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PARKLAND, FLA. –
Seventeen people were in the spirit of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School football team on Friday night.
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The Eagles, who played in a home game for the first time since 17 people were killed in a South Florida school shootout on Feb. 14, defeated South Broward 23-6, the Sun. Sentinel.
It was a 17-point margin for a team that honors the memory of 17 victims this season. Two of the victims were offensive line coach Aaron Feis and athletic director Chris Hixon.
"We know (the 17) are here with us," quarterback Ryan Kavanaugh told the Sun-Sentinel.
Seventeen others were injured during the shooting at Parkland High School.
Eagles players had a No. 17 painted on their logo in the middle of the field and 17 on the helmet of each player, reported the newspaper.
"It's the 17 angels," said halfback Brian Smith, who scored the first touchdown for Douglas (2-0). "They were watching us."
Douglas opened his season in Georgia by defeating St. Matthew of Ottawa, Canada.
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