![]() ![]() ![]() We were kind of down on ourselves to be honest. "We kept fighting," said Foertsch, who tied a Dakota Bowl record with six touchdowns. The Skyhawks fumbled, the Warbirds recovered and W-L used an 88-yard drive to make it a 32-20 lead. Shiloh Christian (11-2) opened the second half, driving to the W-L 12. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (12-0) never trailed, but the Warbirds only had a six-point lead at half thanks to three touchdowns from Luke Foertsch, including a 97-yard kick return on the opening kick. I came out here and I played it for him because I knew that's what he'd want me to do." The community was unbelievable with my family. "I still knew I had a job to do out here. ![]() "Today I woke up bright and early and it had finally set in that he was not going to be here for it, Barton said. The Warbirds won a state title with the initials of Barton's father on their helmets. Whenever someone was down he was always out there to make sure they kept a positive spirit." He was always there to have other people's back. "He was always there for everyone no matter what they were going through, no matter what he was going through. With tears in his eyes and a smile on his face, he lifted it as high as he could. He was the first player to get the North Dakota 9-man state championship trophy, after Wyndmere-Lidgerwood rolled Bismarck Shiloh Christian 60-26 Friday. "I think I'm going to go because I still got a state championship I got to play and my team needs me still," Barton told his mom. On Tuesday, he woke up and his mom asked if he wanted to go to school. His father was not going to be at Friday's state championship football game at the Fargodome to see his last high school game. He could hear him giving the referees grief, and he could hear his mom tell him to sit down and let the refs do their job. He always knew exactly where his dad was sitting at every sporting event. He arrived home to the news his dad had died at the age of 48. He thought he was in trouble, but he didn't know for what. 6, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood senior tight end Connor Barton was pulled out of his chemistry class and told to gather his things and go home. ![]()
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