Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about the football season now!
Ankeny Centennial athlete Easton Miller
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s gone great so far. Happy to play again this year because last year I was out with a torn meniscus.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Our first game I played well but still have things to work on and get better at.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we did not play the best on Friday but we will improve a lot throughout the year.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“On the offensive side we can work on just staying calm and having multiple plays we can run and execute. On defense I think we can improve on really wrapping up and securing the tackle and just being more physical.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“All together we just need to play our game and stay comfortable when the pressure is on.”
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Ankeny offensive lineman Andrew Monsivais
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been going well, we’ve been working really hard and things are starting to click.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yea, I think I've played well in our scrimmages and in our first game though there’s always room for improvement.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I think we had a good first game, we did some first game stuff like some of our penalties. But we played hard and had fun.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
"We have to play without all of the penalties we had in the last game and clean it up a bit.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think the keys to being successful are three things that coach Nelson talks about every day: we need to play fast, physical, and know our assignments.”
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Nevada defensive back Seth Brown
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“So far everything in the season has gone well. We played our first game and won and we still got tons of work to do.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m pleased with how I have played so far but there is still a lot of work to be done and I can always get better.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel my team has played very well. Our defense is very good and we have a strong offense.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We have a lot of young guys with little to no varsity experience, just got to keep them focused and have them know all the calls and stuff going into games.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think keys for us being successful are working together. I think if we all play together and play hard, not many teams are gonna be able to keep up with us.”
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Spirit Lake athlete Jake Cornwall
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season has been going great. The team continues to improve every day, and we have been seeing success on the field from all our hard work.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“We’ve only played one game, but it was a good one. I had three touchdowns last Friday night with 11.5 tackles, 1 sack, and 5 TFLs.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played really solid so far. Really good chemistry and culture. Really good defensively.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Taking the right first step, competing to the whistle, and continuing to work every day are all things that we can do to get better.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just need to make sure that we are getting sharper, faster, and more precise with every day of practice.”
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Western Dubuque athlete Andrew Oltmanns
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Good, I believe we are taking steps in the right direction even though our record is starting 0-1. We have been working hard in practice and have looked pretty solid.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am happy but not satisfied with how I have played so far this season. I had a pretty decent game but I believe I definitely could have played even better and I need to eliminate some mistakes.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I think our team played well for the first game of the season and I believe that we showed some great potential. We could have played better for sure, but as far as the first game of the season I think that it was relatively positive.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think we need to eliminate mental mistakes and continue to do our jobs to the best of our abilities. I think that our effort is fantastic, but we just need to continue to work on perfecting our jobs on every play.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to continue to gel together as a team and grow closer. I believe we have all the keys we need to be successful but we need to stay healthy and stay positive and continue to get better.”
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Ankeny Centennial athlete Easton Miller
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s gone great so far. Happy to play again this year because last year I was out with a torn meniscus.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Our first game I played well but still have things to work on and get better at.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we did not play the best on Friday but we will improve a lot throughout the year.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“On the offensive side we can work on just staying calm and having multiple plays we can run and execute. On defense I think we can improve on really wrapping up and securing the tackle and just being more physical.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“All together we just need to play our game and stay comfortable when the pressure is on.”
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Ankeny offensive lineman Andrew Monsivais
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been going well, we’ve been working really hard and things are starting to click.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yea, I think I've played well in our scrimmages and in our first game though there’s always room for improvement.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I think we had a good first game, we did some first game stuff like some of our penalties. But we played hard and had fun.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
"We have to play without all of the penalties we had in the last game and clean it up a bit.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think the keys to being successful are three things that coach Nelson talks about every day: we need to play fast, physical, and know our assignments.”
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Nevada defensive back Seth Brown
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“So far everything in the season has gone well. We played our first game and won and we still got tons of work to do.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m pleased with how I have played so far but there is still a lot of work to be done and I can always get better.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel my team has played very well. Our defense is very good and we have a strong offense.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We have a lot of young guys with little to no varsity experience, just got to keep them focused and have them know all the calls and stuff going into games.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think keys for us being successful are working together. I think if we all play together and play hard, not many teams are gonna be able to keep up with us.”
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Spirit Lake athlete Jake Cornwall
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season has been going great. The team continues to improve every day, and we have been seeing success on the field from all our hard work.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“We’ve only played one game, but it was a good one. I had three touchdowns last Friday night with 11.5 tackles, 1 sack, and 5 TFLs.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played really solid so far. Really good chemistry and culture. Really good defensively.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Taking the right first step, competing to the whistle, and continuing to work every day are all things that we can do to get better.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just need to make sure that we are getting sharper, faster, and more precise with every day of practice.”
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Western Dubuque athlete Andrew Oltmanns
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Good, I believe we are taking steps in the right direction even though our record is starting 0-1. We have been working hard in practice and have looked pretty solid.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am happy but not satisfied with how I have played so far this season. I had a pretty decent game but I believe I definitely could have played even better and I need to eliminate some mistakes.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I think our team played well for the first game of the season and I believe that we showed some great potential. We could have played better for sure, but as far as the first game of the season I think that it was relatively positive.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think we need to eliminate mental mistakes and continue to do our jobs to the best of our abilities. I think that our effort is fantastic, but we just need to continue to work on perfecting our jobs on every play.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to continue to gel together as a team and grow closer. I believe we have all the keys we need to be successful but we need to stay healthy and stay positive and continue to get better.”
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