Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about sports now!
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Q&A with Sioux City North outside linebacker Brayden McClain
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“For my offseason workouts I utilize the weight room 1 to 2 times every day and continuously put in work that will directly correlate with my play in the field. My school is lucky to have a great lifting program in the form of a class called total well-being that is led by our head coach Mitch Mohr. I do tons of work that improves my strength, explosiveness, mobility, and all-around athleticism. We also have offseason skills as a team every Wednesday where I can further improve my technique at the linebacker position. I also make sure to eat a diet that supports these workouts and continues to add size to my frame.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The thing I have improved upon most since last season is change of direction and explosiveness. I am a super explosive player and have put in work to enhance this even more because I think it is one of the most important things to have at the linebacker position and in football in general. I have also put in tons of work to improve my pass coverage abilities and lateral quickness. I’m very confident in both my run and pass defense.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have full belief that our team next year will dominate in 5A and show that we belong as a top contender in the state. Every player at Sioux City North fully believes we have the ability to go undefeated this year. Every upcoming senior including myself has watched this program transform into something great and I believe my class plays a huge part in that. We are all set on not only making the playoffs this year, but dominating 5A as a whole. The excitement surrounding this season is immeasurable and that is visible throughout the program. Our senior led defense, and newfound leadership from upcoming sophomore quarterback Noah Conley, will be key aspects in our success.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think every game we play this season is winnable and that we have the potential to go undefeated. Our toughest competition this year is Dowling which will be our last game of the season. This is a game I had hoped to get on our schedule this year. We want to show teams that we are one of the top teams in the state, and to do that we need to beat teams that are considered to be better than us. I personally think there is not a team in 5A that Sioux City North could not beat this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we face is probably Rashawd Davis from Dowling. He is their top returning scorer this year and he only matters because he could be an impact player in an important game. Realistically there is not one individual player that I am worried about playing this year.”
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Q&A with Southeast Polk offensive guard Gavin Douglas
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out on the school's weight lifting program which runs 3 days out of the week at school along with working out on my own time 3-4 times a week.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The mental aspect of the game. Preparing my mind for the moment and understanding it’s a game that has to be played one rep at a time.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we have a great chance to compete, we have had a lot of people now and before we help bring this program to a level in which it has a chance to win every game played at Iowa's highest level. It's a fantastic time to be a Ram and all the credit goes to the people ahead of me who paved the way.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It's hard to say, still very hard to determine who will give us our greatest challenge. We have a lot of great teams we get to face this year which makes it always fun to be a part of and get to compete in the CIML.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Another tricky question to answer, Iowa 5A football brings out a lot of great athletes to compete against. It's hard for me to pick one individual to say is our team's greatest challenge when I can't speak for everyone on this.”
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Q&A with Humboldt wide receiver Mason Van Pelt
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting in the morning and doing a lot of running because I’m in track. We’ve been running some routes too.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved on my speed and footwork the most since last football season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team will do well again this season. We have a lot of spots to fill but we have good coaches and good athletes.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Van Meter will be the toughest competition on our schedule.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that Alex Manske of Algona will be the toughest to deal with.”
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Q&A with Camanche quarterback Bryce Buckley
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing some workouts with my teammates like lifting and getting my skill guys out to throw when there is time.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like this off-season I have gotten stronger while also gaining some weight and growing 1 or 2 inches too.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team can have a great season next year with a couple of tough games. I think we can obtain a winning record and lock in a home playoff game.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that I think could be the toughest could be Monticello or Dubuque Walhert with
both teams coming off some solid seasons.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“For sure Preston Reis a guy that can hurt you on both sides of the ball at QB and Linebacker.”
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Q&A with Marshalltown wide receiver Treshaun Brooks
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on footwork and trying to gain weight.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I improved on my footwork.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Don’t know what school I am going to yet.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“See above.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Javion Jondle.”
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Q&A with Sioux City North outside linebacker Brayden McClain
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“For my offseason workouts I utilize the weight room 1 to 2 times every day and continuously put in work that will directly correlate with my play in the field. My school is lucky to have a great lifting program in the form of a class called total well-being that is led by our head coach Mitch Mohr. I do tons of work that improves my strength, explosiveness, mobility, and all-around athleticism. We also have offseason skills as a team every Wednesday where I can further improve my technique at the linebacker position. I also make sure to eat a diet that supports these workouts and continues to add size to my frame.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The thing I have improved upon most since last season is change of direction and explosiveness. I am a super explosive player and have put in work to enhance this even more because I think it is one of the most important things to have at the linebacker position and in football in general. I have also put in tons of work to improve my pass coverage abilities and lateral quickness. I’m very confident in both my run and pass defense.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have full belief that our team next year will dominate in 5A and show that we belong as a top contender in the state. Every player at Sioux City North fully believes we have the ability to go undefeated this year. Every upcoming senior including myself has watched this program transform into something great and I believe my class plays a huge part in that. We are all set on not only making the playoffs this year, but dominating 5A as a whole. The excitement surrounding this season is immeasurable and that is visible throughout the program. Our senior led defense, and newfound leadership from upcoming sophomore quarterback Noah Conley, will be key aspects in our success.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think every game we play this season is winnable and that we have the potential to go undefeated. Our toughest competition this year is Dowling which will be our last game of the season. This is a game I had hoped to get on our schedule this year. We want to show teams that we are one of the top teams in the state, and to do that we need to beat teams that are considered to be better than us. I personally think there is not a team in 5A that Sioux City North could not beat this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we face is probably Rashawd Davis from Dowling. He is their top returning scorer this year and he only matters because he could be an impact player in an important game. Realistically there is not one individual player that I am worried about playing this year.”
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Q&A with Southeast Polk offensive guard Gavin Douglas
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out on the school's weight lifting program which runs 3 days out of the week at school along with working out on my own time 3-4 times a week.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The mental aspect of the game. Preparing my mind for the moment and understanding it’s a game that has to be played one rep at a time.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we have a great chance to compete, we have had a lot of people now and before we help bring this program to a level in which it has a chance to win every game played at Iowa's highest level. It's a fantastic time to be a Ram and all the credit goes to the people ahead of me who paved the way.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It's hard to say, still very hard to determine who will give us our greatest challenge. We have a lot of great teams we get to face this year which makes it always fun to be a part of and get to compete in the CIML.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Another tricky question to answer, Iowa 5A football brings out a lot of great athletes to compete against. It's hard for me to pick one individual to say is our team's greatest challenge when I can't speak for everyone on this.”
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Q&A with Humboldt wide receiver Mason Van Pelt
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting in the morning and doing a lot of running because I’m in track. We’ve been running some routes too.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved on my speed and footwork the most since last football season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team will do well again this season. We have a lot of spots to fill but we have good coaches and good athletes.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Van Meter will be the toughest competition on our schedule.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that Alex Manske of Algona will be the toughest to deal with.”
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Q&A with Camanche quarterback Bryce Buckley
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing some workouts with my teammates like lifting and getting my skill guys out to throw when there is time.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like this off-season I have gotten stronger while also gaining some weight and growing 1 or 2 inches too.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team can have a great season next year with a couple of tough games. I think we can obtain a winning record and lock in a home playoff game.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that I think could be the toughest could be Monticello or Dubuque Walhert with
both teams coming off some solid seasons.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“For sure Preston Reis a guy that can hurt you on both sides of the ball at QB and Linebacker.”
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Q&A with Marshalltown wide receiver Treshaun Brooks
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on footwork and trying to gain weight.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I improved on my footwork.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Don’t know what school I am going to yet.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“See above.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Javion Jondle.”
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