“We are very heavy with juniors and seniors, about 45-to 47 of them, which means we will have lots of depth,” reported Coach Strand.  “We will need to figure out who our starting QB is and a few other positions.  We should be very competitive with all the area teams and are looking for a strong 2022 season.”

Returning starters from 2021 include seniors Jonny Robideau (G/LB), Braeden Bredman (RB/S), Tate Inniger (E/DT), Tim Wells (G/DT), John Roller (FB/LB), Connor Loeks (FB/LB), Jordan Kroll (T/DT), Owen Riddle (QB/S), Andrew Pederson (RB/LB), Wyatt Suter (E/DE), Aaron Baker (D), Isaac Maneval (K/E/DE) and Spencer Schumacher (OL/DT), and juniors Ethan Larson (RB/LB) and Justin Krueger (C/DT).

Robideau, Bredman and Inniger will serve as team captains, with a fourth to be named later.

Strand will also be looking for varsity contributions from juniors Zachary Bredman (QB/DB), Dawson Gregg (RB/DB), Avery Schroeder (RB/DB), Jay Tschumperlin (E/LB), Jaxon Ernst (OL/DL) and Peyton Amundson (RB/LB), sophomores Gannon Bolgrean (QB/DB) and Nick Robideau (G/LB), and freshmen Major Ness (RB/LB) and Cameron Halverson (RB/LB).

Phil Trowbridge, Nathan Strand, Jacob Grosz, Dain Biewer, Ace Gregg, Kirk Peterson, Michael Strand and Adam Tonsfeldt will round out the coaching staff.

Coach Strand sees West Central Area/Ashby and Osakis as the main challengers in district play, with Hawley and Pelican Rapids joining Barnesville as the teams to beat in Section 8AA.