Centennial senior Zach Lederer, who has a brain tumor and is risking his life to play football, discusses his battle with cancer. His parents John and Christine talk about the dangers and risks Zach faces. (Additional photographs provided by the Lederer family.) (Video by B.J. Koubaroulis and Katherine Vences/Synthesis/Koubaroulis LLC./The Washington Post)
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Mihailovich talks about his hoops future
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Marcus Thornton, Bishop McNamara
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Kate Gillespie, Georgetown Visitation

Tyrone Johnson, Montrose Christian
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