Dedication. Determination. Desire. With a very low number of football players this year, the Nemaha Valley Raider football team had to overcome many obstacles.
At practice this year many people tried new and different positions due to the number of players. The team came to practice everyday with positive attitudes and prepared to find a way to become better than they were the day before.
The football team displayed numerous skills such as: leadership, encouragement, will power, confidence, and motivation. Some individuals felt a little more pressured than others.
“Being a team leader and getting the team prepared to go against anything was hard,” Craig Noland, sr., said.
A couple underclassmen were able to step in and assist the team both on offense and defense.
“I was thinking they were a lot bigger than me and I didn’t know what I was doing,” Charlie Strathman fr., said.
Third Row: Coach Helm, Jeremy, Austin, Bryan, Kerry, Jared, Jeremy James, Craig, Brandon, Coach Hermreck
Second Row: Greg, Dustin, Frank, Brent, Lucas, Phil, Ryan, Kent, Kelly, Tyler, Charlie, Brad, Alex, A.J.
First Row: Curt, Brad, Tim, Brycen, Zeth, Brad, David, Nick