I have seen Bismarck look better in their first game of the year than they did last night. It is not that they looked bad, I have just seen them better. Missing their eventual starting back (training infractions), Noah Duford was pretty good. Think Maurice Jones-Drew as Noah is 5'7" and 200 lbs and tough to bring down, especially with a head of steam. The defensive and offensive lines seemed played well with only a few breakdowns. A solid bunch that will only get better. As for defense, not even close to last years defense, which was probably the best I have seen in my 30+ years of playing, watching, and coaching this great game of football. With that said, I think the defense will still be pretty good once they get their defensive substitutions set. What struck me as most interesting though was that BHS THREW the ball as much as they ran the ball, 28 times each. Coach Gibson's son, Hayden, needs to hit the open receiver as he missed any number of them through the night. It looks like he can have his choice of 5-6 receivers to throw to. I am sure that the Demons will get back to their pound-n-ground offense with some throwing that we are all accustomed to seeing from them.
In texting with some coaching friends, it sounded like Century looked good and that Minot really looked good.