central football enters the 2020 season on a 41-game losing streak. The Bulldogs haven't won a game since Oct. 16, 2015.
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"Join the team and help build something special," Harvey told them.