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By way of the primary 12 weeks of its 2021 season, Limon soccer was untouchable. That, in fact, was par for the course for a program that has received probably the most state soccer championships in Colorado historical past at 20.
Centauri, nonetheless, had different plans when it got here all the way down to the Badgers incomes state crown No. 21.
The contentious, back-and-forth Class 1A state championship contest that ended with the third quarter tied at 21 apiece broke towards Centauri ultimately, because of a late area purpose final November. The Badgers chalked the runner-up end to a breakdown on particular groups.
“I’d say that we simply must work a bit more durable, deal with the issues that we didn’t do too effectively final season that led to that loss,” senior deal with Kaden Becker stated.
The Badgers, in fact, will look a bit totally different this 12 months after the exit of quarterback Trey Hines and eight different seniors. The group excels extra on the run, gathering 4,108 yards final 12 months in comparison with Hines’ 945 passing, nevertheless it returns one in every of its prime rushers with senior working again Gabe Schubarth.
“I type of must step up and be that chief for the youthful working backs,” he stated.
The Badgers are dedicated to a different title-winning marketing campaign for the reason that second they stepped off the sector towards Centauri and that dedication shone via within the excessive turnout within the weight room through the offseason.
That last-minute loss proved to be fairly the motivating issue.
“It offers you that starvation to return and be that state champion and that’s the expectation,” head coach Mike O’Dwyer stated. “Every group of children is a bit bit totally different and the way they reply. … Going into this 12 months, I’m actually enthusiastic about this group of children.
“We now have a saying yearly via this 12 months. It’s ‘earn it.’ These children, to recover from that hump, to get again to being a state champion, I really feel like we’re going to must earn that. The work that we’ve put in to this point this 12 months, we’ve had an ideal turnout within the weight room, after which with the primary two weeks of follow, I’m actually happy with the place our children are proper now.”
The Badgers start their street to a different state title on Friday night time after they host Florence for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
