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Cape Tech football flashes explosive offense in playoff loss
HARWICH — On Friday night, Cape Tech football coach Calvin Castillias did something he had not done all year. He addressed his team after a loss. The No. 4 Crusaders had just lost a Division 8 Elite Eight game to Lynn Tech, 30-24. It was an emotional game, one that, if the Crusaders had made one or two plays go the other way, could have ended in a Cape Tech win. With his players kneeling before him, Castillias teared up as he spoke. He knew his team was in pain, and so was he, but the postgame talk was uplifting. In those moments, football transcends being just a game played as an extracurricular activity. Castillias connected with his players on a larger scale. He told them he was proud of them. He told them that he loved them. He told them that his players did not just establish a culture for the team or the athletic department, but for the school as a whole. His players listened intently, silently disappointed in the loss, but understanding that this team is full of winners. "I'm forever indebted as an alumnus and as a coach to this senior class for everything they accomplished,"