ROSSVILLE (KSNT) – Fresh off the programs first state
championship in football history, the Rossville Bulldawgs are locked and loaded
as they get ready to defend their title.
The
Dawgs finally climbed to the top of the podium last season by knocking of rival
Silver Lake in the state semifinals, and then rallying to beat Scott City in
the Class 3A state championship game.
Head
coach Derick Hammes is entering his 3rd season at Rossville. He’s 26-1 in his
first two years.
This
year’s ‘War on 24’ against rival Silver Lake falls on Thursday, October 29th at
Silver Lake, the final game of the regular season.
“We
reflect back on last year’s team and we’ve got a lot of good players,” said
Hammes. “So it’s going to be replacing those guys. We’ve got to develop a new
identity, and our senior class, they’ve got to take the reigns and they’ve got
to lead.”
“It
was by far the best experience this town has ever been through,” said senior
wide receiver/strong safety Christian Roduner. “We got some transfers coming in
to fill the spots really nicely, and I think we’ll be just as good, maybe a
little better than last year.”
“It’s
obviously a great feeling at the end of the year, but we’ve just got to focus
up in the offseason and kind of ignore that kind of stuff because we’ve got a
brand new team, a brand new people,” said senior offensive/defensive lineman
Gabe Marney. “We’ve just got to focus up and work hard.”
“We
really focus on our preparation,” said Hammes. “We like to tell the kids that
if we handle the process, then they’re going to be ready for games that we need
them to be ready for.”
Rossville opens the season on September 4th at Clay Center.You can see the KSNT video of the team at: http://ksnt.com/2015/08/20/rossville-bulldawgs-h-s-football-preview/
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