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DAYTON - Kassandra Dedloff and her cheerlead­ing squad are excited to see the large number of football players on the field this year. "It was hard to rally school and community spirit last year with a dwindling num­ber of players," Dedloff said. Raising pride and spirit is top priority for Dayton cheer­leaders

this fall, according to the squad's three captains, seniors Caylyn Tate, Jennifer Stephens and Molly Payne.

"We're going to be try­ing to get the school more involved," Tate said, agree­ing

with Stephens who said school spirit has "really dropped" over the last few years. The sq...