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'It's hard to compare:' Colonel Crawford's special group gears up for state semifinal

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Colonel Crawford boys' basketball program has won 31 championships in 19 seasons .

Eagles coach David Sheldon says his team has been on a winning streak since Nov. 30 .

Seven of his top eight players' dads are coaches at the high school level.

Brayden Holt is arguably the best player in the state at the Division VI level.

The Eagles will play Marion Local in Division VI state semifinal.

Sheldon has been going to the state tournament since he was a third grader.

He's been coaching the team to the final four since the early 2000s .

Sheldon says he's no stranger to the tournament, this one just means a little more.

"You're going to tell your boys and girls when you have kids about 2025 and the run I made".

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