Toughness Defines Hi-Liner Football

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A supplement to the Valley City Times-Record
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Toughness Defines Hi-Liner Football
Dutton’s Valley Gallery of Photography/Special to the Times-Record
The Valley City High School Hi-Liner football team pictured from left to right are (front row) Manager Haley Schnaidt, Manager Emma Willey, Brandon Pritchett, Devin Anderson, Noah
Plagens, Sam Ihry, Nicholas Pfeifer, Erik Milender, Matthew Brandvold, Manager Heidi Mundfrom, (second row) Coach Ty Allen, Coach Davy Zinke, John Beutler, John Coombs, Lucas
Jury, Hunter Franklin, Luther Zeltinger, Drew Jacobson, Sage Kvien, Coach Scott Roehrich, Coach Danny Hangaard, (third row) Coach Aaron Heck, Cole McGough, Nate Rodriguez,
Eli Allen, Noah Kvilvang, Gabe Brown, Sam Beierle, Coach Jim Breckheimer, (fourth row) Kory Johnson, David Peterson, Noah Kaber, Tanner Thomsen, Garret Suhr, Cade Powers,
John Halgrimson, (fifth row) Justin Manson, Christopher Grafing, Anthony Capistran, Nicholas Kvilvang, Quinn Bjornson, Seth Hanson, Nathan Eldridge, Jaden Oestern, (sixth row)
Drew Oberlander, Jake Hovland, Lane Kvien, Levi Nix, Jordan Magnuson, Garrett Berg, and Ethan Zeltinger.
By Sheila Anderson
[email protected]
From the outside, an observer can tell that a practice
with Hi-Liner Head Coach
Scott Roehrich is filled with
the kind of grit that builds
tough players.
Roehrich is in his 9th
year as head coach at Valley
City High School, and when
asked what defines the
program he leads, it seems
to be toughness.
“I hope it’s hard-nosed
running the football,” Roehrich said. “That’s what we
hope to do this season.”
Roehrich said he loves
the game of football and has
a lot of fun coaching.
With 40 athletes on the
roster in grades 9-12, the
Hi-Liners return a lot of experience from last year.
“We’ve got a lot of kids on
our top end,” Roehrich said.
“We lost 4 kids from last
year. We’re pretty excited
about the amount of expe-
rience. We’re hoping we can
rely on that.”
VCHS plays in the West
Region of Class AA.
Roehrich said this fall,
he expects the offensive
line to be a definite strength
because of experience.
“We’ve got a lot of experience in the backfield,” Roehrich said.
Defensively,
Roehrich
points to experience again.
“The defensive line is
going to be pretty decent,”
Roehrich said, adding that
the team’s speed is another
strength.
Last year, the team struggled defensively.
“We couldn’t get off the
field,” Roehrich said. “We’d
play good 2 downs, and
then we’d have a tough time
getting off the field.”
Roehrich is assisted by
coaches Jim Breckheimer,
Danny Hangaard, Aaron
Heck, Davy Zinke, and volunteer assistant Ty Allen.
Some changes have taken
place over the years. Roehrich said the culture is currently focused on individuals, so the team concept
needs to be drilled in to the
mentality.
“This is a team sport but
the culture right now is
about me,” Roehrich said.
“Football is an anticultural sport. Our culture is so
much about ‘me’. Football
is about what’s best for the
team and that’s tough to
overcome.”
This season, Roehrich
hopes his athletes will give
their best effort.
“We’re just looking for
an exciting season,” Roehrich said. “I hope the kids
are ready, and we’re ready to
compete.”
“I just want these guys to
give the perfect effort and to
be the best team we can be,”
Roehrich said. “I don’t know
where that’s going to put us
at the end of the season,
but we can’t expect more of
them.”
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Falcon Fan Base is Big Strength in Program
By Sheila Anderson
[email protected]
No matter what is happening on the field, the
Maple
Valley/Enderlin
Falcons have a fan base that
keeps on supporting them,
according to Head Coach
Nathan Hoots.
“We have a strong fan base
that supports their players
regardless of how the season
is progressing,” Hoots said.
Hoots said the strengths
of the team lie in the dedicated, hard-working kids in
the program.
“The Falcon Football
program is strong,” Hoots
said. “We don’t always have
great numbers on the team,
but the kids that come out
are dedicated and hard
working. They don’t only
strive to be great athletes,
but also great young men. I
have a great coaching staff.”
This marks Hoots third
year as head coach.
The team has a total of
26 athletes involved from
grades 9 through 12.
Returning players are
Jesse Johnson (Sr.) (QB/S),
Caid Combs (Sr.) (WR/LB),
Jorun Hamre (Sr.) (OL/DL),
Peter Lindgren (Jr.) (WR/
LB), and Dustin Kasowski
(Soph.) (RB/LB).
Offensively, the team
returns several key skill position players.
Hoots expects the team’s
offensive production to
come from many different
players.
“We will be young up
front, but still have a high
level of confidence in them
to get the job done,” Hoots
said.
The team begins its
second year in a new defensive system.
Hoots said the majority
of linebackers and secondary are returning with a year
of experience in that new
system.
“We’re hoping to make a
nice leap this year with the
comfort level of our returners increasing daily,” Hoots
said.
Last year, the team finished the season 1-8, but
they did mark their first East
Region Class AA win.
“Our goals for this year
are to be competitive every
Friday night, and if we
can stay healthy, compete
for a playoff spot,” Hoots
said. “The mental hurdle
of playing in AA has been
cleared, so we are looking
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for a big step forward this
The Falcon defense return to the field with a year of experience under their belts in playing the new defensive system.
season.”
Here they work on taking down the Bulldogs of Milnor/North Sargent at a recent scrimmage.
Dutton’s Valley Gallery of Photography/Special to the Times-Record
The Maple Valley/Enderlin Falcons open their season in Buffalo Friday night against Northern Cass. The team comes back for its second year playing in Class AA. Team members
are pictured above.
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Central Dakota Ready for Class AA Schedule
By Sheila Anderson
[email protected]
Central Dakota begins its
second year in the Class AA
West Region.
Head Coach George
Straub knows strength of his
team lies in the work ethic of
his players, and the fact that
they believe in one another
and their team.
The Titans have 31 varsity
players, with a total of 7
players returning as seniors.
Jayden Grover is the
starting quarterback. Jordan
Johnson was second team
All-Region last year. Nick
Muncy returns off of an ACL
injury last year and starts as
a junior runningback. Sean
Perry is a senior transfer
student from Mississippi
who will play linebacker or
tight end.
Straub said one of the
biggest strengths offensively is having Grover running
and throwing the ball.
“He’s a big boy,” Straub
said. “He’s a three-sport
athlete.”
Defensively, the front 7
are bigger and more athletic
and will make a difference
on the field.
“The defensive line has a
year under their belts and
should be ready to play,”
Straub said.
Last year, the team went
3-6 overall and 2-5 in the
region.
“Our goal this season is to
play one game at a time, one
play at a time, and end the
season above .500,” Straub
said.
Straub said he keeps a
high tempo practice with no
walking around.
This is to help the athletes
understand the importance
of working for what they
get.
“It’s hard for kids to understand that nothing’s
handed to you,” Straub said.
“But they’re working their
tails off.”
Straub has experience
coaching elementary, junior
high and high school football.
“I do it for the kids,”
Straub said.
He was previously an assistant under VCHS Coach
Davy Zinke.
“We’re going to be ready
to play every game and play
until the end,” Straub said.
“We will see what comes out
at the end.”
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Members of the Central Dakota Titans football team have been preparing for their upcom- Sophomore kicker Tabitha Muncy works out during Central Dakota’s preseason pracing season.
tices.
Dutton’s Valley Gallery of Photography/Special to the Times-Record
Central Dakota Titan football includes athletes from Barnes County North and Griggs County Central. The team comes back for its second year playing in Class AA. Team members
are pictured above.
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L-L-M Focuses on Team Building
By Sheila Anderson
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Coach Andy DelaBarre focuses on the big
picture as a coach.
“We focus on building a good football
program through the value in the team itself,”
DelaBarre said. “Each player is part of the puzzle
that makes us a team. We want our athletes to be
whole in the sense of good character, academics,
and an overall excitement for the game of football.”
DelaBarre said the push is for athletes to be
multi-talented both on and off the field.
“We know that what goes in their lives translates to on the field,” DelaBarre said.
This is DelaBarre’s fourth year as L-L-M’s head
coach. The team has 24 players in the program,
including 12 who return from last year.
DelaBarre said the team’s offensive line is the
strength they need to establish a ground game.
“If they can create the lanes for our backs, we
will have a chance to balance our run and pass
game,” DelaBarre said. “From there, we will
need to utilize our multiple athletic backs and
for them to become playmakers.”
The team’s linebackers and backs possess
tremendous athleticism that will help L-L-M
against teams that attack the perimeter, according to DelaBarre.
“As long as we can get lined up and be in the
right spots we believe we will be able to make
plays,” DelaBarre said.
The team finished as Region 1 9-Man champions last year.
“We do not want to sell ourselves short so we
first know that we have a talented region and it
will be a challenge, but,our first goal is to go out
and compete for another region title,” DelaBarre
said.
DelaBarre said the role of a coach is to assist
youth to help them perform their best, and when
they are not performing their best, that’s when
the coach needs to motivate them.
“Just as every student learns differently, athletes are motivated differently and it is up to the
coach to know what motivates their athletes,”
DelaBarre said. “I believe that the good coaches
are the ones that are willing to adapt their philosophies as time goes and I think you see that with
many veteran coaches who have been coaching
for 20-30-40 years. It is my goal as a coach to
be able to still do what I love and help these stuSpecial to the Times-Record
dents athletes become the best they can be on The LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes open their season away at Hankinson on Friday, Aug. 28. The team finished last year as the
and off the field.”
Region 1 9-Man champions.
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Football Schedules
Valley City High School Hi-Liners
Friday, Aug. 28 - Wahpeton @Hanna Field, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 - Away @Lisbon, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11, Away @Turtle Mountain, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18, Dickinson Trinity @Hanna Field, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25, Away @Watford City, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2, Stanley @Hanna Field, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9, Away @Central Dakota, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16, Beulah @Hanna Field, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 24, Bismarck St. Mary’s @Hanna Field, 7 p.m.
Maple Valley/Enderlin Falcons
Friday, Aug. 28 - Northern Cass @Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 - Central Dakota @VCSU, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11, Away @Wahpeton, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18, Away @Shanley, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25, Central Cass @Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2, Away @Hillsboro, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9, Lisbon @Enderlin, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16, Grafton @Enderlin, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24, Away @Kindred, 1 p.m.
Central Dakota Titans
Friday, Aug. 28 - Away @Central Cass, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 - Maple Valley/Enderlin @VCSU, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11, Away @Dickinson Trinity, 4:30 p.m. MT
Friday, Sept. 18, Watford City @Cooperstown, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26, Away @Stanley, 1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2, Beulah @Cooperstown, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9, Valley City @Cooperstown, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 15, Away @Bismarck St. Mary’s, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24, Belcourt @Cooperstown, 2 p.m.
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes
Friday, Aug. 28 - Away @Hankinson, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 - Hatton-Northwood @LaMoure, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11, Away @Sargent Central, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18, Wyndmere@LaMoure, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25, Away @May-Port-CG, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2, Richland @LaMoure, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9, Away @Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 7 p.m.
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