Democracy Dies in Darkness

Dunbar dominates Ballou in trenches, marches to a Turkey Bowl win

Crimson Tide 28, Knights 7

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Dunbar running back Dre’aun Wood celebrates a first-half touchdown in the Crimson Tide's 28-7 win over Ballou in the Turkey Bowl on Thursday at Eastern High. Wood was named the game's MVP. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
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All season, Dunbar’s style of football was defined by patience, leaning on a bruising offensive line to create slow, steady marches down the field for which few teams had an answer.

And on Thanksgiving Day at Eastern High, that patience paid off with a 28-7 win over Ballou to take the Turkey Bowl crown, a victory made sweeter after the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association public schools title slipped through the Crimson Tide’s fingers a year ago.