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By John Rosinski
Of The Star
For the third consecutive year,
the Dunseith Dragons have the
Benson County Wildcats’ number.
Dunseith raced out to an early
lead and behind fonr first quarter
scores and cruised to a 36— 12 home
victory.
The Dragons landed the first
punch and then several more
throughout the contest. Playing in
ideal weather, Dunseith used a mix
of run and pass to pierce through
the Wildcat defense. -A 50-yard re—
ception by Jason, Davis capped off.
Dunseith’s first score. Chad
Parisien added the two-point con-
version to give Dunseith an early 8-
0 lead.
~ The advantage barely .lasted a
minute as Benson County re—
first play from scrimmage. The
Wildcats took to the air for a 66—
yard strike. '
All the quick strike did was ‘
allow Dunseith to get the ball back
on'offense. Parisien zipped through
the Wildcat defense almost un-
touched on a 55—yard score.
After forcing a punt, Parisien
and the Dragon's went right back to
Dragons
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p jut short after diving for a catch in the first quarter of his team's
game against
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Rodney Laverdure Jr., left, and his teammate, Preston Lee, gear up to corrl
a Wildcat ball
carrier.
Woodchucks blow out Four Winds
By' J as‘on Nordmark
Of The Star
The St. John Woodchucks got into the win
column in a big way Friday night on an impec—
cably coifed home field.
Powered by four touchdowns from sopho- I
more Cashmyn Belgarde, the green gang
smoked the Four Winds Indians 42-8 in front of
a nice crowd.
Head Coach Cory Davis mixed up attack,
but leaned heavily on last season’s break-out
player Brayton Baker to start the game.
Then Belgarde burst on to the scene. After
cutting back against the grain and shaking off a
few would—be tacklers,‘ the sophomore found'a
crease and galloped 34 yards for'the opening
SCOI’C
After Zyler LaRocque recovered a fumble,
Coach Davis tried out the passing game. Zander
Parisien hit Baker on a swing play and 33 yards '
later it was 14—0 Woodchucks. Parisien added
the extra points on an inside run.
With time ticking down in the first, Four
Winds got on the board. The Indians’ offense
leaned heavily on a successful passing game.
Quarterback Jayden Yankton didn’t get much
time to pass, however, as the Woodchuck de-
fense was primed for a big run on every snap.
Under a big rush, Yankton tossed up a high
jump ball which Dalen Leftbear snagged out of
the air right on the sidelines and tip-toed into the
end zone.
The score put the Indians within eight points,
but that was as close as it would get.
Belgarde added another nine yard run for a
score before the half to give the-Woodchucks a
22-8 cushion.
The divide got a lot wider in the third quar-
ter when Beglarde scored from 18 yards and 24
yards.
A 17—yard pass-and-catch from Parisien to
Ethan DeCoteau late in third quarter put the fin-
ishing touches on a big bounce—back win for the
Woodchucks.
As good as the Woodchuck offense was, the
defense was just as solid. A stalwart line of con-
sisting of senior J ayton Slaytor and junior
Caden Belgarde shut down any hopes of a Four
Winds inside running game.
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Cashmyn Belgarde runs for his first of fur touchdowns on the night.
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Turtle Mountain’s Tanner Monette walked the Sldelme like a tight rope
after turning 'a busted play into a big. gain during Friday night’s
game
against Williston.
Braves start slow, but
By John Rosinski
Of The Star
For the first time in two years the Bel-
court Braves football team played a
game.
The Braves welcomed Williston and
despite falling short 34-20, the home
team got a chance to play. Head Coach
Jason Goumeau said the opportunity to
compete was what highlighted the first
game of the year.
“We got off to a, little bit of a slow
start, which was to be expected, but then
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Marti Moberg of' Northern Lights showed off good form on this chip‘,
we started to get things going a little bit.
It was just nice to be back out and there
and playing again.” ‘
Williston jumped out to a 13-0 lead
but then Belcourt’s offense began to find
a little bit of a rhythm.
Quarterback Tanner Monette guided
the offense and flanked by two big tar-
gets on each side, Belcourt found the
‘ endzone later in the half. Receivers
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up on to’the green at hole No. 5 at Rolla Country Club during the
team’s
first tournament of the new spring season. .
Northern Lights wins own tourney
to start first-ever spring seaSOn
Northern Lights wasn‘t the host with
the most, but that’s a good thing in golf.
The Rolla-St. John cooperative
kicked off its first-ever fall tournament
with a championship. The squad bested
second—place Velva by a dozen strokes,
503—515.. . .
The Dunseith Dragons took the
bronze with four—some team score of
554.
Libby Dulmage, a returningtall-state
player from the 2021 spring season, won
the individual portion of the event, firing
a solid 85. , ‘
Nerthem Lights was powered by two
returning starters, Carmen Elick and
Marti Moberg. The duo finished in sec—
ond and third place respectively. Elick
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