By Abby Painovich
Last Tuesday the Jaguar Football team began their playoff run. They faced east central at Berquist Field. The two teams fought back and forth right up until the end. With the Jaguar losing 42-26 and only seven minutes to go, the outcome seemed inevitable. They found a way, however, to turn things around and win the game. The final score was 48-42. The Jaguars’ determination and heart was a huge aspect in winning this game and will need to be carried over into Saturday’s game at Deer River in order to keep their season going. In the last few games the Jaguars have been very strong offensively which is what has made them successful. Coach Hopkins agrees and adds, “We will need to keep that up. We will need to scheme and play a very fundamental defense to keep Deer River’s running game under control.” The Jaguars fell the Warriors earlier on the season, 8-23, but are now looking for revenge. The team is excited about their recent advancement in playoffs and have come very far since the last time they faced the Warriors. Throughout the past week, the Jaguars have been practicing strategies that they hope will “expose their [Deer River Warriors’] weakness and attack it,” according to Coach Hopkins. They also plan to carry over the confidence they had going into Tuesday’s game. They Jaguars were the better team throughout the whole game and it showed. This will be a crucial part of Saturday’s game as well as the willingness of younger players to step up and fill roles as they have been doing. In order to pull out a win against the Deer River Warriors, Coach Hopkins says they will need to “start off strong and keep the game in reach to the end,” he then adds, “Mentally preparedness will be huge.” He is referring to the two and a half hour bus ride that the team will need to be ready to bounce back from. This showed as a problem the last time they played them as the Jaguars allowed all 23 of the Warrior’s points to be scored in the first quarter alone. To battle the bus legs, the Jaguars will need to get an exceptional warm up in and start out the game with strong defense. The young team is excited to see where their skills and perseverance will take them so take a road trip to Deer River to see the Jaguars beat the Warrior beginning at 2pm.
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