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Top photo: Team members for grades 3-4, from left to right - back row: Coach Travis Peterson, Cade helmets, Weston Mudgett, Tylan Hoftstetter, Morning Dye, Jaxon Simon, Hudson Myhre, William Jorgenson and Coach Lucas Weisenburger. Middle row: Trig Williams, Ridge Kramlich, Glenn Skjerva, Austin Weisenburger, Gabriel Smith, Tyler Zieman and Cruise Thomas. Front row: Jaxson Dewald, Damiam Bolanos, Miles Peterson, Camden Rieger, Jaykob Idalski, Coy Enget and Braylon Alfstad.
Grades 5-6 team members left to right - back row: Coach Avolt Baumbach, Javeyn Schwan, Kolton O'Connor, Lance Ziegler, Malaki Sifuentes Kukowski, Levi Enget, Layton Jacobson, Charles Jorgenson, Chaztin Wobbema, Koy Zieman and Coach Jamie Allmaras. Front row left to right: Skye Kramlich, Jax Demester, Beau Baumbach, Jaydee Duda, Aaden Benson, Ayden Gable, Thomas Allmaras and Alex Knatterud.
Sixth grade running back Thomas Allmaras was a force in the open field. Teammate Layton Jacobson goes in for the block to give him room to run.
Trig Williams, #15, running the ball against Harvey/Wells County.
Above, Morning Dye struggles to escape the grip of the Carrington Cardinals.
At right, Alex Knatterud signals the Rocket touchdown in sync with the referee.
Nearly 40 youth in grades 3-6 participated in the New Rockford-Sheyenne youth football program this fall.
The third and fourth grade team finished with a 4-2 record and received a bye on Sept. 22 after earning the #3 seed in playoffs. With a loss against Rugby on Sept. 29, NR-S played for third and fouth place on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The fith and sixth grade team also went 4-2. They defeated Carrington 20-0 in the first playoff round on Sept. 24, then were defeated by Nelson County in the semifinals on Sept. 29.
Other teams in the league, include Harvey/Wells County, Rugby, Nelson County, Griggs-Midkota and Carrington.
The competition may have been tough, but in the end NR-S came out with a few wins to bring them to the playoffs.
As the youth season comes to an end, both teams played their hearts out and gained experience to know what to bring to the plate next year.
NR-S Youth Football
2020 Scores
Grades 5-6
Sept. 3: NR-S 14, Carrington 6
Sept. 8: NR-S 7, Griggs County 6
Sept. 10: NR-S 21, Rugby 14
Sept. 15: Lakota 7, NR-S 6
Sept. 17: NR-S 12, Carrington 0
Sept. 22: Harvey/WC 20, NR-S 8
Sept. 24: NR-S 20, Carrington 0
Sept. 29: Lakota 12, NR-S 0
Grades 3-4
Sept. 3: Carrington 8, NR-S 6
Sept. 8: NR-S 28, Griggs County 0
Sept. 10: NR-S 7, Rugby 6
Sept. 15: NR-S 18, Lakota 6
Sept. 17: Carrington 19, NR-S 0
Sept. 22: NR-S 12, Harvey/WC 0
Sept. 29: Rugby 19, NR-S 6
Below, ejnjoy highlights from the youth football team's games this season.
