Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about sports now!
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Q&A with Fort Madison linebacker Hayden Segoviano
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Pretty good, first time making the playoffs in 33 years.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Becoming a better running back and linebacker than I was last year.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Better than this year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“North Scott.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Graham Beckham.”
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Q&A with Regina quarterback Gentry Dumont
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was a bit disappointing because it didn’t live up to the Regina standards. We dealt with a lot of injuries and by the end of the year we were starting 11 underclassmen on offense and 7 on defense. We had four new starters on the offensive line and all 5 were underclassmen. So after some early season struggles the season went on and they were giving me a good amount of time to connect with my receivers.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been doing lifts twice a day since football season has ended and have put on around 22 pounds so far. I’m heading to several football camps with my dad before I run track this spring. This summer will be a full football camp schedule and I’ve been working with Tony Racioppi out in New Jersey so I’ll head out there a couple times in the summer to work out with him again.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We were really young this year so we should improve quite a bit from this past season. Being a smaller school we just have to keep everyone healthy and if we do that I think we can make a pretty good run next year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The state will redo the schedules every 2 years and this is one of those years so we don’t have our schedule yet but we are likely to stay in 1A for district play. We always try to schedule larger schools for our non-district play and my guess is that will happen again next year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Once the schedules are out we will have a better idea of who we will line up against. Schools like Williamsburg, Mid Prairie, and West Branch all have some pretty good players that we have to line up against. From this past season though, Nolan Delong from Durant was the best player we played against.”
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Q&A with Iowa City West athlete Erik Caperon
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall we all did very well as a team stat-wise but we still have a lot of things to fix up, we had a young defense but everything should be situated right now.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have plans to work with my dad, he mainly helps me out fundamentally and works with me during the off season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Personally I have a very good feeling about next season because our team works everyday even when coaches aren’t looking and our team bonds very well.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I don’t think there’s a specific team that we are worried about but we can’t overlook the “easy” teams as well.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Like I said there isn’t anyone specific we need to watch out for.”
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Q&A with LeMars athlete Teagen Kasel
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Good. It was the first time LCHS has made the playoffs in close to a decade. We ended with a record of 6-4 getting beat by Council Bluffs Lewis Central in the first round of the playoffs.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m a four-sport athlete, so I’m currently playing basketball. I do baseball workouts and lift weights year-round.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do pretty well and be competitive. We return quite a few guys. Some key players will be back on both sides of the ball. We also return a good kicker.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“As of right now we don’t have our schedule and know our district competition. I can say that football in Northwest Iowa is pretty tough and we’ll need to be prepared each game to compete.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a lot of good teams and players that we go up against each week. Although I’m not sure we will play them again, I can say that Jaxon Cherry is a very good overall player. Heelan, SBL and MOC-FV will return some athletic guys that will be competitive.”
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Q&A with Western Dubuque wide receiver Brock Carpenter
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We ended up 6 – 3 [during the] regular season and runner up in the conference to Waverly Shell Rock. We lost in the first round of the playoffs to North Scott. We started the season off with a tough schedule. Opening game was against State Champions Xavier and our 2nd game was State Semi Finalist North Scott. We lost to both. We also lost our Senior QB against North Scott. Our coach moved up Brett Harris, a freshman, for our 3rd game against #6 North Liberty. That game was where we turned it around. None of us wanted to go 0 – 3. We all played with all our heart and everyone emptied the gas tank in that game. It was one of the most exciting, wild and craziest games I have ever been a part of. That last 6 minutes was back and forth. With 19 seconds left. Brett Harris in his first start at varsity throws the ball a good 55 yards on the run to our receiver Davyon Gaston in the endzone for the win! After that we went on a five game winning streak.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My father is a personal trainer and we have a gym at our house. We have a really good strength program at WD too. I train with Coach Jasper and Coach Penner. They do a great job with getting us ready. I am also getting ready for track and 7 on 7. I am on the Iowa Gators team and we travel all over. I really like it. We train all winter and go to tournaments. I feel this really gets me ready for the season. Keeps me in football season shape. Our coach Matt Meek really does everything to help us get recognized by colleges.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we have a good shot at State. We are returning a lot of good athletes. Our team was really young this year. We come back with a lot of returning good athlete starters.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Depending on the schedule. We usually play Xavier and North Scott the first 2 games. I can’t really say just 1 tough team. Those two teams are our toughest rivalries. Xavier loses Aiden McDermott but they return some great players. They also have one of the best coaches in Iowa, Coach Schulte. North Scott will be tough as they are every year. Another team with a really good coach – Coach Tippet. I have a lot of respect for both teams’ programs and always look forward to playing them.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”
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Q&A with Fort Madison linebacker Hayden Segoviano
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Pretty good, first time making the playoffs in 33 years.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Becoming a better running back and linebacker than I was last year.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Better than this year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“North Scott.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Graham Beckham.”
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Q&A with Regina quarterback Gentry Dumont
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was a bit disappointing because it didn’t live up to the Regina standards. We dealt with a lot of injuries and by the end of the year we were starting 11 underclassmen on offense and 7 on defense. We had four new starters on the offensive line and all 5 were underclassmen. So after some early season struggles the season went on and they were giving me a good amount of time to connect with my receivers.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been doing lifts twice a day since football season has ended and have put on around 22 pounds so far. I’m heading to several football camps with my dad before I run track this spring. This summer will be a full football camp schedule and I’ve been working with Tony Racioppi out in New Jersey so I’ll head out there a couple times in the summer to work out with him again.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We were really young this year so we should improve quite a bit from this past season. Being a smaller school we just have to keep everyone healthy and if we do that I think we can make a pretty good run next year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The state will redo the schedules every 2 years and this is one of those years so we don’t have our schedule yet but we are likely to stay in 1A for district play. We always try to schedule larger schools for our non-district play and my guess is that will happen again next year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Once the schedules are out we will have a better idea of who we will line up against. Schools like Williamsburg, Mid Prairie, and West Branch all have some pretty good players that we have to line up against. From this past season though, Nolan Delong from Durant was the best player we played against.”
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Q&A with Iowa City West athlete Erik Caperon
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall we all did very well as a team stat-wise but we still have a lot of things to fix up, we had a young defense but everything should be situated right now.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have plans to work with my dad, he mainly helps me out fundamentally and works with me during the off season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Personally I have a very good feeling about next season because our team works everyday even when coaches aren’t looking and our team bonds very well.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I don’t think there’s a specific team that we are worried about but we can’t overlook the “easy” teams as well.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Like I said there isn’t anyone specific we need to watch out for.”
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Q&A with LeMars athlete Teagen Kasel
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Good. It was the first time LCHS has made the playoffs in close to a decade. We ended with a record of 6-4 getting beat by Council Bluffs Lewis Central in the first round of the playoffs.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m a four-sport athlete, so I’m currently playing basketball. I do baseball workouts and lift weights year-round.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will do pretty well and be competitive. We return quite a few guys. Some key players will be back on both sides of the ball. We also return a good kicker.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“As of right now we don’t have our schedule and know our district competition. I can say that football in Northwest Iowa is pretty tough and we’ll need to be prepared each game to compete.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a lot of good teams and players that we go up against each week. Although I’m not sure we will play them again, I can say that Jaxon Cherry is a very good overall player. Heelan, SBL and MOC-FV will return some athletic guys that will be competitive.”
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Q&A with Western Dubuque wide receiver Brock Carpenter
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We ended up 6 – 3 [during the] regular season and runner up in the conference to Waverly Shell Rock. We lost in the first round of the playoffs to North Scott. We started the season off with a tough schedule. Opening game was against State Champions Xavier and our 2nd game was State Semi Finalist North Scott. We lost to both. We also lost our Senior QB against North Scott. Our coach moved up Brett Harris, a freshman, for our 3rd game against #6 North Liberty. That game was where we turned it around. None of us wanted to go 0 – 3. We all played with all our heart and everyone emptied the gas tank in that game. It was one of the most exciting, wild and craziest games I have ever been a part of. That last 6 minutes was back and forth. With 19 seconds left. Brett Harris in his first start at varsity throws the ball a good 55 yards on the run to our receiver Davyon Gaston in the endzone for the win! After that we went on a five game winning streak.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My father is a personal trainer and we have a gym at our house. We have a really good strength program at WD too. I train with Coach Jasper and Coach Penner. They do a great job with getting us ready. I am also getting ready for track and 7 on 7. I am on the Iowa Gators team and we travel all over. I really like it. We train all winter and go to tournaments. I feel this really gets me ready for the season. Keeps me in football season shape. Our coach Matt Meek really does everything to help us get recognized by colleges.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we have a good shot at State. We are returning a lot of good athletes. Our team was really young this year. We come back with a lot of returning good athlete starters.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Depending on the schedule. We usually play Xavier and North Scott the first 2 games. I can’t really say just 1 tough team. Those two teams are our toughest rivalries. Xavier loses Aiden McDermott but they return some great players. They also have one of the best coaches in Iowa, Coach Schulte. North Scott will be tough as they are every year. Another team with a really good coach – Coach Tippet. I have a lot of respect for both teams’ programs and always look forward to playing them.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”
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