Cavalier, May-Port-C-G set to clash in North Dakota state 9-man quarterfinals

CAVALIER, N.D. — The Cavalier soccer program is 44-3 by means of the final 4 seasons, unbeaten this 12 months and a staff that has been to the North Dakota 9-man state championship sport three years in a row.

Could-Port-C-G has received at the very least seven video games per season for the final 4 years, and the Patriots’ lone loss in 2022 is a four-point defeat to the undefeated defending state champion LaMoure-Litchville-Marion.

The No. 4-ranked Tornadoes have beat groups 398-54 this 12 months. The No. 5 Patriots have beat groups 425-142.

These two dominant space 9-man applications will conflict Saturday at 2 p.m. within the 9-man state quarterfinal in Cavalier.

“Their custom and ability-level speaks for itself,” Could-Port-C-G coach Adam Sola mentioned. “They did not miss a beat when Sandy (Laxdal) retired and Mitch (Greenwood) took over.”

Cavalier has been led by large receiver Landon Carter, working again Jacob Steele and quarterback Sterling Enerson.

In a 60-0 win over North Star within the second spherical of the playoffs final weekend, Carter set a school-record with 214 receiving yards with three touchdowns. He broke Ken Lawonn’s 1971 college file of 211 receiving yards in a sport.

Carter, additionally a standout hockey participant for Grafton-Park River, added 5 rushes for 84 yards and a landing. Defensively, he had 5 tackles and two interceptions.

“He has come within the backfield extra for us,” Cavalier coach Mitch Greenwood mentioned. “We put him all around the subject. We are able to hand him the ball at working again. He can line up at tight finish. He can line up with journeys (three wide-receiver units).”

In opposition to North Star, Enerson threw for 340 yards, 4 touchdowns and the primary interception of the season.

It is the sixth-consecutive season the Tornadoes have began a special senior quarterback. Enerson performed quarterback on the junior varsity stage however was a decent finish for Cavalier final 12 months.

“Since I have been right here the final 4 years, the quarterbacks we have plugged in have been large receivers or tight ends earlier than,” Greenwood mentioned. “Regardless that they weren’t working at quarterback, they’ve run routes and the ideas. All the things is not overseas to them.”

Could-Port-C-G has been led by the steadiness of quarterback Landon Koenig and the working of Xyler Carlson.

In a 50-11 win over Wyndmere-Lidgerwood final weekend, Carlson had 147 speeding yards on 15 carries. He scored three touchdowns.

Carlson is in his first season with the Patriots as a former member of the Finley-Sharon-Hope-Web page co-op that has break up methods.

Carlson was the area’s main rusher with FSHP final season, then the co-op with the Patriots gave Could-Port-C-G the area’s high two backs in Carlson and Could-Port-C-G’s Ethan Bergstrom.

Final weekend, Koenig was 8-for-10 passing for 130 yards and a landing — all within the first half.

“I believe our greatest benefit on offense is no person can concentrate on one child essentially,” Sola mentioned. “Landon at quarterback has run it higher these days and is best within the passing sport. Xyler at working again has the flexibility to search out open area and make strikes. Noah Mehus has began to change into extra of an element. He is perhaps the quickest child on our staff, and we have been in a position to get him in area these days.”

That Could-Port-C-G velocity — each offensively and defensively — is Cavalier’s main concern.

“From an offensive standpoint, I believe they are going to be the quickest staff we have performed in opposition to,” Greenwood mentioned. “We’ve to do the little issues proper and have our blocking assignments found out.”

N.D. Class B 9-man playoffs
Saturday’s quarterfinals, 2 p.m.
Surrey at LaMoure-Litchville-Marion
Could-Port-C-G at Cavalier
Grant County at New Salem-Almont
Westhope-Newburg at North Prairie