COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | MARCH 18, 2021 | 3B
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his players going into the
game, explaining how it
was a good opportunity for
players to really step up.
“And they did,” said Pol-
amalu. “We went in there
really focused on effort,
communication, be-ing a
good teammate and under-
standing those things. Mis-
takes were going to hap-
pen, we knew that. Even
as a coach, we’re going to
make mistakes. But I think
the effort and attitude
[were there], and we had
to battle to the last second
to keep it. All those things
are good teaching points
whether you win or lose.”
Polamalu was especial-
ly proud of his front line,
as they had to play the
game missing one of their
starters. The circumstance
forced the team to piece
it together, step up and be
accounta-ble to themselves
and each other.
The Lions had standout
performances from run-
ning backs Jason Travis and
Brennen Bouche, as well
as quarterback Brayden
Crump.
“Throughout the night
we had some hard running
with Travis and Bouche,”
said the Polamalu. “Crump
was consistent and took
care of the ball. We sur-
prised ourselves with a
good strong run game. I
think it’ll help in the future
with Travis and Bouche
running as hard as they
did, and [knowing that
with] the frontline, we can
piece it together.”
The Lions played the
first half strong, going into
halftime with a tie score of
14-14. Polamalu stressed to
his team the fact that they
would need to come out
strong in the third quarter
— and they took it to heart.
“We had a kick return,
which was surprising, from
Matthew Binder,” Polama-
lu said of Binder, who ran
the ball all the way for a
touchdown. “I think it sur-
prised him, too! Things
kind of opened up and, lo
and behold, he found him-
self in the end zone. To get
the opening kickoff at the
start of the third quarter
and take it back was a good
thing.”
The Lions roared on
into the fourth quarter, re-
lentlessly holding onto the
lead. Some key turno-vers
helped them grab the win.
“We caused a couple of
turnovers, especially at
the end,” said Polamalu.
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Cottage Grove junior Jason Travis finds an opening with blocking from fellow junior Ayden Freeman in the
second quarter against North Bend on Monday. The Lions will be back on the road March 22 at Marshfield.
“Bouche knocked the ball
loose with about 15 sec-
onds left, and we were able
to kneel to run the time
out, because they didn’t
have any more timeouts.”
The Lions’ defense was
also extraordinarily strong
throughout, heavily con-
tributing to the team’s
victory. In all, Polamalu
was pleased to see his and
team’s efforts in the presea-
son be-ing executed in this
first game.
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lot of good information to
understand the things that
we’re trying to work on. [I
knew] we were going to
find a lot about what we’ve
been coaching, teaching
and drilling,” Polamalu
said of the team’s debut.
“It’s kind of like Judg-
ment Day, that first game,
to see what we’re doing,
are things working, or do
we need to go back to the
drawing board? I think we
saw enough between at-
titude, effort and scheme
— whether it be offense,
defense or special teams —
and I think we’re heading
in the right direc-tion. But
[there are] a lot of things in
all of those areas to work
on that can definitely im-
prove.”
Although
COVID-19
has caused Cottage Grove
football a great deal of tu-
mult, Polamalu takes a
positive view. “I think it’s
been tough doing this right
now,” he explained, “but I
also feel like it’s been an im-
portant piece for me to get
to know them and the staff.
It’s probably been kind of a
blessing to have an oppor-
tunity to implement some
things, whether it be on the
field or off.
“I think we’ve able to be-
gin the process a lot sooner
looking at the ‘21-‘22 sea-
son, and knowing that a lot
of what we’re doing now is
going to be a foundation.
So, I am thankful for that,
I think we all are.”
The Lions play next
Monday (March 22) at
Marshfield. Kick-off is at 6
p.m. against the Pirates.
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