Arguably the best career in New Prairie football history got its start when a freshman named Marshall Kmiecik was thrown into the deep end of the pool by then first-year coach Casey McKim.
That Oct. 23, 2020 night at Plymouth went about as was expected, the injury-riddled Cougars falling 36-20.
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