by Tyler Erickson, GHS Blue Ink and staff reports
With the 2022 5th-6th grade football season coming to an end, their last game was on Sunday the 30, at 1:00 at Augustana.
But it wasn’t just an end of the season game, the boys in blue were battling for the Championship.
Sixth graders Thor Zell, Gavin Coburn, Zach Hermanson, Colton Buchholz, Kaden Hoogland, and Chase Costello were asked about how their season went, their strengths, and their weaknesses.
Buchholz said, “We could’ve done better, but overall we did pretty good.”
All the others said that they did better than their other two or three years that they played. The team ended their regular season 5-1. Their only loss was to a Brandon team in the final seconds of the game. Even with that stellar record, there is still room for improvement.
“On 2 is what we are probably the worst at,” said Zell and Hermanson.
Coburn also said, “The whole mental part of the game is what we aren’t the best at.”
The team’s strengths are running the ball and on-side kick.
“Our strength is Gavin running 26 power,” said Kaden Hoogland.
When asked if they are ready for next year's step up to junior high, they all said yes.
The 5th and 6th graders squared off against Lennox in the championship on Sunday. In a game that kept the audience on the edge of their seats, Garretson was edged out by Lennox in a last-minute score of 20-22 for the Junior Division Championship win.
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