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ROCORI Spartans Football Year in Review

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In this story you will see a full recap of the ROCORI Spartans 2009 football season. The Spartans had an up and down year with some great road wins and tough home losses. Battling teams that were often much bigger, they used hard work and determination to outwork their opponents. For more highlights from the entire season, click on the links below. Special thanks to Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the entire season!

 

2009 TEAM ROSTER

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In this story you will see a full recap of the ROCORI Spartans 2009 football season. The Spartans had an up and down year with some great road wins and tough home losses. Battling teams that were often much bigger, they used hard work and determination to outwork their opponents. For more highlights from the entire season, click on the links below. Special thanks to Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the entire season!

 

2009 TEAM ROSTER

Spartans Football Season Ends as They Lose to Little Falls

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The ROCORI Spartans football team went into their playoff matchup against the Little Falls Flyers with more injuries than you could shake a stick at. For starters, the team had none of their starting linebackers from the season opener. Coupled with the broken hand suffered by senior quarterback Derek Lieser, the Spartans would be in for a tough game against their gritty opponents, the Little Falls Flyers.

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ROCORI opened up sluggish on offense as Nate Meyer started at quarterback. Two sloppy plays later, Lieser came in and threw a strike to the normally sure-handed Eric Loxtercamp who then dropped the ball. That set the tone for ROCORI as they simply could not move the ball and were constantly fighting an uphill battle when it came to field position. Eventually, the Spartans would put together a scoring drive and take a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. However on the ensuing kickoff, ROCORI yielded a 60-yard return that would setup a short field for the Flyers. A few plays later the Flyers tied the score at 7-7. The turning point in the game may have taken place when ROCORI could not advance the ball deep in their own territory with under a minute left. Punting with under 30 seconds left, the Flyers got the ball on the ROCORI 24 yard line. Two plays later they cashed in another touchdown and led 14-7 at halftime.

The second half was more of the same for both teams as the Flyers continued to pound the ball on the ground while ROCORI’s defense kept them from scoring until a big touchdown run put the game out of reach. Watch all of the highlights from both halves and be sure to stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for more Spartans’ sports highlights.

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The ROCORI Spartans football team went into their playoff matchup against the Little Falls Flyers with more injuries than you could shake a stick at. For starters, the team had none of their starting linebackers from the season opener. Coupled with the broken hand suffered by senior quarterback Derek Lieser, the Spartans would be in for a tough game against their gritty opponents, the Little Falls Flyers.

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ROCORI opened up sluggish on offense as Nate Meyer started at quarterback. Two sloppy plays later, Lieser came in and threw a strike to the normally sure-handed Eric Loxtercamp who then dropped the ball. That set the tone for ROCORI as they simply could not move the ball and were constantly fighting an uphill battle when it came to field position. Eventually, the Spartans would put together a scoring drive and take a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. However on the ensuing kickoff, ROCORI yielded a 60-yard return that would setup a short field for the Flyers. A few plays later the Flyers tied the score at 7-7. The turning point in the game may have taken place when ROCORI could not advance the ball deep in their own territory with under a minute left. Punting with under 30 seconds left, the Flyers got the ball on the ROCORI 24 yard line. Two plays later they cashed in another touchdown and led 14-7 at halftime.

The second half was more of the same for both teams as the Flyers continued to pound the ball on the ground while ROCORI’s defense kept them from scoring until a big touchdown run put the game out of reach. Watch all of the highlights from both halves and be sure to stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for more Spartans’ sports highlights.

Spartans Football Team Travels to Bemidji for Regular Season Finale

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After last weeks thrilling victory against the Willmar Cardinals, the Spartans had to quickly prepare for the Bemidji Lumberjacks. Although ROCORI has been impressive on the road this year, they have not had a bus ride as long as the trip to Bemidji. High school athletes often come out sluggish in the first half when traveling for three-plus hours. This game however, was the exception. ROCORI flew out of the gates grabbing a 13-0 lead while the defense looked mighty impressive against the run.

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For the second week in a row the Spartans came out in the second half looking like a completely different team. Only this week, they looked as if they forgot how to play football when the third quarter started. Fueled by pride and an energized crowd, the Lumberjacks marched down the field for three touchdowns in the third quarter. After putting six points back on the board, ROCORI needed one more score to take the lead. Watch all of the highlights to see how the rest of the game unfolded, and be sure to catch the Spartans in action tonight at home as they take on Little Falls at 7 p.m.

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After last weeks thrilling victory against the Willmar Cardinals, the Spartans had to quickly prepare for the Bemidji Lumberjacks. Although ROCORI has been impressive on the road this year, they have not had a bus ride as long as the trip to Bemidji. High school athletes often come out sluggish in the first half when traveling for three-plus hours. This game however, was the exception. ROCORI flew out of the gates grabbing a 13-0 lead while the defense looked mighty impressive against the run.

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For the second week in a row the Spartans came out in the second half looking like a completely different team. Only this week, they looked as if they forgot how to play football when the third quarter started. Fueled by pride and an energized crowd, the Lumberjacks marched down the field for three touchdowns in the third quarter. After putting six points back on the board, ROCORI needed one more score to take the lead. Watch all of the highlights to see how the rest of the game unfolded, and be sure to catch the Spartans in action tonight at home as they take on Little Falls at 7 p.m.

Spartans Overcome Turnovers, Beat Willmar in Overtime

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The ROCORI Spartans headed into last Wednesday night’s game against the Willmar Cardinals with a good idea of what their playoff road would look like depending on the outcome of the game. Win, and be nicely positioned to open the playoffs at home. Lose, and face the daunting task of trying to navigate through the playoff bracket with all road games.

The first half of the game looked something like a pewee football match with each team turning the ball over possession after possession. Finally, after managing to not turn the ball over on three downs, ROCORI punted the ball only one yard! Willmar was set up with great field position before ROCORI quickly returned the favor with an interception of their own. Despite all of the miscues from both teams, each defense played well enough to shutout the opposing squad.

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The second half opened with two early touchdowns both on plays of 50-plus yards. Spencer Schulte ripped off an electrifying touchdown run that put the Spartans on top 7-0. Willmar quickly countered with long touchdown strike tying the score at 7 - 7. Both teams added another touchdown in regulation before heading into overtime. If you did not have a chance to make it out to the stadium (which many of you didn’t because of weather), we won’t spoil the rest. You must see the highlights of this game by watching both of these remarkable videos. However, we can say that ROCORI won in dramatic fashion! For all of our viewers that won’t be able to make it to the game at Bemidji, be sure to stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for all of your highlights.

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The ROCORI Spartans headed into last Wednesday night’s game against the Willmar Cardinals with a good idea of what their playoff road would look like depending on the outcome of the game. Win, and be nicely positioned to open the playoffs at home. Lose, and face the daunting task of trying to navigate through the playoff bracket with all road games.

The first half of the game looked something like a pewee football match with each team turning the ball over possession after possession. Finally, after managing to not turn the ball over on three downs, ROCORI punted the ball only one yard! Willmar was set up with great field position before ROCORI quickly returned the favor with an interception of their own. Despite all of the miscues from both teams, each defense played well enough to shutout the opposing squad.

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The second half opened with two early touchdowns both on plays of 50-plus yards. Spencer Schulte ripped off an electrifying touchdown run that put the Spartans on top 7-0. Willmar quickly countered with long touchdown strike tying the score at 7 - 7. Both teams added another touchdown in regulation before heading into overtime. If you did not have a chance to make it out to the stadium (which many of you didn’t because of weather), we won’t spoil the rest. You must see the highlights of this game by watching both of these remarkable videos. However, we can say that ROCORI won in dramatic fashion! For all of our viewers that won’t be able to make it to the game at Bemidji, be sure to stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for all of your highlights.