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As part of our annual kickoff to the Vermont high school football season, the Free Press headed out to the first day of preseason practices.
With 31 teams opening up training camp Monday, the Free Press checked out two programs eager to get things rolling: Division II’s Mount Mansfield in Jericho and BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille, a contender in Division III.
At Mount Mansfield, first-year head coach Reid Rando officially started his era in charge of the Cougars. And at BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille, the Bullets appear ready to lean on their experience in the trenches.
“Our expectation every year is to get a home playoff game for the seniors. That’s what we start with as our goal,” Fairfax/Lamoille coach Craig Sleeman said.
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MMU starts anew with first-year head coach Reid Rando
Mount Mansfield has been rebuilding for the last several years and the 2024 team is hungry to earn some wins under first-year head coach Reid Rando. In 2023, Mount Mansfield finished 1-7-1 and failed to make the playoffs.
Week 1 is a date circled on lots of the seniors’ calendars as they will face their former coach, Nick Michaud, who is now an assistant coach at Burlington/South Burlington.
“I think all of us want to win Week 1, is our big goal,” senior QB and LB Brady Morigeau said.
A Mount Mansfield running back runs through a drill.
Rando brought an entirely new coaching staff for the 2024 season, bringing a new energy to the squad that is noticeable. Rando has also installed an entirely new culture for the Cougars program bringing the underclassmen and upperclassmen as one team. Nearly all the players donned navy blue t-shirts that said “Cougars Football” and grey shorts, setting a standard for the 39 players in attendance.
That new culture is the biggest difference the players have…
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Author : The Burlington Free Press
Publish date : 2024-08-13 01:53:13
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