Seniors Go Out With a Bang on Senior Night!

By: Brent Christiansen

Another fall sports season is beginning to wrap up and that means saying goodbye to another group of senior Jugg’s, and this group was a good one. While the senior football class leaving was is one of the smallest in recent years, it is a quality group made up of several three year starters in Quarterback Hayden Molitor, Receiver Zack Riddle, Linemen Bryan Larkin and Brent Christiansen, and Kicker Sergio Gutierrez, along with first year players Trevor Butts, Desmond Harris, and Jaquan Evans, all influential to the team in their respective ways.

After a three year battle of losing senior nights, this year was a complete difference. The team, led by senior leadership, and underclassmen trying to get their senior teammates one last win, stomped out the Holy Cross Indians in what is usually a much closer contest, with the final score ending up 50 to 20. In the blowout Senior Quarterback led an energized Lloyd offensive attack racking up 194 yards, and 4 touchdowns, one of the touchdowns going to Senior Receiver Zack Riddle. Junior Receiver Charles Gaines, Sophomore Running Back/Receiver Lashunn Townsend, Junior Running Back Brad Creech, and Sophomore Running Back Justin Durham all also had good games, each posting a touchdown, which is just a testament to how bright the future is for the Juggs. Seniors Brent Christiansen and Bryan Larkin led the strong Juggernaut line, along with fellow lineman Andrew Wallace, Andrew Fields, Zack Clark, and Center Jakob Turner snapping.

This past Saturday the Juggs thrashed a Bishop Brossart team which came out surprisingly strong, ending with a final score of 49 to 28. Sophomore Running Back Justin Durham’s performance was the story of the day, ending with a final total of 234 rushing yards, and 4 touchdowns. His rushing efforts were simply unstoppable as the stat sheet shows. Junior D1-bound Receiver Charles Gaines also had a good day, giving a toss to Durham for one of the touchdowns, as well as having a tremendous catch for a touchdown.