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The teams in Class A

Postby point/center » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:43 am

REGION 3 IN CLASS A. AND OUR FIRST TEAM ON OUR RUNDOWN IS ONE THAT HAS DOMINATED CLASS A FOOTBALL FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. THE VELVA-SAWYER AGGIES. VELVA HAS WON THE LAST 3 STATE TITLES, AND 5 OF THE LAST 6. THIS YEAR, THEY RETURN SEVERAL STARTERS FROM LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, BUT THE AGGIES DID LOSE ALL-STATE LINEMEN BRENDAN WEIDLER AND MARK FITZPATRICK, ALONG WITH ALL-EVERYTHING QUARTERBACK TOMMY WEIDLER. WHILE VELVA DOES HAVE SOME BIG HOLES TO FILL, THE TEAM SAYS THEY DON'T FEEL ANY PRESSURE AS THEY GO FOR THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT STATE TITLE.

VELVA STARTS THEIR TITLE DEFENSE WITH TWO HOME GAMES. THE 1ST IS AGAINST BISHOP RYAN ON AUGUST 25TH, AND THEN NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE COMES TO TOWN ON SEPTEMBER 1ST AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK WILL BE VELVA'S FIRST ROAD TRIP AS THEY HEAD TO DUNSEITH. ALL OF THOSE EARLY SEASON HOME GAMES MEAN THE AGGIES WILL SPEND THE END OF THEIR SEASON ON THE ROAD. SEPTEMBER 22ND THEY PLAY AT NORTH BORDER. ON OCTOBER 6TH THEY TRAVEL TO DLB AND THEIR REGULAR SEASON ENDS OCTOBER 13TH WHEN VELVA HEADS DOWN THE ROAD TO PLAY AT HARVEY.

ANOTHER REGION 3 TEAM WHO WILL BE COMPETING FOR A PLAYOFF BERTH IS THE GARRISON-MAX TROOPERS. LAST YEAR, THE TROOPERS STRUGGLED AT TIMES, AND FINISHED WITH A 3-5 RECORD. IT WAS MAINLY GARRISON'S OFFENSE THAT HAD SOME ISSUES, AS THEY ONLY SCORED A TOTAL OF 80 POINTS IN THEIR 8 GAMES. THIS YEAR, THE TROOPERS COACHES SAY AS MUCH AT 75 PERCENT OF THEIR TEAM ARE FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES AND THEY SAY THAT MEANS THE TEAM IS TAKING IT SLOW IN PRACTICE.

JUST LIKE VELVA, GARRISON ALSO STARTS THEIR SEASON WITH 2 HOME GAMES. THE TROOPERS OPEN THEIR SEASON WHEN STEELE COMES TO TOWN NEXT WEEK AND THEN NORTH BORDER MAKES THE TRIP TO GARRISON ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. ONCE AGAIN, ALL OF THOSE EARLY SEASON HOME GAMES MEAN GARRISON'S SEASON WILL END WITH A LOT OF ROAD TRIPS. ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, THE TROOPERS WILL GO TO NEW ROCKFORD. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THEY WILL BE IN VELVA AND THEIR REGULAR SEASON ENDS OCTOBER 13TH AT DLB.

OUR GRIDIRON PREVIEWS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW WHEN WE HEAD OUT EAST TO LOOK AT TWO 9-MAN TEAMS, ROLETTE AND ROLLA AND THEN ON THURSDAY, WE'LL STAY OUT EAST AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE BELCOURT BRAVES AND A TEAM WITH ONE OF THE BEST NICKNAMES IN THE STATE, THE ST. JOHN WOODCHUCKS.
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