Jimmies football hosts joint practice with Minnesota State University Moorhead – Jamestown Sun

JAMESTOWN — The University of Jamestown football team wrapped up its spring practices with a joint practice with Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday, April 14, at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.

The Jimmies and Dragons spent approximately 90 minutes competing in various practices. Jimmies head coach Brian Mistro said the teams had their first- and second-string units compete against each other. Mistro said the practice setting allowed more coaching to happen from both teams compared to if it was a game. Mistro said the practice saw both teams using their base plays and everybody on his roster got to play.

“We went two team sessions and a skelly (7-on-7) session and then we did a live session in which each offense ran 20 plays and then we had a two-minute drill type thing,” Mistro said. “It’s weird to say it this way but this was a complete 100% evaluation and a practice versus competing and trying to beat Moorhead. So from that standpoint, we got out of it exactly what we wanted. We got to eval (evaluate) a lot of guys to see if they’re in the right spots versus a team that’s traditionally been in the upper echelon now in the last five or six years of the NSIC.”

Mistro said Dragons head coach Steve Laqua reached out to him earlier this year and told him the joint practice was a possibility and they scheduled it at that time.

As a result of the practice allowing all of the Jimmies to get onto the field, Mistro said there were no shortages of players stepping up and making an impact. Mistro specifically highlighted wide reciever Erastus Antsino, running back Mason Whitley and defensive backs Xander Jarosh, Spencer Russell, Kyle Williams, Tanner Chaffee, Jacob Van Lith and linebacker Evan Smith.

After practicing since March 12, the joint practice allowed…

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Publish date : 2025-04-16 16:50:00

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