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Will the city champs take a step back? Parkview football's not ready to give up its crown.

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REPUBLIC — When you look around Parkview's huddle, you don't see many of the familiar faces that helped the Vikings become city champs a season ago.

Gone are the faces of Blake Delacruz, Jevin Huddleston and Tyrone Newburn — who all contributed to the Vikings' dynamic offense. Instead, it would appear that the Vikings have a completely new team.

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But according to second-year head coach Ben Dougherty, the expectations for the team that finished with a winning record last season for the first time since 2014 remain the same.