Andy DelaBarre did what any head coach dreams of doing last November — going a perfect 12-0 en route to a state title.
Somehow he thinks the LaMoure/Litchville-Marion football team can do even better this year.
"Our expectations are high again," DelaBarre said. "Just like any year you hope to build upon those who are returning and this year our goals are set high again — we're looking to do what we did last year but be an even better team than we were.
"The goals are set, the expectations are high and now it's finding the road map that is going to get us there."
LLM won it all last season, defeating Cavalier 42-14 in the 9-man final.
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LLM's average margin of victory last season was more than 46 points per game. The team's most dominant win came in week No. 2 of the season, topping Cooperstown Griggs County Central 76-0.
The squad pitched eight shutouts and the Loboes' defense only allowed 54 points all season.
So the question remains, how in the world could you get any better?
Well, it's pretty simple.
''We have to have that expectation of being better every day and I think that is the mentality that our boys have taken,'' DelaBarre said.
"The guys who have been in that position are looking to elevate their game in order to be a better individual for the team," he said. "If we can do that, and build each other up and continually get better throughout the season there's no doubt in my mind that we can be a better team than we were last year."
Step one for the Loboes is taking stock of who's going to be back on the field this fall.
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"We return a lot of the same guys and still have some pretty talented players coming in to fill some of the roles that we had last year,'' DelaBarre said.
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The head coach said the Loboes' most significant role they will have to fill right off the bat is that of quarterback, having lost Corban Potts to graduation. Potts put up 609 points on the year.
"Corban Potts was a special player and a strong quarterback and a natural quarterback," DelaBarre said. "We'll have to adapt our offense to whoever fills that position."
DelaBarre said he is considering both Anthony Hanson and Max Musland to take over the signal-caller position.
The Loboes also lost Charlie Bowman, a defensive back and wide receiver, but the return of Tate Mart is a huge bonus for DelaBarre's squad.
LLM will be bringing back 10 seniors to lead the Loboes' on the gridiron, a number not at all conventional when looking at a 9-man program. In total, DelaBarre said the Loboes are expecting between 25-30 guys to come out this fall.
Blase Issacson, Ryder Wendel and Owen Lesko have not seen very many minutes over the course of the last couple of seasons just due to the sheer number of upperclassmen who have gone out for football.
Lesko will be just a sophomore this year but even as a freshman, DelaBarre said he showed great promise and could potentially be one of the best runningbacks the Loboes' program has seen.
Isaacson and Wendel will also more than likely see some valuable minutes this season.
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Impact players will be needed as the Loboes have got a tough set of games crowding their schedule this season.
"It's unique this year that our schedule combines us with Region 2," DelaBarre said. "As far as Region 1 goes, we're a much smaller group but I would say that we're still a very talented group. There's always good competition in Region 1."
DelaBarre said is expecting the same out of Region 2, a region that boasts Enderlin, May-Port-CG, Griggs County Central and Tower City Maple Valley.
LaMoure/LM is 1-0 having defeated Maple River 50-0 on Aug. 19.
"It will be a fun regular season that hopefully leads us into an even more exciting playoff time," DelaBarre said. "We're excited."
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