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509:Les Cain
414:Berkeley
374:Richmond
352:Overview
319:Richmond
246:Color(s)
1354:De Anza
1247:Concord
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1186:Freedom
1158:Antioch
1103:schools
935:July 9,
890:July 7,
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585:1998-99
499:1964-66
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270:Gauchos
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671:Exodus
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214:65.70
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404:Bands
254:white
250:Green
241:23.17
1030:2018
937:2023
892:2024
641:1987
559:1963
525:1964
461:1974
329:and
252:and
216:FTEs
172:Type
479:NFL
443:MLB
416:at
358:WPA
338:FTE
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