Find out what some of the elite players in the state are saying about how football now!
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Update - Wray running back Samuel Meisner
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football this year went very well. Our team fought adversity the whole year. We just came up short of the State Championship game by losing in the semifinals. But all-in-all I am pleased with how hard we fought. We aren’t settling on being top four though. We will be back next year.”
What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Moving forward our team has a lot of potential. We were young. We had only two seniors on the Varsity lineup. The rest of the team consisted of juniors and sophomores. Moving forward we all have to continue to put the work in by lifting and sharpening our skills on the field.”
Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes, I have been pleased with my performance. That being said, I'm not settling. There is always room to improve and be better and I will be working to improve myself as a player and a leader.”
How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I am very pleased with the play of our team. Football is a team sport and we show that. We all have the mentality of wanting our teammates to be better. We communicate and we lift each other up. I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys.”
What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of now is to become a State Champion in wrestling. I am working to make the dream into a reality. My goals in football are to continue to sharpen my skills by going to camps and working with Clutch Sports Performance to increase my speed and agility.”
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Update - Dakota Ridge running back Landon Kalsbeck
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going great. We (Dakota Ridge) made it to the quarterfinals finals but unfortunately lost to a very good Erie team.”
What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Moving forward into next year we will need to just get better all around. We had a great year but always have room for improvement.”
Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes I feel it was a great year for me personally. I had great teammates that made it even better.”
How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Our team played great all year. Great leadership from our seniors, and many underclassmen stepped up and made big plays.”
What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals remain the same: win State in football. We have a lot of talent and it will be a lot of fun competing.”
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Update - ThunderRidge wide receiver Nick Seng
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt like we definitely grew as a team, we did struggle in some parts of the game this season but I feel like it just got us more prepared for next year.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now that the season is over is to play my basketball season as much as I can before I have to get surgery on my wrist. I will recover as quickly as I can and start my off-season football training.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a good feeling about next season. I believe we will be a lot more prepared, stronger, and smarter.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our schedule will be one of the toughest schedules Thunder Ridge has had in a while. I think our toughest competition will be Columbine.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think our toughest individual we will play will be Austin Modrzewski.”
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Update - Mullen offensive center Caleb Van Meter
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, we ended with a record of 6-5. I played in 9 out of the 11 games due to an injury in our third game, but I came back better than ever for our league games.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am in wrestling season right now as well as working out at six zero academy. For the spring I will keep working out at six zero and I will be doing track/field working on my power, all to get better for football.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will be doing a lot better this year due to the fact that we were so young this year. There were no seniors on our O-line this year, and we had one junior on it. We will be way more experienced next year and our coaching staff is making big changes that will help.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our toughest competition on our schedule next year will be Ralston Valley because of how far they made it in the playoffs this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure who the toughest person we will play against this year because we have a lot of new teams we are playing this year.”
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Update - Pine Creek wide receiver Elijah Roy
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We finished 10-2 with one loss in the regular season against Legend High School and our second loss came to Ralston Valley in the playoffs. We finished 1st in 5A Southern League.
Personally, only playing 8 games and at season end I had 667 yards receiving, 30 receptions, and 8 TDs. I also finished the season the #1 WR in 5A Southern League and I was ranked #12 WR across 5A in the state.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m always working out. Currently I’m getting ready for track season with the hopes of returning to the podium for the 3rd straight year in Triple Jump as well as getting ready for my 7 v 7 season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’ll be young, we lost a lot of seniors. But it’s always next man up.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I do not take anyone for granted. Anybody can lose on any given Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We compete against ourselves to make each of us the toughest individual we face.”
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Update - Wray running back Samuel Meisner
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football this year went very well. Our team fought adversity the whole year. We just came up short of the State Championship game by losing in the semifinals. But all-in-all I am pleased with how hard we fought. We aren’t settling on being top four though. We will be back next year.”
What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Moving forward our team has a lot of potential. We were young. We had only two seniors on the Varsity lineup. The rest of the team consisted of juniors and sophomores. Moving forward we all have to continue to put the work in by lifting and sharpening our skills on the field.”
Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes, I have been pleased with my performance. That being said, I'm not settling. There is always room to improve and be better and I will be working to improve myself as a player and a leader.”
How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I am very pleased with the play of our team. Football is a team sport and we show that. We all have the mentality of wanting our teammates to be better. We communicate and we lift each other up. I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys.”
What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of now is to become a State Champion in wrestling. I am working to make the dream into a reality. My goals in football are to continue to sharpen my skills by going to camps and working with Clutch Sports Performance to increase my speed and agility.”
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Update - Dakota Ridge running back Landon Kalsbeck
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going great. We (Dakota Ridge) made it to the quarterfinals finals but unfortunately lost to a very good Erie team.”
What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Moving forward into next year we will need to just get better all around. We had a great year but always have room for improvement.”
Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes I feel it was a great year for me personally. I had great teammates that made it even better.”
How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Our team played great all year. Great leadership from our seniors, and many underclassmen stepped up and made big plays.”
What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals remain the same: win State in football. We have a lot of talent and it will be a lot of fun competing.”
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Update - ThunderRidge wide receiver Nick Seng
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt like we definitely grew as a team, we did struggle in some parts of the game this season but I feel like it just got us more prepared for next year.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now that the season is over is to play my basketball season as much as I can before I have to get surgery on my wrist. I will recover as quickly as I can and start my off-season football training.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a good feeling about next season. I believe we will be a lot more prepared, stronger, and smarter.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our schedule will be one of the toughest schedules Thunder Ridge has had in a while. I think our toughest competition will be Columbine.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think our toughest individual we will play will be Austin Modrzewski.”
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Update - Mullen offensive center Caleb Van Meter
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, we ended with a record of 6-5. I played in 9 out of the 11 games due to an injury in our third game, but I came back better than ever for our league games.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am in wrestling season right now as well as working out at six zero academy. For the spring I will keep working out at six zero and I will be doing track/field working on my power, all to get better for football.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will be doing a lot better this year due to the fact that we were so young this year. There were no seniors on our O-line this year, and we had one junior on it. We will be way more experienced next year and our coaching staff is making big changes that will help.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our toughest competition on our schedule next year will be Ralston Valley because of how far they made it in the playoffs this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure who the toughest person we will play against this year because we have a lot of new teams we are playing this year.”
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Update - Pine Creek wide receiver Elijah Roy
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We finished 10-2 with one loss in the regular season against Legend High School and our second loss came to Ralston Valley in the playoffs. We finished 1st in 5A Southern League.
Personally, only playing 8 games and at season end I had 667 yards receiving, 30 receptions, and 8 TDs. I also finished the season the #1 WR in 5A Southern League and I was ranked #12 WR across 5A in the state.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m always working out. Currently I’m getting ready for track season with the hopes of returning to the podium for the 3rd straight year in Triple Jump as well as getting ready for my 7 v 7 season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’ll be young, we lost a lot of seniors. But it’s always next man up.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I do not take anyone for granted. Anybody can lose on any given Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We compete against ourselves to make each of us the toughest individual we face.”
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