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Oct. 26—LAMOURE, N.D. — The ground attack of the top-seeded LaMoure/Litchville-Marion football team is led by one player, Gunner Thielges.
Thielges has helped his team to a perfect 8-0 record and the No. 1 seed in the 2024 NDHSAA Class B 9-man Football Tournament.
“We’re just trying to stay focused on the next game and what our opponent has to offer,” Thielges said. “We’re not really looking at the media, the rankings. We’re just trying to win the next game.”
The Loboes had a first-round bye while they saw Hankinson beat Maple River on Oct. 19. As a result, the Loboes will face the Pirates at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
“We know we played them before but we’re not gonna look past them,” Thielges said. “We know they got good potential. They’re a good passing offense. We’re gonna stick to our standard and do what we can do.”
Loboes head coach Andy DelaBarre said he and Thielges and a few other players went to Hankinson to watch them play in the first round of the tournament.
“When you go to a game in person you really can watch how they run their offense, are they going hurry-up or tempo? … We also picked up on a couple calls that they got,” Thielges said.
Now that the Loboes know who they are going to play they can practice and game plan around the Pirates.
“We know they have a good scrambling quarterback so we put one of our quicker guys at quarterback this week for scout,” Thielges said. “It has really helped our D-line and linebackers try and chase him down.”
The Loboes and Pirates previously played on Sept. 27 with the Loboes getting a 60-14 win.
“It’s always hard to beat a team twice and especially when you’re playing a good team, a region opponent like we have,” DelaBarre said. “I know coach (Jason) Monilaws does a good job of getting his players prepared. It’s gonna be a good ball game for that reason. So they…
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Author : The Jamestown Sun, N.D.
Publish date : 2024-10-26 16:46:00
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