Sports
Football fights back
Two weeks ago the football team beat the North Polar Bears 33-12. The motivation for homecoming was to win, after losing every game last year. Mitch Elbert is the head coach of the football team and teaches American literature.
“We approach every game we play,” Elbert said.
In practice before the game, the team worked on live game situations. They also made it more competitive between the offense and defense.
“We executed better and took care of the ball. We also came back in the second half and did better,” Elbert said.
Elbert also said that what they did wrong was that they had too many turnovers and they needed to be more consistent.
Senior Josh Johnson is the wide receiver. Johnson had four touchdowns, three receiving, two interceptions (one for a 94 yard touchdown) and 282 total yards, 188 receiving.
“I had a different mind set. I didn’t want to lose every game my senior year,” Johnson said.
His biggest motivation for the game was that he wanted to prove the people who said they were going to lose wrong.
“The biggest play of the game was a one handed catch that got them going. Then the defense got an interception which turned the game around for them,” Johnson said.
The football team has now won three games under Elbert. Before their win Sept. 25, they had lost 13 in a row.
“It’s not easy to go out and play when you know the odds are against you, and have fellow classmates say that you suck,” Elbert said.
Elbert’s best motivation technique is to be positive and make a bad situation into a workable one. He tries his best not to get frustrated.
“The kids will stay positive and win or lose continue to strive to do things the right way in the future,” Elbert said.