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By MATT SCHUCKMAN

Herald-Whig Sports Writer

Kramer Barnes didn't want to sit out, not even for a minute.

So as doctors and trainers examined his dislocated left elbow, the Quincy Notre Dame junior quarterback crossed his fingers, praying the injury wasn't as bad as the pain.

"I was hoping it was one of those things where you could just pop it back in, it was good to go and then worry about it later," Barnes said. "It obviously wasn't one of those deals."

Injured late in the first quarter of the Week 5 victory over Peoria Woodruff, Barnes was sidelined for three weeks, finally getting back under center in the regular-season finale aga ...

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Updated: 11/6/2009 @ 12:50 AM



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