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2024 NORTH DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-STATE TEAMS
CLASS AAA ALL-STATE
First Team Offense
Hudsen Sheldon, Sr., QB, Mandan; Kaden Olson, Sr., QB, West Fargo Sheyenne; Malachi Werremeyer, Sr., RB, Fargo Davies; Griffin Broderick, Sr., RB, Minot; Kalen Lucas, Sr., WR, Legacy; Jensen Schulz, Sr., WR, Mandan; Sullivan Ihry, Sr., WR, West Fargo Sheyenne; Sam Larson, Sr., OL, Bismarck High; Jack Shaffer, Sr., OL, Bismarck High; Gus Werremeyer, Jr., OL, Fargo Davies; Kade Pietrzak, Sr., OL, West Fargo Sheyenne; Dylan Huber, Sr., OL, Minot.
First Team Defense
Landon Bedell, Sr., DL, Minot; Austin Bay, Sr., DL, Mandan; Xander Mowery, Sr., DL, West Fargo Sheyenne; Jason Hunter, Jr., DL, Fargo Davies; Gunnar Majerus, Sr., DL, Fargo Davies; Brayden Olson, Sr., LB, West Fargo Sheyenne; Ole Taylor, Sr., LB, Century; Conner Harvison, Sr., LB, Bismarck High; Wilmot Matadi, Jr., LB, Fargo Davies; Kellan Burke, Sr., DB, Minot; Ross Fischer, Sr., DB, Bismarck High; Liam Wicklow, Sr., DB, Fargo Davies; Kaden Kraft, Sr., DB, Minot.
Second Team
Damien Harildstad, Sr., Bismarck High; Kolter Simon, Sr., Century; Jack Miller, Sr., Fargo North; Yusuf Jama, Jr., Legacy; Bennet Lonn, Jr., Legacy; Layton Giggee, Jr., Mandan; Doug Sheldon, Sr., Mandan; Mason Eichhorn, Sr., Minot; Adam Mrozik, Sr., Minot; Cooper Bryant, Sr., West Fargo Sheyenne; Carter Dauner, Sr., West Fargo; Jack Guscette, Sr., West Fargo; Ian Skari, Jr., West Fargo; Jaiden Tanner, Sr., Williston.
Class AA Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year: Kade Pietrzak, West Fargo Sheyenne
Class AA Coach of the Year: Jeremy Newton, West Fargo Sheyenne
CLASS AA ALL-STATE
First Team Offense
Vaughn Romsdal, Sr., OL, Jamestown; Pearce Parks, Sr., QB, Grand Forks Red River; Bryson Heck, Sr., QB, Valley City; Treyton Mauch, Sr., RB, Wahpeton; Ty Geray, Jr., RB, West Fargo Horace; Amari Taylor, Jr., WR, Fargo South; Brayden Steffens, Jr., WR, Wahpeton; Oliver Wirth, Sr., WR, Devils Lake; Cameron Klefstad, Sr., TE, Grand Forks Red River; JB Walters, Sr., OL, Grand Forks Red River; Adam Bamba, Jr., OL, West Fargo Horace; Jake Foss, Sr., OL, Grand Forks Red River; Andres Good, Jr., OL, Minot North.
First Team Defense
Max Rittenbach, Sr., LB, Jamestown; Blake Johnson, Sr., DL, West Fargo Horace; Scot Rohde, Sr., DL, Valley City; Kaisen Nordick, Jr., DL, West Fargo Horace; William Bentley, Jr., DL, Minot North; Mason Johnson, Sr., LB, West Fargo Horace; Tristan Stallsworth, Sr., LB, Dickinson; Evan Berg, Jr., LB, Minot North; Charles Richter, Sr., DB, St. Mary’s; Dylan Glasser, Jr., DB, Dickinson; Thomas Kraft, Sr., DB, Grand Forks Red River; Koltyn Grebel, Sr., DB, Valley City.
Second Team
Kelan Harstad, Sr., Jamestown; Caleb Schiele, Sr., Jamestown; Mason Palmer, Jr., Devils Lake; Braden Meschke, Sr., Dickinson; Aiden Green, Soph., West Fargo Horace; Gage Filloon, Sr., West Fargo Horace; Christian Deadmond, Jr., Minot North; Ray Dusek, Sr., Grand Forks Red River; Owen Hallanger, Sr., Grand Forks Red River; Beckett Price, Soph., St. Mary’s; Luke Anderson, Jr., Wahpeton; Bjorn Kubela, Sr., Wahpeton; Landon Ralph, Jr., Wahpeton; Josh Chavez, Sr., Watford City.
Class A Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year: Treyton Mauch, Wahpeton
Class A Coach of the Year: Vyrn Muir, Grand Forks Red River
CLASS A ALL-STATE
First Team Offense
Jake Starcevic, Sr., QB, Kindred; Ben Schepp, Sr., QB, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Jett Lundeen, Sr., QB, Bishop Ryan/Our Redeemer’s; Kale Hansen, Sr., QB, Killdeer; Cooper Bang, Sr., WR, Killdeer; Cody Amble, Sr., WR, Langdon/AEM; Kale Pearson, Sr., WR, Central Cass; Khaliel Abdurrahman, Sr., WR, Bottineau; Kylan Swenson, Sr., RB, Kindred; Colton Cruchet, Jr., RB, Central Cass; Cade Okeson, Jr., OL, Bishop Ryan/ Our Redeemer’s; Nevin Daley, Sr., OL, Park River Area; Joseph Dukart, Sr., OL, Killdeer; Luke Starcevic, Soph., OL, Kindred.
First Team Defense
Hugh Meyer, Jr., DL, Dickinson Trinity; Christian Mertz, Soph., DL, Harvey/Wells County; Reggie Bruner, Sr., DL, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Evan Wiersma, Jr., DL, Central Cass; Hank Bodine, Sr., LB, Velva/ Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Treyson Iglehart, Sr., LB, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Hunter Bindas, Sr., LB, Kindred; Kayl Sieg, Sr., LB, Harvey/Wells County; Brooks Bakko, Soph., DB, Kindred; Tallen Thorson, Sr., DB, Harvey/Wells County; Joseph Kramlich, Sr., DB, Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm.
Second Team
Josh Bickett, Sr., Carrington; Tate Wolsky, Jr., Carrington; Theo Romfo, Jr., Langdon/AEM; Jax
Johnson, Jr., Langdon/AEM; Kruiser Burns, Sr., Grafton; Cody Rice, Sr., Ray/Powers Lake; Jacob Schaefer, Sr., Des Lacs-Burlington; Kyle Volson, Sr., Velva/ Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Bradyn Bossert, Sr., Velva/ Drake-Anamoose/Garrison; Gus Engelhard, Jr., Bishop Ryan/Our Redeemer’s; Drew Zwak, Sr., Bishop Ryan/ Our Redeemer’s; Wyatt Westin, Sr., Shiloh Christian; Triston Griess, Sr., Shiloh Christian; Michael Dukart, Jr., Killdeer; William Roundy, Sr., Killdeer; Noah Jepson, Sr., Killdeer; Ivan Carruth, Jr., Ellendale/E/K; Matthew Hoppe, Sr., Northern Cass; Jordyn Bittner, Jr., Lisbon; Bud Wilkie, Sr., Bottineau; Drake Schlosser, Sr., Stanley; Dontaye Fetzer, Sr., Southern McLean; Caden Graber, Sr., Central Cass; Jacob Thompson, Sr., Central Cass; Chris Titus, Sr., Oakes; Izaak Spelhaug, Sr., Kindred.
Class A Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year: Ben Schepp, Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison
Class A Coach of the Year: Eric Burgad, Kindred
9-MAN ALL-STATE
First Team Offense
Walker Braaten, Sr., QB, Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn; Easton Simon, Jr., QB, New Rockford/Sheyenne/ Maddock; Gentry Richter, Sr., QB, Linton/HMB; Tee Sylling, Sr., QB, Maple River; Grant Cosley, Sr., QB, North Border; Gunner Thielges, Jr., RB, LaMoure/ Litchville-Marion; Easton Benz, Jr., WR, New Rockford/ Sheyenne/Maddock; Kashton Moser, Sr., TE, Linton/ HMB; Brett Tastad, Sr., OL, North Prairie; Brody Weisenburger, Sr., OL, New Rockford/Sheyenne-Maddock; CL Weinberger, Sr., OL, Grant County/Flasher.
First Team Defense
Chase Cooper, Sr., DL, Wyndmere/Lidgerwood; Carter Engebretson, Sr., DL, New Rockford/Sheyenne/Maddock; Kayden Rose, Sr., DL, Cavalier; Brody Nordmark, Sr., DL, Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn; Levi Kautzman, Sr., DL, Griggs-Midkota; Owen Lesko, Sr., LB, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion; Cole Stock, Sr., LB, South Border; Kage Walford, Sr., LB, New Rockford/Sheyenne/Maddock; Wyatt Kuhn, Sr., LB, New Salem-Almont; Raeshaun Earl, Jr., DB; Hankinson.
Second Team
Hunter Dunn, Sr., Wyndmere/Lidgerwood; Cael Hebl, Sr., LaMoure/Litchville-Marion; Andrew Jean, Sr., Hankinson; Brayan Karlgaard, Sr., LaMoure/Litchville-Marion; Karson Gruba, Jr., Enderlin; Bohdi Peterson, Sr., May-Port-C-G; Cole Vincent, Jr., Griggs-Midkota; Axel Anderson, Sr., Nelson County; Francis Bellile, Jr., Four Winds; Kashton Keja Jr., Sr., Four Winds; Bennett Meier, New Rockford/Sheyenne/Maddock; Brody Berg, Jr., North Border; Cole Henderson, Sr., North Prairie; Logan Werner, Sr., Cavalier; Will Artz, Sr., Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn; Treyton Lesmann, Sr., Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn; Drayson Johnson, Jr., Mohall-L-S; Reid Morlock, Jr., Mohall-L-S; Hayden Bohl, Sr., South Prairie/Max; Jordan Hernandez, Sr., Alexander; Ashton Weathersby, Sr., Tioga; Brody Froelich, Sr., Grant County/Flasher; Trey Heid, Sr., Grant County/Flasher; Teddy Kirschemann, Sr., Hettinger County; Aiden Hanson, Jr., Central McLean; Jacob Wolf, Jr., Central McLean; Berkeley Frantz, Jr., South Border; Tristan Schaffner, Sr., Napoleon/GS.
9-Man Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year: Walker Braaten, Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn
9-Man Coach of the Year: Elliott Belquist, New Rockford/Sheyenne/Maddock
“Carter Laber — he’s the real deal,” H/ WC head coach Bret Dockter said. “People don’t really know about him. When he was at camp this summer, Carter had two days training with Randy Hedberg, the former Bison coordinator, Cam Miller, who is with the Raiders now, and Cole Payton, who is the Bison’s starting quarterback.
“It was really fun watching Carter soak all of that in,” he said. “When he got done all three of those guys were really impressed with him.”
That’s good news for Harvey.
“I think we’re going to be capable of a lot this year, last year we were able to
L/L-M Loboes expecting to win the state title
By Max O’Neill | The Jamestown Sun
LAMOURE, N.D. — The LaMoure/ Litchville-Marion football team walked off the field at the Fargodome last November without a trophy while their opponents celebrated. If it’s up to them, they will be hoisting a trophy into the air this year.
“Our expectations don’t really ever change from year to year ... we look at the returners that we have and the potential for us to have a season like we did last year,” Loboes head coach Andy DelaBarre said. “Focus first on our region, every game now this year it’s a region opponent, so we have to make sure we’re focused and locked in each week. But certainly our ultimate goal is to get into the playoffs, make a big playoff run and put ourselves in a position to win a state title.”
Last season, the Loboes went 11-1, making it all the way to the state title game where they lost to New Rockford Sheyenne 62-26.
“We really want to win it this year.”
Earlier this summer, DelaBarre said he and his team went to South Dakota State University’s team camp, where he said they finished in second in the team competition out of 25 or 26 teams. Thielges said that work will play a key part in allowing them to get back to the Fargodome.
Thielges said a “good number” of his teammates are regularly lifting weights and working out this summer.
Legion State Tournament.
“I think that is huge to our success, having multi-sport athletes just being well-rounded and multi-talented, being year-round competitors,” DelaBarre said.
“That’s one thing, you look at the best teams out there, the ones who are the most highly competitive are typically the ones that are winning football games. So for most of
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our boys to be doing that in the offseason, that’s a big advantage I feel for us, not just in football but in all the sports those boys play in.”
After last year, the Loboes only graduated six players, which DelaBarre said will help his team as they get into fall camp because they do not have to figure out where a lot of kids will fit into the scheme and positions. DelaBarre said he wants to see who will step up and take on a leadership role this year for his team.
During the season, DelaBarre said he is looking for big things from multiple players, including Gunner Thielges, Colby Thielges, Avery Kramer, Preston Ardnt, Hunter Jones, Gavin Christoferson and Henry Lettenmaier. DelaBarre said it is very helpful to have Mason Warcken back as the quarterback because he already understands the playbook and the team’s terminology. DelaBarre said one of the most important factors for his team this year will be their conditioning level.
“I think we’ll be pretty versatile on offense, a balance between the run and the pass game,” DelaBarre said. “I think that’ll be really key for us. I think we’ve got a good group of athletes … so I think that’s gonna give us a few more options in the passing game and just different ways we can run the football. I think defensively, we’ve got to find some guys that can fill in some roles of the seniors that we did graduate.”
One of the Loboes’ best returners this year is Gunner Thielges, who had 241 carries for 3,034 yards and 40 touchdowns. He also completed one pass for 56 yards and had 17 receptions for 397 yards and seven touchdowns.
“I think it’s just staying disciplined, obviously in the weight room four to five days a week,” Thielges said. “I do speed training a couple days a week and so it’s just trying to get the other guys to do that and hopefully we can have another good season.”
The Loboes open their season on Friday, Aug. 22, when they take on Hatton-Northwood.
“They’re a team we haven’t played for quite a while. I know from just past that they’re a well-coached football team. They do some things different than maybe your traditional football teams offensively,” DelaBarre said. “I know they try and outformation you a little bit so it’s gonna be a challenge for us, I think
fundamentals more than anything and make game-time adjustments as we go just because I know that there’s gonna be things that we’re gonna have to adjust to that maybe we haven’t seen from last year or maybe we’re expecting this year.”
If the Loboes do make it to the state title game this year, Thielges will be playing his final high school game on the same field that he will be playing his college football games on after committing to play for North
- Andy DelaBarre, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Head Coach
University on April 21.
“I think hopefully we do return there and if I do have a good game it will boost my confidence going into college. So that’ll be big, obviously stepping up a level from nine man to 11 (man), but I’m excited, “ Thielges said. moneill@jamestownsun.com
CONTRIBUTED / CHAD SMITH
Valley City has new head coach, playing in a new division
By Katie Ringer | The Jamestown Sun
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — For the first time in years, Valley City’s football program is right where it needs to be.
“A few years ago when I was the offensive coordinator we had a pretty good program,” said newly appointed head coach Chad Smith. “We beat Jamestown for the first time in 15 or 20 years and yeah, we were pretty dang good but we were also playing against the Fargo schools.
“That wasn’t always the best thing for Valley City,” he said. “In the last few years Valley City’s enrollment has gone down a little bit.”
The North Dakota High School Activities Association has noticed the decline — and they did something about it.
The Hi-Liners will be playing at the Class A level this season against schools like Oakes, Harvey/Wells County, VelvaDrake-Anamoose and Mayville-PortlandC-G.
“Playing against like-sized schools will help continue to grow interest and talent here in Valley City,” Smith said.
Smith was named the new head coach of the football squad in February. He replaces Scott Engram, who coached the team for two seasons.
“I am very excited about it,” Smith said. “We’ve got a really good group of kids. The kids who are seniors now would have been freshmen when I was their offensive coordinator, so it’s pretty cool to see some of those guys mature and grow up from when I coached them last.”
Smith has been coaching football at some level for the past 15 years. He has held jobs at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, Williston High School, University of Mary, Valley City
State University and North Dakota State University. He was also the offensive coordinator for the Hi-Liners during the 2022 season.
“I kind of have to transition my brain from the college world where you spend the offseason recruiting and doing the in-depth pre-work,” Smith said. “For me, this offseason is about getting to know our roster again and who’s playing football and who is not then going out and watching them play baseball or run track.
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Jack Dieterle and Jacksyn Thornton are two returning threats for Valley City High School.
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“You just slowly work at building relationships with those guys, then find the guys who you want to be a part of your staff and slowly work to build the playbook,” he said. “Nothing had to be rushed which was nice. Sometimes it felt like I was really far behind, but I had parents reach out and tell me they appreciated the way I was communicating. That’s exciting to think I am doing things in the right way. I guess we will find out if I am when we suit up and go play a game, but until it’s always nice to hear the positiveness that is growing.”
As of July 29, Smith said he is expecting 30 to 35 kids out for football this season.
“I think we have a pretty strong senior class,” Smith said. “I think everybody’s going to talk about Tre McPartland — he’s the NDSU preferred walk-on kid that we have on our team. He’s had a pretty good summer for us.”
Seniors Corbyn Powell and Jacksyn Thornton are expected to be back for a final outing with the Hi-Liners. Smith said Powell will likely see time at linebacker and running back while Thornton has the chance to be the starting quarterback.
That’s not all.
“It’s kind of weird to say but this might be the biggest o-line I may have ever coached in the high school world,” Smith said. “I have three kids who are 6-foot-5 and taller. Jack Dieterle is 6-7 and may have the opportunity to play at the college level if he develops a little bit of toughness.
“Tre is 6-foot-5 and 285 (pounds) and has a preferred walk-on spot at NDSU and then we have a sophomore — Owen Hunt — who is 6-foot-5, 285 and he’s going to be pretty talented for us in the future,” he said. “We’re big. I don’t know if we are very deep or not but we’re big which is awesome.”
Valley City began practices on Aug. 7 and will open the year with a tilt against defending state champions Velva/DrakeAnamoose on Aug. 22.
“We’re just going to be as fundamentally as sound as we can be and continue to grow,” Smith said. “We’re not going to be a welloiled machine week one, but against the defending state champions we are going to find out if we can at least be competitive and play the right way.”
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I think we have a pretty strong senior class. I think everybody’s going to talk about Tre McPartland — he’s the NDSU preferred walk-on kid that we have on our team.
He’s had a pretty good summer for us.
- Chad Smith, Valley City head coach
CONTRIBUTED / CHAD SMITH
Trey McPartland and Corbyn Powell will be major contributors for Valley City.
Jimmies football working hard ahead of first-ever DII season
By Max O’Neill
JAMESTOWN — For the first time in history, the University of Jamestown’s football team will compete at the NCAA Division II level in the 2025 season.
The Jimmies will compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference after officially being approved in November 2023.
“Week in, week out, it’s gonna be a different level of competition, better I would say from a talent level than we see consistently,” Jimmies head coach Brian Mistro said. “So I think knowing the NSIC and watching it from afar and knowing the type of league that it is, it’s an uphill battle that the Jimmies are willing to attack. I think we’re in a mindset of going in and everybody’s not gonna think much of us. We’re gonna have a chip on our shoulder and we’re gonna give them the best shot that we can every week.”
Despite the move up, Mistro said his expectations for his players are the same.
“I expect our guys to go about their business every day the way that we’ve always gone about it,” Mistro said. “I think the difference that we might have expectationally is as we go through the transition to the NSIC and we’re seeing new opponents, we have the confidence knowing that we can go in and compete. I think having the ability
to believe in yourself and believe in your teammates is something you really need when you’re facing new opponents, especially at a higher level than we’ve had in the past.”
The Jimmies open their season at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, against the Augustana University Vikings (South Dakota) in Sioux Falls. It will be the first time the two teams have played each other.
Last season, the Vikings won the NSIC regular season title with an 8-4 overall record and an 8-2 record in conference play.
Mistro said his team can leave Augustana with a win if the Jimmies limit their mistakes and take care of the football.
Last year, the Jimmies went 3-7 overall. Despite the record, the Jimmies ended the 2024 season on a high note with a 28-17 comeback win over Valley City State.
on Sept. 16, 2024. While Mistro said he felt like his offense last year struggled, he is hoping they take a leap forward this year in terms of their production.
This season is the first under new offensive coordinator Shane Kelly after he was hired on Jan. 15. Kelly leads an offense that averaged 14.9 points, 91.5 rushing yards and 181.5 passing yards per game last season. Kelly replaces Jason Challeen, who was relieved of his duties
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Jimmies quarterback Cole Hentges throws a ball during a practice on Sunday, July 20, at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.
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The Jimmies’ Ethan Hoffman runs down the field during practice on Sunday, July 20, at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.
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“So it’d be good to see what those guys can do against different competition in a different league and with some newness and not everybody knows what you’re doing type stuff,” Mistro said. “It’ll be fun to see how it unfolds.”
Last season, the Jimmies struggled on fourth down on both sides of the ball with the offense going 6-for-30 and the defense giving up conversions on 47.6% of their opponents’ opportunities.
“Offensively, we need to put ourselves in positions to not be in fourth down so we don’t have to go for it and if we are on fourth down, we have to be able to execute the play in order to gain a first down,” Mistro said. “Defensively, it’s not giving them the ability to go for it on fourth down, put them in more third and longs.”
One player who has played under Challeen and Kelly is redshirt senior wide receiver Erastus Antsino. Antsino said the biggest difference is Kelly’s offensive scheme is more free-flowing and requires less thinking.
“A new beginning, we’ve been kind of struggling, so this is a reset for us,” Antsino said. “It’s kind of refreshing and we’re all ready to go, we all trust each other, we trust the coaches, we’re just ready to go out there and (play) ball.”
This year, the Jimmies will need to replace a lot of production on both sides of the ball, including three of their top five wide receivers, one of their two quarterbacks and two of the top three rushing leaders.
Antsino will be looked at as a player who could carry the receiving corps this season. During his redshirt
junior year, Antsino had 16 receptions for 246 yards and one carry for 14 yards. Antsino said he expects the entire offense to have a big season with talent all throughout the unit.
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The Jimmies’ Nick Martinez looks toward Erastus Antsino during practice on Sunday, July 20, at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium. UJ:
Oakes had a good summer, kids need to stay injury-free
touchdown,” said Thorpe, the quarterback for Oakes High School.
Thorpe and the Tornadoes wound up winning that game — something they plan to do a lot of this season.
“I think we are very capable of being a top team in the region this year,” Thorpe said. “We are ready to be back.”
Thorpe and the Tornadoes began practices on Aug. 7 and will open the season with a game against Langdon Area/EdmoreMunich on Aug. 22. Oakes is coming off a 3-6 season that ended with a 27-24 loss to Langdon/AEM in the opening round of the Class A playoffs.
“We’re optimistic and excited,” Oakes head coach Greg Dobitz said. “We’ve had a pretty good summer ... we’ve stayed healthy and then we got all these guys in the room and they’ve also had the chance to play basketball and baseball, which I think is really important.
CONTRIBUTED / MONICA PTACEK Oakes’ Jyles Meier and Max Cline make tackles for the Tornadoes.
“We just want to finish strong and then get to work so we can find out where we end up this fall,” he said.
With any luck the Tornadoes could be near the top of the Region 1 standings.
“We’re excited about a new-look region again,” Dobitz said. “We lost Central Cass and Kindred — teams that have been either first or second in our region pretty much every year for the last four years. Them moving up opens things up a little bit.”
Oakes will be competing alongside new Region 1 addition May-Port-C-G on Sept. 12. The up-and-coming Northern Cass program will be looking for its second-straight win against the Tornadoes on Oct. 3. Oakes will face Valley City’s numbers and talent on Oct. 10 followed by a test against Ellendale/ Edgeley/Kulm the following week.
“With a good season there is no reason why we can’t contend for a region championship,” Dobitz said.
Dobitz said the Tornadoes are welcoming back a few veteran players — Thorpe being one of them — that will help the team rack up the wins during the regular season.
Thorpe has been playing tackle football since fourth grade.
“I loved to watch the Seahawks and Russell
Wilson, (but) I first got started playing in a backyard or on the playground with friends,” Thorpe said. “I started off as a center then a tight end and now I have been playing QB since seventh grade. I see my role as a person that leads by example rather than vocal and always showing up for my guys.”
Thorpe will be protected this season by the likes of varsity returners Jyles Meier and Max Cline. While the pair are the only starters back, Dobitz said he is optimistic about the other offensive and defensive lineman.
The Tornadoes will also return Braysen Sagert, a senior who will be playing full back and defensive line, and Jackson Sorum, who is coming off a knee injury but has been cleared and has back in the weight room. Reese Nitschke, a key receiver and corner, will be back for a third go-around with the Tornadoes.
“They are big, strong and physical kids,” Dobitz said. “We’re looking good so far. We’re ready to go.”
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CONTRIBUTED / MONICA PTACEK Beau Thorpe makes a handoff to Jackson Sorum during a prep football game last fall.
CONTRIBUTED / MONICA PTACEK Zade Heier looks to make a catch for Oakes during a football game.
Young Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm squad continuing to grow
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The Thunder’s Ivan Carruth runs the ball up the middle against Harvey/Wells County on Aug. 23, 2024, at Harvey High School.
By Max O’Neill | The Jamestown Sun
ELLENDALE, N.D. — The Ellendale/ Edgeley/Kulm football team heads into the 2025 season with eyes on continuing to improve and grow as a program.
In the 2022 season, the Thunder went 0-9 before improving to 5-4 in 2023 and 7-3 last season.
“We’re getting to the point in the program where we’re fortunate, we got a solid group of returners that understand the expectations and understand what our standard is,” Thunder head coach Garritt Irey said. “Our kids have done a good job of helping the younger kids transition into what our standard is and understanding what is expected of us when we step off the bus for practice every day or on the field for games on Friday nights.”
Irey said his expectations are very simple: Work hard every day.
Irey is hoping for big things this year from many players, including Ivan Carruth, who had 131 carries for 957 yards and 13 touchdowns
last year. The fourth-year head coach said he also expects junior quarterback Drew Thorpe and junior middle linebacker and fullback Benet Giesler to have big seasons.
Last season, Thorpe and Carruth made the all-region teams.
Irey said one of his team’s strengths this season will be the fact that they are young and hungry.
“There’s a couple of young guys that we’re excited about. On the offensive line, Seth Irey will be returning to anchor the offensive line from the center position as well as Drew Nitschke, who has been a twoyear starter for us at left tackle,” Irey said. “So early on we’ll be leaning on those guys to … get a standard set for them younger kids and filling in for the guys that we lost. … I think we lost seven seniors last year, six of those guys were starters. So we’re definitely gonna have some spots to fill early in the season. But really excited about the young group of guys that we have to step in.”
The Thunder will need to replace three starting offensive linemen from last year’s squad, which Irey said will be something
they concentrate on during fall camp. Irey said his team will be helped by having three returning offensive linemen who played on the junior varsity level and filled in last year due to injuries.
The Thunder will have to replace wide receiver and defensive back Joe Kramlich, who is now off to play football at the Air Force Academy. Last season, Kramlich had 53 tackles and seven interceptions. Offensively, he had 21 catches for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Irey said he will be looking for Brogan Young and Walker Miller to fill into Kramlich’s role in the secondary.
During his sophomore year, Thorpe completed 59.7% of his passes for 719 yards and six touchdowns. He also ran for 455 yards and eight touchdowns.
Thorpe said he is looking for a big season from multiple teammates, including junior offensive linemen Seth Irey and Ross Fredenburg and running back and defensive back Brogan Young.
“I think we all just need to do our jobs and play as a team and just trust in one
By Max O’Neill | The Jamestown Sun
LINTON, N.D. — The Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock football team heads into the 2025 season playing with a heavy heart as they look to go on a championship run.
On June 4, former Lions assistant coach Tim Dockter passed away after a battle with cancer, according to his obituary.
“The story of our season really is taking things for what it is. He was part of our coaching staff for well over 30-plus years,” Lions head coach Kurtis Walls said. “… It meant a lot so this season is dedicated to him. He’s got a lot of brothers that coach around the state and things like that. He comes from a very very massive football family and that’s who our season is dedicated to. The wins and the losses, they’re all important and that’s what everybody remembers, but for us this season, we’re going out there and we’re playing for a vital member of our community and for our program that meant everything to our team.”
Walls said his team’s motto this season will be “Do it for Dock.” He said his team will be wearing a memorial patch on their home maroon jerseys for the former assistant.
Walls said his expectations for this season are to start quickly with an experienced roster while they take it one week at a time. Lions senior running back and cornerback Levi Keeney said his expectations for this season are to get as far as they can and make it to the Dakota Bowl.
Keeney’s teammate and senior, tight end and defensive lineman, Isaac Silvernagel, said he also expects to go on a run this year.
“We all have aspirations and goals of the Fargodome, but at the end of the day only two teams make it there so it’s really just winning week one, practicing, preparing for week two and just taking it one week at a time,” Walls said. “… We have a lot of new guys that’ll have to step up and play at some different places and things like that. Last year’s success, as nice as it was it, is over. I tell those kids, ‘It feels good, enjoy it, have fun, but once this year starts there’s not a single team across the state that cares about what you did last year.’ So it’s getting those kids prepared just to play some football that haven’t played a lot of varsity reps and getting some of those guys that have played a lot of varsity reps to be prepared to be some leaders.”
The Lions open their season on Friday, Aug. 22, when they take on Hettinger/ Scranton. Since 2019, the Lions and Black Devils have played three times with the Lions winning all three games.
“They’re very physical, they’re a very, very physical ball club. They like to run the ball and they’re not gonna do anything too fancy in the pass that’s gonna try to trick you,” Walls said. “They’re gonna line up and tell you where they’re coming and just be
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The Lions’ defense is expected to be one of the best units in the area this season.
ready to stop it. We’re gonna have to front and then on the interior make sure our front six or so are just ready to go, ready to be be physical, ready to tackle because if we’re not we can have a very, very long day with Hettinger/Scranton.”
Walls said he expects the toughest teams they face this season to be Grant County/Flasher, Kidder County and Hettinger County.
One player who the Lions will need to replace from last year’s roster is quarterback Gentry Richter. During his senior season, Richter completed 63% of his passes for 1,492 yards, 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Walls said while it is impossible to replace Richter, tight end Kashton Moser and the four other seniors from last year’s squad, he just needs the kids to just be themselves. Walls said he expects Justin Bosch to be the starting quarterback, while he looks for Jacob Ohlhauser to slot in at starting linebacker and Michael Bosch to start on the offensive line.
One of the Lions’ most important returners will be Keeney, who will be the team’s lead running back. Last year, Keeney had 144 carries for 1,031 yards with eight touchdowns and 13 receptions for 121 yards.
“We lost some of our line so the biggest thing for us we all gotta be on the same page all the time. We say one percent better every practice and you have to be. You all gotta be moving at the same speed, mentally, no plays off,” Keeney said about his team’s recipe for success.
Last season, the Lions went 10-1, losing to LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 52-16 in the state semifinals. Walls said heading into this campaign, his team is very driven by that loss.
“I’m pretty motivated. I’m kind of fired up about it,” Silvernagel said. “I didn’t like losing like that. I know my teammates, especially the ones in my class that are going to be seniors, they’re pretty fired up about it too. I know we don’t like losing by 40 in the semifinals but it is what it is. But we want to take that back, we’re all pretty excited for this next season to start.”
In the lead up to this season, Walls said his team has been working out together.
“They’re working their tails off in the offseason,” Walls said. “They were in the weight room like no other. We actually just got done with a camp not too long ago …. From seven through 12, I’d say for athletes, we had about 58 Linton High School athletes out there. It was really good to see some of our younger kids even buy in. Our program’s going, the kids are excited, they’re amped up, they’re ready to go.”
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The Lions (left) and LaMoure/Litchville-Marion (right) could match up once again this year in the playoffs.
The Lions are looking to win their first state title since 2020 and the fifth title in program history.
“It would mean everything, you work all year round for those 10, 12 games every season and to go out with a state title, bring one back to Linton, that would mean everything,” Keeney said.
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By Katie Ringer | The Jamestown Sun
JAMESTOWN — Some things will never change when Bill Nelson is the head coach of the Jamestown High School football program.
“We’re going to work extremely hard, still going to play a good defense and move the ball ... that’s never going to change,” Nelson said.
Other things will be changing this year.
“The theme this year is ‘be different,’” Nelson said. “We have a few changes this year. but some of the ways we do things may be a little bit different.
“I am not going to get into the specific ways we are going to be different, but we are probably going to play a little bit differently and people will see that the first Friday night,” he said.
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The Jays began practices on Aug. 11 and will face Wahpeton at the Huskies’ home field on Aug. 29 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
“We’ve had a really good summer,” Nelson said. “Seniors, juniors, sophomores, they all have put a lot of work in. We’ve had a lot of kids at camps, a lot of kids doing the side stuff that we do.
“We have a solid senior class that rolls their sleeves up and goes to work,” he said. “Our depth is pretty good. We have a lot of kids who have put in a lot of time. They care by showing up in the summer and how much extra time they are putting in.”
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Frank has been coaching football since his fifth year at the University of Mary. Right out of college Frank coached football at the junior high level then moved on to become the head coach at Hettinger (North Dakota) High School. After his time in Hettinger, Frank accepted a coaching position at the University of Jamestown where he oversaw the Jimmies until the mid-2010s.
Two years after leaving the college world, Nelson got in contact with the defensive aficionado and after an interview, Frank was offered a position with the Blue Jays. He has overseen the defense for the past seven years.
While losing Frank is a blow to the Blue Jays, they will be welcoming back a coaching legend in Marty Hochhalter.
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Hochhalter was an assistant coach for the Jays from 2016 to 2022. Prior to coming to Jamestown, Marty was the head football coach at Carrington for 25 years. His coaching career began in 1989.
“We’re really excited to have him back,” Nelson said of Hochhalter. “He’s going to be helping out on the defensive side of the ball with the inside linebackers.”
Hochhalter will be working closely with coach Tyler Shrenk, who will be tasked with
Frank’s former role of calling the defense and coaching the defensive backs.
“It’s going to be good,” Nelson said. “The energy is going to be high. You have to take things one day at a time. I know the kids are ready to work. We are going to get after it. I can’t wait until it starts.”
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“Football is in my blood,” Fettig said. “I’ve always loved playing it and when the opportunity came to start coaching again after college, I took it and it’s been great.”
Fettig played for Kelly McCleary from 2015 to 2018. After graduating from college, Fettig served as McCleary’s assistant coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He took over for McCleary earlier this year.
“I haven’t been out of football for that long,” Fettig said. “I know where (the kids) are at. I was there not that long ago. It’s easier to communicate some things when you are closer in age because kids don’t always like talking to somebody who is older. They can
of things will be done similarly but to some extent it will be a new, fresh start.”
Napoleon/GS will open the season with a tilt against Beach on Aug. 23 in Mandan — a matchup that was a win for the Imperials last season. NGS is coming off a 5-3 season.
“A lot of the kids that we have back this year were a big part of our team last year,” Fettig said.
Bill Schmidt, one of the team’s two seniors, is one of those kids.
“I see myself as a leader on the team because I am the oldest, but I also see myself as a person that can show the younger classmen what to do and what not to do,” Schmidt said. “Being in a smaller school for football isn’t always the greatest thing, but it gives you a bigger opportunity to play
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NGS is capable of great things this year. I think we are a very special and young team with a lot of speed and options. I think we could make a run this year.
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“NGS is capable of great things this year,” he said. “I think we are a very special and young team with a lot of speed and options. I think we could make a run this year.”
Schmidt has been playing football since he was a fourth grader.
“When I was younger I would always watch football with my dad and I fell in love
That doesn’t mean it has always been easy.
“My first memory playing football was actually a very bad one,” Schmidt said. “In fourth grade I was playing on the sixth grade team and I broke a big run and ended up getting tackled at the 1 and fumbling — it’s the worst memory I have.”
He also had some injuries to overcome. Schmidt tore his meniscus in 2023 during the fourth game of the season. He had to sit out the rest of the year.
a week at least with a very strict diet. I have been working on my footwork and vision skills. I usually just use the ladder to work on my footwork and it has worked really well. I worked on gaining speed while gaining muscle, it wasn’t easy but I did it. I put on 15 pounds from last year and I am quicker then last year so I’m excited.”
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Carrington Cardinals trying to turn back the clock to 2002
losses in the playoffs the last two seasons. After last year, the Cardinals graduated seven players.
“I think when you look at what we’ve done the last two years we’ve been a lot more consistent especially on the offensive side and I expect that to continue this year,” Cardinals head coach Kyle Smith said. “I think that’s really important to be playing your best ball at the end of the season versus the start of the season and we’ve been able to do that the last couple years and I expect that to continue this year.”
One player who will need to be replaced is quarterback Josh Bickett, who completed 64.4% of his passes for 1,611 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He was also his squad’s leading rusher with 105 carries for 653 yards and 10 touchdowns. During the offseason, Smith said Parker Bickett and Max Whitman have been practicing at quarterback.
“Parker’s only a sophomore but he played last year where Max didn’t,” Smith
very athletic kid and a very intelligent kid. We look for him to be able to step into a role on the team offensively, defensively or both and be just fine.”
Smith said he expects his team to make the playoffs again this year with a lot of returners on defense while his offense starts slowly with a new quarterback this season. Smith said he is looking for big things out of multiple players including McKade Zink, Peyton Harrington, Tate Wolsky and Cody Otto.
Last season, the Cardinals’ season ended with a 48-14 loss to Kindred in the first round of the playoffs.
“We’re really motivated because it’s a tough draw to have to go out and play the No. 1 team that’s predicted to win the whole thing, Kindred,” Wolsky said. “But I think we’re a lot more motivated and all that because we know we can make a deep run in the playoffs … when we can and as long as we stay healthy, there’s no reason we can’t make it to the (Fargo) dome.”
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The Cardinals’ Tate Wolsky attempts to escape from a tackle against Kindred during the first round of the playoffs on Oct. 25, 2024, at Kindred High School.
We had a playoff run last year and my teammates have been in the weight room and all that. It’s been fun to watch because they’re hungry to make it to that playoff run and make it to the dome because last year after that Kindred loss it really showed us what it takes to be a state championship football team, and kudos to them for wanting to do that.
- Tate Wolsky, Carrington senior
Smith said he thinks the combination of playing a full junior varsity schedule and making the playoffs at the varsity level is incredibly valuable for his younger players.
“We’ve had numbers issues the previous couple years … I think two years we didn’t play a JV game, that really hurts your young kids in your program,” Smith said. “So I think it’s important, No. 1, that they had a full JV schedule last year, and No. 2, that they got to experience a very successful varsity season and making the playoffs and sometimes you get that feeling and you know what it takes to get there again.”
During the 2024 season, the Cardinals ran for 1,871 yards with 1,026 of those yards coming from players who have since graduated.
“I think that’s a big question mark. We have three really good running backs returning, McKade, Peyton and Tate and then some very capable backups also with Gabe (Clifton) and Jacob (Boeshans),” Smith said. “But the big thing will be what our quarterbacks excel at … Josh was really good at and grew into being good at everything. So we need to find out what we’re best at and what combination of kids is going to be the most effective for us.”
The Cardinals open their season on Friday, Aug. 22, when they take on Southern McLean.
“They’re well coached,” Smith said. “I’ve known Beau (Eriksson) for many years and
option type offense so you gotta be prepared for that. They have some really athletic kids, some quickness so we’re gonna have to try and contain them and make them earn their touchdowns versus giving up big plays.”
During fall camp, the Cardinals will be concentrating on trying to game plan against Southern McLean’s offensive scheme.
“When I was in my freshman year we ran that offense and so my knowledge that I have of that offense is basically from that,”
Wolsky said. “So you just watch a lot of film and you’re like, ‘Oh, I remember that.’ It was quite difficult but once you figure it out as a player it’s a lot easier to read and react.”
The Cardinals and Southern McLean opened the season against each other last year with the Cardinals getting a 34-0 win. The two squads have played each other twice since 2002, with the Cardinals winning both games. Since last year was the first time the two teams played each other in over a decade, Smith said the preparation was difficult because they had to make changes to face their offense, but he was proud of how his kids adjusted.
This season, the Cardinals are looking to make it to the Fargodome for the first time since 2002.
“We had a playoff run last year and my teammates have been in the weight room and all that,” Wolsky said. “It’s been fun to watch because they’re hungry to make it to that playoff run and make it to the dome because last year after that Kindred loss it really showed us what it takes to be a state championship football team, and kudos to them for wanting to do that.”
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New Rockford/ Sheyenne-Maddock trying to win backto-back state titles
By Max O’Neill | The Jamestown Sun
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. — The New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock football team is heading into the 2025 school year with high expectations for another trip to the Fargodome.
“You come in, you got the bulls-eye on the back, you hope the kids step up to the challenge is No. 1,” Rockets head coach Elliott Belquist said. “You feel like hopefully you got them prepared in the offseason to be mentally ready and physically ready to take on everyone’s best shot. But my expectations are that we try and defend the title.”
The Rockets got a 62-26 win over LaMoure/ Litchville-Marion in the 2024 NDHSAA Class B 9-man state title game.
Last season, the 12-0 Rockets outscored their opponents 720-130, scoring over 50 points in 10 games. The Rockets’ defense also recorded three shutouts.
One of the Rockets’ best players last year was senior quarterback Easton Simon, who completed 73.8% of his passes for 2,929 yards, 52 touchdowns and four interceptions. Belquist said Simon returning gives him comfort about the offense and how the Rockets will play early in the season.
“We gotta play like we did last year. We gotta fly around and play fast again, probably gonna be a lot of passing from an offensive scheme,” Simon said. “So we gotta go out and score the ball and defense, we lost a lot of players, but we’re gonna have to play tight defense, stop guys from scoring too many points.”
The Rockets lost their top two receiving leaders from last year, but they return senior wide receiver Easton Benz, who had 35 receptions for 601 yards and 15 touchdowns. Simon’s No. 1 target will be determined on a weekly basis this year.
“Personally, just play how I play and things will happen, go with the flow of the game and let it come to me,” Benz said, about how he can repeat his production this year.
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The Rockets lost their top two leaders in rushing yards and their top four leaders in tackles. In the backfield, Carter Engebretson finished his senior season by getting the lion’s share of the touches, compiling 117 carries for 1,136 yards and 25 touchdowns. Engebretson also made a big impact defensively with 65 total tackles, 10 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, one interception and two forced fumbles. Engebretson is one of 10 players who graduated from last year’s squad.
“Those people were pretty good to replace, we just gotta hope the new people we have come in, are able to get it done and it may be different,” Belquist said. “You don’t ever expect to hold teams to whatever we did last year, maybe we can’t score as many points. Every year’s different. You gotta find what’s gonna work for you and the players are gonna step up and do it. We gotta figure it out with the new team that we have.”
Belquist said he is looking for breakout seasons from Tommy Allmaras, Grant Engebretson, Koy Zieman and Jackson Schumacher.
“They never had a lot of opportunities with how things went last year. … I’m excited to see what Tommy Allmaras can do, he’s an explosive kid, he got to do some punt returning and a little bit of offense but the kid’s a player,” Belquist said. “We got some good team speed out there with Grant and Koy. Koy’s having an unbelievable summer working out.”
While they try to replace all of the pieces they lost on the defensive side of the ball, Belquist said he and his staff have been talking about more of a “defense by committee” approach.
In the lead up to the season, the Rockets went to the Valley City State University Full Contact Team Camp. Simon said he and his teammates lost in the championship game of the camp but merely getting there with a young group trying to find their footing is encouraging to him.
“It went pretty well. I felt that a lot of young guys were put into spots where they hadn’t been before and they realized what varsity football is,” Simon said. “So that was good for them to be able to realize what’s gonna happen this season, how they need to step up and fill some shoes.”
Last year, the Rockets gave up two total rushing touchdowns and 324 total rushing yards. Simon said that was a direct result of the defensive linemen and linebackers playing well.
- Easton Benz, senior wide receiver
The Rockets are trying to be the first Class B 9-man football team to defend their title since Cavalier did so in 2013 and 2014.
“We just have to trust each other like we did last year and remember that this team isn’t last year’s team,” Benz said. “It’s a different team and everything’s not gonna go the same way it went last year and it’s not supposed to. It’s supposed to be a different year and everything’s not gonna go as perfect as last year.”
The Rockets open their season on Friday, Aug. 22, against Cavalier. The game against
the Tornadoes is the 14th time the teams have played since 2011. Last year, the Rockets beat the Tornadoes 44-14 in week two.
“They’re always a big challenge. I know that New Rockford as a whole for its history has struggled with Cavalier,” Simon said. “Last year that was our closest game, they lost some guys in that game too and it still ended up being our closest game of the year. … They’re gonna pack a punch and they always do and we’re just gonna have to come out ready, first game of the year. So it’s gonna be a good challenge to start off the year.”
If the Rockets do win back-to-back state titles, Belquist said his team will have to take the next step with the kids who made an impact last year and work hard in practice all year.
“The kids, you’re hoping that they saw it wasn’t just last year’s team that could get it done. We feel like we have a nice program and nice kids coming up that did a lot of good things for us to help do that last year,” Belquist said. “(We hope) that they have enough pride in themselves to take on the challenge and come in every day to practice and leading up to the season to step up and compete for it.”
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“My teammates believe in me, my coaches believe in me,” Antsino said. “I’m just ready to go out there, play hard for my team, put on a performance this season. … I’m just there to play my role, make plays.”
Heading into fall camp the Jimmies quarterback battle is expected to be a twohorse race between redshirt junior Nick Martinez and incoming transfer Cole Hentges.
Last season, Martinez played in five games, completing 57% of his passes for 242 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Hentges comes to the Jimmies from the University of North Dakota, where he did not appear in a game last season. Hentges spent one season at the University of Mary (North Dakota) before joining the Fighting Hawks.
“Coming out of spring ball, I’d say it’s pretty tight,” Mistro said. “... But we still have guys on the roster that’ll push them too. It’ll be a tight one man, it’ll be fun to watch, kind of see unfold.”
On the defensive side of the ball, the Jimmies will have to replace their top five tackle and sack leaders and seven of their 10 total interceptions from last campaign. Two of the most experienced players in the secondary who the Jimmies lost are Parker Chaffee and Rashawn Benners, who combined for 73 total tackles last year. Last year during his redshirt junior season, defensive back Kyle Williams had 32 total tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.
“I believe 100% it could be (a breakout season),” Williams said. “I’ve worked harder than I ever have this season. Coach (Jake) Lehman has motivated me more than ever to do my best. He’s been great since he came in, taking over the DBs. Obviously, Coach Mistro, when he was with the DBs, he was great too, but Jake has also been great to have and teach me. … Switching up DB coaches was definitely a change but both of them have helped me develop.”
This summer, more than 80 Jimmies have stayed in Jamestown and have been working out together twice a week at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.
“It helps a lot, going through the workouts being there,” Williams said. “It helps build team chemistry … with the defense for sure because you can always work out at home, go home and work out individually but it’s not the same atmosphere as you get practicing with your teammates in the summer. It’s definitely been way better practicing with
A new beginning, we’ve been kind of struggling, so this is a reset for us. It’s kind of refreshing and we’re all ready to go, we all trust each other, we trust the coaches, we’re just ready to go out there and (play) ball.
summer are Hentges and Martinez, which Antsino said is helpful as the skill players learn the two signal callers.
“It’s very crucial, seven on seven we get to review the plays, talk with the quarterback, see what they like, what we like, it’s very important,” Antsino said. “It’s gonna be beneficial for us in this upcoming season.”
If the Jimmies beat Augustana, it will be the first time they have started the season 1-0 since the 2022 season.
“It’s gonna mean a lot for me and my teammates, for the whole school, for the whole town,” Antsino said. “We start off it the right way.”
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Laber’s is entering his first full season as a varsity football player but he is no stranger to the game. The senior’s football career began in fourth grade.
“I got started by always having a ball in my hand and playing a lot of catch growing up,” Laber said. “I’ve always been a competitive person, too, so knowing that there’d be competition made me want to play. My first memory playing football was beating a rival team to advance to the championship game in fourth grade.”
Laber has played quarterback the majority of his high school career leading Harvey/WC’s JV squad to an impressive 17-1 record.
“Having another undefeated JV season last year and having a skilled team that has made me better over the years really helped me make the jump to varsity in the last year,” Laber said. “I’ve trained more than I ever have before the last year whether it’s going to the field to throw, going to the weight room, or working on my craft. As a team we know that we can be capable of a lot so we push everyone to get better by training as much as we can together.”
The Hornets began practices on Aug. 7. Dockter and company are expected to play game No. 1 of the year on Aug. 22 against Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm. It will be a test right away for the Hornets, but Dockter is optimistic.
“We are going to be a very physical team this year,” Dockter said. “Every kid that steps on the field was a part of throwing and lifting this summer. I’ve had other coaches come up to me and tell me how physical those kids are. That’s something you can’t teach. That’s innate and we are excited about it.”
As of July 29, the Hornets were expecting 33 kids out for football.
On defense the Hornets are welcoming back nine starters. Metz, a junior defensive lineman, earned all-state honors last season. On offense, the Hornets are expecting big things out of senior receivers Nixon Buchmiller and Jaxon Feist.
“We’re feeling really good,” Dockter said. “We’re very excited about who we’ve got back and excited to get after it again and see where we can end up.”
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another, work hard every day in and out, play as a team,” Thorpe said.
The Thunder open up their season on Friday, Aug. 22, when they take on Harvey/ Wells County.
“I know they had a super talented senior class last year, their quarterback, their tailback, a couple of their wide receivers, just really really dynamic playmakers and they’re very well coached,” Irey said. “So it seems like teams like that always seem to reload. I do know they bring back Christian Mertz, who was a real handful for us in that playoff game, he played some running back and defensive tackle for them. I know he’s coming back … he’s a heck of a ballplayer and I know coach (Brett) Dockter will have those guys ready to go for sure. ”
Last year, the Thunder and Hornets played twice, splitting the two games. After beating the Hornets in the season opener, the Thunder lost 14-7 to the Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. Thorpe said in the playoff loss, the Hornets completely shut down his team’s running game, which led to the Thunder’s downfall.
experience for all the players. Carruth said losing in the first round last year motivates the team to work harder to go further in the playoffs this year.
Since 2015, the Thunder and Hornets have played five times with the Thunder owning a 3-2 record.
“When you have continuity in your coaching staffs like we’ve been fortunate enough to have the last four years and Harvey’s had, you kind of know what the base is going to be,” Irey said. “You know what their base offense is going to look like but the hardest thing about that first game of the year is the new pieces that are filling in those places. … It’s gonna be a little bit different and there’s no way you can get film on it or get prepared for it because it’s just gonna be a little bit different.”
Despite the loss in the playoffs, Thorpe said he gains some confidence from the fact that his team only lost by seven points.
“It motivates us a lot. We’ve all been talking together and we just don’t want to lose to those guys again, losing in the first round of the playoffs ...” Thorpe said. “But (we) gotta go out and execute real well.”
Last year the Thunder made their first trip to the postseason since the 2018 season, which means it was a new
In the lead up to the season, Irey said his team has been working out together as much as they can.
“I think it will help a lot. I think our line will be a lot better, stronger …. I think we’ll be a lot stronger, faster,” Carruth said.
This campaign, the Thunder are attempting to win their first state title since 2016. Despite that, Irey said he doesn’t want his team to look too far ahead and needs the players to concentrate on each week as it comes.
“(We have to) work really hard in practice and make no mistakes in games,” Carruth said. “I think if we do that we can win state.”
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CLASS AAA AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES
CLASS AAA WEST REGION
BISMARCK CENTURY
Aug. 29: vs. Fargo Shanley
Sept 5: vs. Fargo Davies
Sept. 12: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Sept. 19: vs. West Fargo
Sept. 26: vs. Mandan
Oct. 3: vs. Williston
Oct. 10: vs. Minot
Oct. 17: vs. Legacy
Oct. 24: vs. Bismarck High
BISMARCK
Aug. 29: vs. West Fargo
Sept 5: vs. Fargo North
Sept. 12: vs. Fargo Shanley
Sept. 19: vs. Fargo Davies
Sept. 26: vs. Minot
Oct. 3: vs. Mandan
Oct. 10: vs. Legacy
Oct. 17: vs. Williston
Oct. 24: vs. Bismarck Century
BISMARCK LEGACY
Aug. 29: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Sept 5: vs. West Fargo
Sept. 12: vs. Fargo Davies
Sept. 19: vs. West Fargo Horace
Sept. 26: vs. Williston
Oct. 3: vs. Minot
Oct. 10: vs. Bismarck High
Oct. 17: vs. Bismarck Century
Oct. 24: vs. Mandan
MANDAN
Aug. 29: vs. Fargo North
Sept 5: vs. Fargo Shanley
Sept. 12: vs. West Fargo Horace
Sept. 19: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Sept. 26: vs. Bismarck Century
Oct. 3: vs. Bismarck High
Oct. 10: vs. Williston
Oct. 17: vs. Minot
Oct. 24: vs. Bismarck Legacy
MINOT
Aug. 29: vs. Fargo Davies
Sept 5: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Sept. 12: vs. West Fargo
Sept. 19: vs. Fargo Shanley
Sept. 26: vs. Bismarck High
Oct. 3: vs. Bismarck Legacy
Oct. 10: vs. Bismarck Century
Oct. 17: vs. Mandan
Oct. 24: vs. Williston
WILLISTON
Aug. 29: vs. Minot North
Sept 5: vs. Dickinson
Sept. 12: vs. Watford City
Sept. 19: vs. Grand Forks Red River
Sept. 26: vs. Bismarck Legacy
Oct. 3: vs. Bismarck Century
Oct. 10: vs. Mandan
Oct. 17: vs. Bismarck High
Oct. 24: vs. Minot
CLASS AAA EAST REGION
FARGO DAVIES
Aug. 29: vs. Minot
Sept 5: vs. Bismarck Century
Sept. 12: vs. Bismarck Legacy
Sept. 19: vs. Bismarck High
Sept. 26: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Oct. 3: vs. Fargo Shanley
Oct. 10: vs. West Fargo
Oct. 17: vs. West Fargo Horace
Oct. 24: vs. Fargo North
FARGO SHANLEY
Aug. 29: vs. Bismarck Century
Sept 5: vs. Mandan
Sept. 12: vs. Bismarck High
Sept. 19: vs. Minot
Sept. 26: vs. West Fargo
Oct. 3: vs. Fargo Davies
Oct. 10: vs. Fargo North
Oct. 17: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Oct. 24: vs. West Fargo Horace
WEST FARGO
Aug. 29: vs. Bismarck High
Sept 5: vs. Bismarck Legacy
Sept. 12: vs. Minot
Sept. 19: vs. Bismarck Century
Sept. 26: vs. Fargo Shanley
Oct. 3: vs. West Fargo Horace
Oct. 10: vs. Fargo Davies
Oct. 17: vs. Fargo North
Oct. 24: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
WEST FARGO SHEYENNE
Aug. 29: vs. Bismarck Legacy
Sept 5: vs. Minot
Sept. 12: vs. Bismarck Century
Sept. 19: vs. Mandan
Sept. 26: vs. Fargo Davies
Oct. 3: vs. Fargo North
Oct. 10: vs. West Fargo Horace
Oct. 17: vs. Fargo Shanley
Oct. 24: vs. West Fargo
CLASS AA AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES
CLASS AA WEST REGION
JAMESTOWN
Aug. 29: vs. Wahpeton
Sept 5: vs. Grand Forks Central
Sept. 12: vs. Casselton
Sept. 19: vs. Kindred
Sept. 26: vs. Devils Lake
Oct. 3: vs. Dickinson
Oct. 10: vs. Watford City
Oct. 17: vs. Minot North
Oct. 24: vs. St. Mary’s
DICKINSON
Aug. 29: vs. Fargo South
Sept 5: vs. Williston
Sept. 12: vs. Grand Forks Central
Sept. 19: vs. Casselton
Sept. 26: vs. Watford City
Oct. 3: vs. Jamestown
Oct. 10: vs. St. Mary’s
Oct. 17: vs. Devils Lake
Oct. 24: vs. Minot North
WATFORD CITY
Aug. 29: vs. Casselton
Sept 5: vs. Wahpeton
Sept. 12: vs. Williston
Sept. 19: vs. Grand Forks Central
Sept. 26: vs. Dickinson
Oct. 3: vs. Minot North
Oct. 10: vs. Jamestown
Oct. 17: vs. St. Mary’s
Oct. 24: vs. Devils Lake
BISMARCK ST. MARY’S
Aug. 29: vs. Grand Forks Central
Sept 5: vs. Grand Forks Red River
Sept. 12: vs. Kindred
Sept. 19: vs. Wahpeton
Sept. 26: vs. Minot North
Oct. 3: vs. Devils Lake
Oct. 10: vs. Dickinson
Oct. 17: vs. Watford City
Oct. 24: vs. Jamestown
CLASS AA EAST REGION
DEVILS LAKE
Aug. 29: vs. Kindred
Sept 5: vs. Casselton
Sept. 12: vs. Wahpeton
Sept. 19: vs. Fargo South
Sept. 26: vs. Jamestown
Oct. 3: vs. St. Mary’s
Oct. 10: vs. Minot North
Oct. 17: vs. Dickinson
Oct. 24: vs. Watford City
WAHPETON
Aug. 29: vs. Jamestown
Sept 5: vs. Watford City
Sept. 12: vs. Devils Lake
Sept. 19: vs. St. Mary’s
Sept. 26: vs. Casselton
Oct. 3: vs. Grand Forks Central
Oct. 10: vs. Grand Forks Red River
Oct. 17: vs. Kindred
Oct. 24: vs. Fargo South
FARGO NORTH
Aug. 29: vs. Mandan
Sept 5: vs. Bismarck High
Sept. 12: vs. Fargo South
Sept. 19: vs. Minot North
Sept. 26: vs. West Fargo Horace
Oct. 3: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Oct. 10: vs. Fargo Shanley
Oct. 17: vs. West Fargo
Oct. 24: vs. Fargo Davies
FARGO SOUTH
Aug. 29: vs. Dickinson
Sept 5: vs. Minot North
Sept. 12: vs. Fargo North
Sept. 19: vs. Devils Lake
Sept. 26: vs. Grand Forks Central
Oct. 3: vs. Kindred
Oct. 10: vs. Casselton
Oct. 17: vs. Grand Forks Red River
Oct. 24: vs. Wahpeton
GRAND FORKS CENTRAL
Aug. 29: vs. St. Mary’s
Sept 5: vs. Jamestown
Sept. 12: vs. Dickinson
Sept. 19: vs. Watford City
Sept. 26: vs. Fargo South
Oct. 3: vs. Wahpeton
Oct. 10: vs. Kindred
Oct. 17: vs. Casselton
Oct. 24: vs. Grand Forks Red River
GRAND FORKS RED RIVER
Aug. 29: vs. West Fargo Horace
Sept 5: vs. St. Mary’s
Sept. 12: vs. Minot North
Sept. 19: vs. Williston
Sept. 26: vs. Kindred
Oct. 3: vs. Casselton
Oct. 10: vs. Wahpeton
Oct. 17: vs. Fargo South
Oct. 24: vs. Grand Forks Central
WEST FARGO HORACE
Aug. 29: vs. Grand Forks Red River
Sept 5: vs. Kindred
Sept. 12: vs. Mandan
Sept. 19: vs. Bismarck Legacy
Sept. 26: vs. Fargo North
Oct. 3: vs. West Fargo
Oct. 10: vs. West Fargo Sheyenne
Oct. 17: Fargo Davies
Oct. 24: vs. Fargo Shanley
CLASS A AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES
CLASS A REGION 1
VALLEY CITY
Aug. 22: vs. Velva
Aug. 29: vs. Langdon
Sept 5: vs. Milnor
Sept. 12: vs. Lisbon
Sept. 19: vs. May-Port-C-G
Sept. 26: vs. Hillsboro
Oct. 3: vs. Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm
Oct. 10: vs. Oakes
Oct. 17: vs. Northern Cass
ELLENDALE/EDGELEY/KULM
Aug. 22: vs. Harvey/Wells County
Aug. 29: vs. Stanley
Sept 5: vs. May-Port-C-G
Sept. 12: vs. Hillsboro
Sept. 19: vs. Milnor
Sept. 26: vs. Lisbon
Oct. 3: vs. Valley City
Oct. 10: vs. Northern Cass
Oct. 17: vs. Oakes
LISBON
Aug. 22: vs. Bottineau
Aug. 29: vs. Park River
Sept 5: vs. Northern Cass
Sept. 12: vs. Valley City
Sept. 19: vs. Oakes
Sept. 26: vs. Ellendale/E/K
Oct. 3: vs. May-Port-C-G
Oct. 10: vs. Hillsboro
Oct. 17: vs. Milnor
OAKES
Aug. 22: vs. Langdon/AEM
Aug. 29: vs. OPEN
Sept 5: vs. Hillsboro
Sept. 12: vs. May-Port-C-G
Sept. 19: vs. Lisbon
Sept. 26: vs. Milnor
Oct. 3: vs. Northern Cass
Oct. 10: vs. Valley City
Oct. 17: vs. Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm
CLASS A REGION 2
THOMPSON
Aug. 22: vs. May-Port-C-G
Aug. 29: vs. Hillsboro
Sept 5: vs. Turtle Mountain
Sept. 12: vs. Park River
Sept. 19: vs.Harvey/Wells County
Sept. 26: vs. Langdon/AEM
Oct. 3: vs. Rugby
Oct. 10: vs. Grafton
Oct. 17: vs. Carrington
GRAFTON
Aug. 22: vs. Hillsboro
Aug. 29: vs. May-Port-C-G
Sept 5: vs. Carrington
Sept. 12: vs. Rugby
Sept. 19: vs. Turtle Mountain
Sept. 26: vs. Park River
Oct. 3: vs. Harvey/Wells County
Oct. 10: vs. Thompson
Oct. 17: vs. Langdon/AEM
LANGDON/EDMORE/MUNICH
Aug. 22: vs. Oakes
Aug. 29: vs. Valley City
Sept 5: vs. Harvey/Wells County
Sept. 12: vs. Turtle Mountain
Sept. 19: vs. Rugby
Sept. 26: vs. Thompson
Oct. 3: vs. Carrington
Oct. 10: vs. Park River
Oct. 17: vs. Grafton
PARK RIVER
Aug. 22: vs. Milnor
Aug. 29: vs. Lisbon
Sept 5: vs. Rugby
Sept. 12: vs. Thompson
Sept. 19: vs. Carrington
Sept. 26: vs. Grafton
Oct. 3: vs. Turtle Mountain
Oct. 10: vs. Langdon/AEM
Oct. 17: vs. Harvey/Wells County
CARRINGTON
Aug. 22: vs. Washburn
Aug. 29: vs. Milnor
Sept 5: vs. Grafton
Sept. 12: vs. Harvey/Wells County
Sept. 19: vs. Park River
Sept. 26: vs. Turtle Mountain
Oct. 3: vs. Langdon/AEM
Oct. 10: vs. Rugby
Oct. 17: vs. Thompson
HARVEY/WELLS COUNTY
Aug. 22: vs. Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm
Aug. 29: vs. Velva
Sept 5: vs. Langdon/AEM
Sept. 12: vs. Carrington
Sept. 19: vs. Thompson
Sept. 26: vs. Rugby
Oct. 3: vs. Grafton
Oct. 10: vs. Turtle Mountain
Oct. 17: vs. Park River
RUGBY
Aug. 22: vs. Stanley
Aug. 29: vs. Des Lacs-Burlington
Sept 5: vs. Park River
Sept. 12: vs. Grafton
Sept. 19: vs. Langdon/AEM
Sept. 26: vs. Harvey/Wells County
Oct. 3: vs. Thompson
Oct. 10: vs. Carrington
Oct. 17: vs. Turtle Mountain
CLASS A AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES
CLASS A REGION 3
VELVA
Aug. 22: vs. Valley City
Aug. 29: vs. Harvey/Wells County
Sept 5: vs. Stanley
Sept. 12: vs. Bottineau
Sept. 19: vs. Des Lacs-Burlington
Sept. 26: vs. Ray
Oct. 3: vs. Tioga
Oct. 10: vs. Bishop Ryan
Oct. 17: vs. South Prairie
STANLEY
Aug. 22: vs. Rugby
Aug. 29: vs. Ellendale
Sept 5: vs. Velva
Sept. 12: vs. Tioga
Sept. 19: vs. Bishop Ryan
Sept. 26: vs. South Prairie
Oct. 3: vs. Ray
Oct. 10: vs. Bottineau
Oct. 17: vs. Des Lacs-Burlington
DES LACS-BURLINGTON
Aug. 22: vs. Turtle Mountain
Aug. 29: vs. Rugby
Sept 5: vs. Tioga
Sept. 12: vs. South Prairie
Sept. 19: vs. Velva
Sept. 26: vs. Bishop Ryan
Oct. 3: vs. Bottineau
Oct. 10: vs. Ray
Oct. 17: vs. Stanley
BISHOP RYAN
Aug. 22: vs. West Fargo Horace JV
Aug. 29: OPEN
Sept 5: vs. Bottineau
Sept. 12: vs. Ray
Sept. 19: vs. Stanley
Sept. 26: vs. Des Lacs-Burlington
Oct. 3: vs. South Prairie
Oct. 10: vs. Velva
Oct. 17: vs. Tioga
CLASS A REGION 4
BEULAH
Aug. 22: vs. Underwood
Aug. 29: vs. Killdeer
Sept 5: vs. Belfield
Sept. 12: vs. OPEN
Sept. 19: vs. Hazen
Sept. 26: vs. Washburn
Oct. 3: vs. Shiloh Christian
Oct. 10: vs. Dickinson Trinity
Oct. 17: vs. Bowman County
HAZEN
Aug. 22: vs. Shiloh Christian
Aug. 29: vs. Washburn
Sept 5: vs. Killdeer
Sept. 12: vs. Bowman County
Sept. 19: vs. Beulah
Sept. 26: vs. Belfield
Oct. 3: vs. Dickinson Trinity
Oct. 10: vs. Underwood
Oct. 17: OPEN
BOWMAN COUNTY
Aug. 22: vs. Dickinson Trinity
Aug. 29: vs. Belfield
Sept 5: vs. Washburn
Sept. 12: vs. Hazen
Sept. 19: vs. Sidney, MT
Sept. 26: vs. Killdeer
Oct. 3: vs. Underwood
Oct. 10: vs. Shiloh Christian
Oct. 17: vs. Beulah
DICKINSON TRINITY
Aug. 22: vs. Bowman County
Aug. 29: vs. Shiloh Christian
Sept 5: vs. Underwood
Sept. 12: vs. Killdeer
Sept. 19: vs. Belfield
Sept. 26: OPEN
Oct. 3: vs. Hazen
Oct. 10: vs. Beulah
Oct. 17: vs. Washburn
9-MAN AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES
9-MAN REGION 1
LAMOURE-LITCHVILLE/MARION
Aug. 22: vs. Northwood
Aug. 29: vs. Fairmount
Sept 5: vs. Wyndmere/Lidgerwood
Sept. 12: vs. South Border
Sept. 19: vs. Hankinson
Sept. 26: vs. Griggs County/Midkota
Oct. 3: vs. Maple River
Oct. 10: vs. Richland
Oct. 17: vs. Enderlin
SOUTH BORDER
Aug. 22: vs. Richland
Aug. 29: vs. Enderlin
Sept 5: vs. Northwood
Sept. 12: vs. LaMoure/LM
Sept. 19: vs. Wyndmere/Lidgerwood
Sept. 26: vs. Fairmount
Oct. 3: vs. Hankinson
Oct. 10: vs. Griggs/Midkota
Oct. 17: vs. Maple River
HANKINSON
Aug. 22: vs. Maple River
Aug. 29: vs. Richland
Sept 5: vs. Enderlin
Sept. 12: vs. Northwood
Sept. 19: vs. LaMoure/LM
Sept. 26: vs. Wyndmere/Lidgerwood
Oct. 3: vs. Fairmount
Oct. 10: vs. South Border
Oct. 17: vs. Griggs/Midkota
WYNDMERE/LIDGERWOOD
Aug. 22: vs. Enderlin
Aug. 29: vs. Northwood
Sept 5: vs. LaMoure/LM
Sept. 12: vs. Fairmount
Sept. 19: vs. South Border
Sept. 26: vs. Hankinson
Oct. 3: vs. Griggs/Midkota
Oct. 10: vs. Maple River
Oct. 17: vs. Oakes
9-MAN REGION 2
NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE/MADDOCK
Aug. 22: vs. Cavalier
Aug. 29: vs. St. John
Sept 5: vs. Larimore
Sept. 12: vs. Walhalla
Sept. 19: vs. Rolla
Sept. 26: vs. Midway/Minto
Oct. 3: vs. Lakota
Oct. 10: vs. Leeds
Oct. 17: vs. Four Winds
LEEDS
Aug. 22: vs. St. John
Aug. 29: vs. Midway/Minto
Sept 5: vs. Four Winds
Sept. 12: vs. Larimore
Sept. 19: vs. Cavalier
Sept. 26: vs. Rolla
Oct. 3: vs. Walhalla
Oct. 10: vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock
Oct. 17: vs. Lakota
9-MAN REGION 3
MOHALL-LANSFORD-SHERWOOD
Aug. 22: vs. Nedrose
Aug. 29: vs. Dunseith
Sept 5: vs. Alexander
Sept. 12: vs. Surrey
Sept. 19: vs. Divide County
Sept. 26: vs. Kenmare
Oct. 3: vs. Berthold
Oct. 10: vs. Westhope/Newburg
Oct. 17: vs. Towner
WESTHOPE/NEWBURG
Aug. 22: vs. Kenmare
Aug. 29: vs. Divide County
Sept 5: vs. Surrey
Sept. 12: vs. Alexander
Sept. 19: vs. Berthold
Sept. 26: vs. TGU
Oct. 3: vs. Dunseith
Oct. 10: vs. Mohall/Lansford-Sherwood
Oct. 17: vs. Nedrose
DIVIDE COUNTY
Aug. 22: vs. Surrey
Aug. 29: vs. Westhope/Newburg
Sept 5: vs. Towner
Sept. 12: vs. Dunseith
Sept. 19: vs. Mohall/Lansford-Sherwood
Sept. 26: vs. Nedrose
Oct. 3: vs. Kenmare
Oct. 10: vs. Alexander
Oct. 17: vs. Berthold
SURREY
Aug. 22: vs. Divide County
Aug. 29: vs. Berthold
Sept 5: vs. Westhope/Newburg
Sept. 12: vs. Mohall/Lansford-Sherwood
Sept. 19: vs. Nedrose
Sept. 26: vs. Alexander
Oct. 3: vs. TGU
Oct. 10: vs. Dunseith
Oct. 17: vs. Kenmare
9-MAN REGION 4
NEW SALEM/ALMONT
Aug. 22: vs. Richardton/Taylor
Aug. 29: vs. Hettinger
Sept 5: vs. Standing Rock
Sept. 12: vs. Beach
Sept. 19: vs. Grant County
Sept. 26: vs. Linton/HMB
Oct. 3: vs. Napoleon/GS
Oct. 10: vs. Mott-Regent
Oct. 17: vs. Kidder County
LINTON/HMB
Aug. 22: vs. Hettinger
Aug. 29: vs. Standing Rock
Sept 5: vs. Beach
Sept. 12: vs. Grant County
Sept. 19: vs. Napoleon/GS
Sept. 26: vs. New Salem/Almont
Oct. 3: vs. Mott-Regent
Oct. 10: vs. Kidder County
Oct. 17: vs. Richardton-Taylor
KIDDER COUNTY
Aug. 22: vs. Mott-Regent
Aug. 29: vs. Napoleon/GS
Sept 5: vs. Richardton/Taylor
Sept. 12: vs. Hettinger
Sept. 19: vs. Standing Rock
Sept. 26: vs. Beach
Oct. 3: vs. Grant County
Oct. 10: vs. Linton/HMB
Oct. 17: vs. New Salem/Almont
NAPOLEON/GACKLE-STREETER
Aug. 22: vs. Beach
Aug. 29: vs. Kidder County
Sept 5: vs. Grant County
Sept. 12: vs. Richardton-Taylor
Sept. 19: vs. Linton/HMB
Sept. 26: vs. Hettinger
Oct. 3: vs. New Salem/Almont
Oct. 10: vs. Standing Rock
Oct. 17: vs. Mott-Regent
