The Sacred Heart High School Saints have had a tough season, but they are not giving up. That spirit was evident in their most recent contest against the Foam Lake Panthers at SHHS, where the team put together two late-game touchdowns to get on the board. The game ended with a score of 34-14.
Coach Nick Jonassen said the game was a result of two teams playing hard, but they were happy to be able to get on the board against Foam Lake, which is the team to beat in the league.
“It was nice having a closer score against one of the better teams in the league.”
While they had a point deficit, they did not give up. Jonassen is proud of what the team accomplished in the last plays of the game.
He’s also happy to see many of the younger players starting to step up and get big plays.
“We had Michael Wessa get his first sack of the season, probably the first sack of his career.”
The mission for the team now is to take the momentum from the final minutes against the Panthers through practice and to the final game of the season.
The next action for the Saints is in Esterhazy, underneath the lights at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18. The previous game against Esterhazy was a one touchdown game and Jonassen thinks the ideal situation would be to have another, but with one key difference: having the Saints wind up with the winning score.
