Winnebago drops final game of year to GACC

The Winnebago Football Team dropped their final game of the 2018 season to GACC at home Friday night, losing 36-0.

The defense gave up 377 yards of total offense, 325 coming on the ground.

Tough way to end the season losing to a really good Bluejay squad.

Winnebago ends the year at 3-5.

Big win over Pender to start the season, and a tough loss to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, but I think the Indians did about as well as they could this season given the schedule.

I feel like the Indians are getting better and turning a corner.

Winnebago says goodbye to T.J. Frenchman, Tyrese Gorrin, Raul Loera, Jamisen Wolfleader, Tobias Thomas, Joseph Huerta, Sam Farmer, Javier Nunez, Ricky Wolfe, B.J. Proctor, Eric Caramony, and Prosper Gilpin.

Frenchman, Gilpin, and Gorrin were three of the ringleaders of this year's team, and will be missed without a doubt.

Ed Payer, JT Bass, Jeriah Greyowl, and Robbie Lovejoy are key returners.

The Indians lose a lot of talent, but a lot of speed is back as well.

Winnebago returns some linemen too it appears so the Indians should be solid there.

Winnebago has to work on getting better at the game in the offseason.

I know most of these kids play basketball, and that's obviously huge in Winnebago, but after basketball is over the players not out for a spring sport should start focusing on Football again.

I know it has to be tough not being eligible for the playoffs, but these kids have to play for reasons other than postseason aspirations, like I'm sure they already do.

High School Football and High School Sports teach life lessons, and these kids are not just playing football and moving on, they are gaining valuable lessons that will help them down the road in life.

Getting involved in the community and being involved in tribal activities would be good for these kids too.

Giving back to the community for all the support they receive is a good way to show how much the parents and fans and everyone else means to you.

These kids can do anything they want during high school and after, they just have to take the lessons they learned from Coach James and everyone else and apply them to real life situations.

For these seniors...going on to get a college education and degree would be a huge deal.

And for the returning players....the future is yours you just have to go out there and accomplish great things on and off the field.