Tupper Lake quarterback Morgan Stevens throws as Saranac Lake defenders Lance Ackerson and Idriz Cecunjanin give chase. Photo by Keith Lobdell.
continued — “The game is decided in the trenches and these eight will also be on the defensive line,” Klossner said.
Elliott Kerst will anchor the defensive side of the ball at the linebacker position.
“He has a great eye for finding the ball and a great leader for the team to follow.” Klossner said.
The coach also stressed the importance of the third unit on the field: special teams.
“We have worked very hard on our special teams as they are a third of the game and can gives us good field position both offensively and defensively,” he said. “We are excited to be able to put the ball through the uprights this year as Ian Gillis will be kicking for us, giving us that extra threat to score.”
Cross country
TLCS X-C roster
Boys - Name Grade
Brandon Bedore 12
Cam McGillis 12
Josh Clement 12
Josh Fletcher 12
Broyce Guerette 11
Mark Pratico 11
Lance Vaillancourt 11
Tyler Exware 11
Dylan Lohr 10
Daniel Shaheen 10
Ben Geiger 10
Anson Gagnier 10
Cameron Lamare 10
John Bouck 9
Tyler Clark 9
Thomas Sexton 9
Mitchell Harriman 9
Nathan Yamrick 9
Gabe Burns 9
Ethan Anderson 9
Girls - Name Grade
Hannah Klossner 12
Gretchen O'leary 12
Sam Ormsby 12
Abby St. Onge 12
Emily Sexton 12
Ari Bishop 10
Rosa Colon 9
Breanna Trombley 9
Noelle Cassagrain 9
The Tupper Lake varsity cross country teams will look to be competitive in Section X as the girls team will look to experienced leadership and the boys team will look to depth.
“The Boys team continues to grow and has a nice mix of experienced varsity runners and athletes moving up from modified,” Head Coach John Waldron said. “Our strength will be the teams' depth and constantly changing order within the team.”
Brandon Bedore, Cam McGillis, Josh Clement and Josh Fletcher are the seniors on the team, joined by juniors Broyce Guerette, Mark Pratico, Lance Vaillancourt and Tyler Exware.
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