Mercer County was thinking big things when the high school football season began and even head coach Nat Zunkel asked the great question during his pre-season interview on the WRMJ Sportsline way back in mid-August just a week before the Eagles opened at Ridgewood.
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Again, that was from Coach Zunkel’s pre-season interview back in mid-August talking about expectations for a deep post-season run. The Eagles play for a 2A state title Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. against Belleville Althoff.