SPRINGFIELD — After a two-and-a-half hour long game, Springfield’s coaches made their players endure cold temperatures and windy conditions for another 20 minutes to hammer home a message: They didn’t play well enough to advance at the state level, but they’re capable of it.

The Wildcats scored the first two touchdowns and never trailed in a 21-14 victory over Perrysburg in a Division I, Region 2, semifinal and will advance to a regional final for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.

“We didn’t perform up to our standard, but we’re thankful to be advancing,” Springfield coach Maurice Douglass said. “… It may have been good enough for…

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