Quantico Football

        The start of the season was in June, with summer practices. All of the motivated players couldn't wait to start hitting and running plays. For the month of June, they were learning the formations and getting conditioned. After the players' break for the month of July, the 3rd of August came around and the players were ready. From then on, the players were practicing and getting ready for the first game. Every day, more hype would build up for the first game. When the time came, they unleashed havoc on Massanutten Military Academy. The Quantico warriors football team has been dominating this year. The warriors have started the year out  2-0. Each game was won by a fair amount of points. The first game was away and against Massanutten Military Academy. The final score of that game was an astounding 43-0! With the hype among all the players, they went out to take the "W" again. The second game was home and against Norther Virginia Centurions. With the final score of that game being 43-8, the warriors are showing their talent early in the season.  Next Saturday, the warriors will be traveling to Hampton Roads Academy to play the Generals. In both games, the entire team performed amazingly, but Caleb Hall has been a valuable member to our team. Caleb has had seven touchdowns, with most being more than 40 yards out from the inzone.

          Niklas Lofgren is a captain this year on the Quantico football team. He has attended Quantico for all four years of his high school experience. Nik also enjoys playing basketball when its not football season.  On offense he plays right tackle and on defense he plays defensive end. Nik has played since he moved to Quantico almost 8 years ago. He practices everyday from 3:00 to 5:00 at Butler stadium. In the future he does not see himself  playing college football, but does want to play with friends in his free time. He started playing so he could play a sport with his older brother and friends, and also, it shows off brute strength. To him, the sport is competitive because it involves knowing how to play and knowing your assignments. He believes that the team will have a winning season this year. To improve himself, he likes to look for errors while watching film, ask others what he needs to improve, evaluate himself based on what he thinks he is doing wrong and right, and imagine himself succeeding.