District 8-3A looks to be one tough football race, unless No. 14 Axtell runs the table. Third-year HC Craig Horn, 18-4 in two years since he enjoyed a good run at Italy, could have his best squad yet with 18 starters returning.
But a funny thing sometimes happens on the way to slay.
The seven-team league, which saw five of them post winning mark last season, has a pair of worthy giant-killers vying …