Thursday, December 19, 2013
2 PIN TUESDAY!
Friday, December 13, 2013
KNUJ WRESTER of the Week
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| Head Coach Andre Harnitz with his homeboy wrestlers. |
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| Advise from Coach Dean after a big PIN vs Sibley East |
Monday, December 9, 2013
Great Job Dalton!-----Hard works pays off and pays for school too!
Continued: 2013 Minnesota Associated Press high school all-state football teams
- Article by: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , Associated Press
- Last update: December 9, 2013 - 10:35 AM
THIRD TEAM
QB — Dalton Elliott, jr, Nicollet
RB — Josh Parks, sr, Chisago Lakes
RB — Michael Strand, sr, Barnesville
RB — Adam Essler, sr, New London-Spicer
WR — Connor Kittleson, sr, Osseo
WR — Brady Yoerg, sr, St. Cloud Cathedral
TE — Jayme LaPlante, sr, Chatfield
OL — Matthew Kelly, sr, East Ridge
OL — Jason Telin, sr, Tartan
OL — Alex DeRosier, sr, Brainerd
OL — Kal Handyside, sr, Mahnomen
OL — T.J. Bevans, sr, Sartell
DL — Carter Krzmarzick, jr, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
DL — Cale Stensgard, sr, Rushford-Peterson
DL — Samuel Musa, sr, Fridley
DL — Justin Poderzay, sr, Ely
QB — Dalton Elliott, jr, Nicollet
RB — Josh Parks, sr, Chisago Lakes
RB — Michael Strand, sr, Barnesville
RB — Adam Essler, sr, New London-Spicer
WR — Connor Kittleson, sr, Osseo
WR — Brady Yoerg, sr, St. Cloud Cathedral
TE — Jayme LaPlante, sr, Chatfield
OL — Matthew Kelly, sr, East Ridge
OL — Jason Telin, sr, Tartan
OL — Alex DeRosier, sr, Brainerd
OL — Kal Handyside, sr, Mahnomen
OL — T.J. Bevans, sr, Sartell
DL — Carter Krzmarzick, jr, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
DL — Cale Stensgard, sr, Rushford-Peterson
DL — Samuel Musa, sr, Fridley
DL — Justin Poderzay, sr, Ely
Back on the MAT!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
ALL-Journal Offensive Player of the YEAR!
All-Journal Football: Elliott named Offensive Player of Year
December 5, 2013
NICOLLET - As a younger football player, Nicollet junior quarterback Dalton Elliott didn't have a ton of success as he played for a team in junior high that went winless.
That was one thing that helped make Elliott the player he is today. Fast forward a few years and many practices with teammates later, Elliott is one of the best passers in the state, throwing for 2,872 yards, which was best among all classes this past fall.
The biggest thing for him was getting back to the 9-man state tournament, which the Raiders did. They lost in the first round, but with eight seniors back next year, including Elliott, there's a good chance they'll be back next year.
Elliott and his family moved to Nicollet when he was in the fourth grade. He watched his older brother play on a team that won only one game, so the Raiders program has rebounded quite well.
Now he's become perhaps the most prolific in a long-line of Raider quarterbacks that have had success at the high school and even college level.
Elliott was named the 2013 All-Journal Offensive Player of the Year after his record-setting year for the Raiders.
Elliott led Nicollet to a state playoff berth and passed for a state-best 2,872 yards while completing 59 percent of his passes for 37 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1,366 yards and 21 touchdowns.
With one more season at Nicollet, Elliott is already the school's career leader in completions and attempts (414-for-738), passing yards (6,349), touchdown passes (79), all-purpose touchdowns (107) and all-purpose yards (8,789).
"He's a believer, and so am I, that hard work will pay off and he believes that what he does makes him better," said Nicollet coach Tom Murphy. "He would come in and work with us, we would work five days a week and the team worked out, it was for anyone that wanted to work out, and he'd go out on his own too. That commitment made him stronger."
It was the second time Elliott made it to the state tournament and he said it was a total team effort to get back there.
"It took a lot, we had summer lifting programs five days a week, we went to camps," Elliott said. "We put in a lot of work, a lot of the guys are committed. It left a sour taste in our mouth [in 2012] when we didn't get to state, but we just realized we had to put in a lot of time with the camps and work out."
He's already set many school passing records and he'll add to that next year with a different group of receivers. The records aren't something that he thinks about now but they do mean a lot to him when he sits back and takes a look at all of it.
"It means a whole lot, Nicollet is a football school, and just beyond our school, breaking conference records," Elliott said. "Just to look back and say I accomplished that, all that hard work does pay off in the end."
This past week, Elliott took an unofficial visit to Northern Illinois University. While it doesn't mean that he'll be attending that college to play football in the future, it does mean that he's looking at his options already and he thinks football will be something he will pursue at the next level.
"Coming from a small school like Nicollet, it was pretty eye-opening," Elliott said. "The entire town of Dekalb, Ill., is just dedicated to the college and the athletics and football in particular I guess. Just watching how everyone was into it was amazing. But game-wise, I'm watching them and when I work on the stuff I know I need to work on, there's no reason I can't play with these guys."
And with some many guys coming back for the Raiders next year, it's never too early to think about 2014.
"There's been a lot of teams from Nicollet that have gone to the state tournament, about four or five that have gone to the semis or to the championship," Elliott said. "We want to be know as that first group that brings it all back. We want to go out on top."
That was one thing that helped make Elliott the player he is today. Fast forward a few years and many practices with teammates later, Elliott is one of the best passers in the state, throwing for 2,872 yards, which was best among all classes this past fall.
The biggest thing for him was getting back to the 9-man state tournament, which the Raiders did. They lost in the first round, but with eight seniors back next year, including Elliott, there's a good chance they'll be back next year.
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Photo illustration by Steve Muscatello
Now he's become perhaps the most prolific in a long-line of Raider quarterbacks that have had success at the high school and even college level.
Elliott was named the 2013 All-Journal Offensive Player of the Year after his record-setting year for the Raiders.
Elliott led Nicollet to a state playoff berth and passed for a state-best 2,872 yards while completing 59 percent of his passes for 37 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1,366 yards and 21 touchdowns.
With one more season at Nicollet, Elliott is already the school's career leader in completions and attempts (414-for-738), passing yards (6,349), touchdown passes (79), all-purpose touchdowns (107) and all-purpose yards (8,789).
"He's a believer, and so am I, that hard work will pay off and he believes that what he does makes him better," said Nicollet coach Tom Murphy. "He would come in and work with us, we would work five days a week and the team worked out, it was for anyone that wanted to work out, and he'd go out on his own too. That commitment made him stronger."
It was the second time Elliott made it to the state tournament and he said it was a total team effort to get back there.
"It took a lot, we had summer lifting programs five days a week, we went to camps," Elliott said. "We put in a lot of work, a lot of the guys are committed. It left a sour taste in our mouth [in 2012] when we didn't get to state, but we just realized we had to put in a lot of time with the camps and work out."
He's already set many school passing records and he'll add to that next year with a different group of receivers. The records aren't something that he thinks about now but they do mean a lot to him when he sits back and takes a look at all of it.
"It means a whole lot, Nicollet is a football school, and just beyond our school, breaking conference records," Elliott said. "Just to look back and say I accomplished that, all that hard work does pay off in the end."
This past week, Elliott took an unofficial visit to Northern Illinois University. While it doesn't mean that he'll be attending that college to play football in the future, it does mean that he's looking at his options already and he thinks football will be something he will pursue at the next level.
"Coming from a small school like Nicollet, it was pretty eye-opening," Elliott said. "The entire town of Dekalb, Ill., is just dedicated to the college and the athletics and football in particular I guess. Just watching how everyone was into it was amazing. But game-wise, I'm watching them and when I work on the stuff I know I need to work on, there's no reason I can't play with these guys."
And with some many guys coming back for the Raiders next year, it's never too early to think about 2014.
"There's been a lot of teams from Nicollet that have gone to the state tournament, about four or five that have gone to the semis or to the championship," Elliott said. "We want to be know as that first group that brings it all back. We want to go out on top."
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Heading back to KSTATE
At the Airport by 5:20am! And Tanner is already back at school by 8:30am. Quiet day to catch up at home....Darin's at work.....Dalton is at the Vikings game (Nicollet's Matt C is up for Mr. Football ). Tabor is out muzzle loader hunting and I have the remote! WINNINGSaturday, November 30, 2013
Sibley park lights
Sibley Park is all light up with a great display this year. Great way to end a holiday weekend! Tanner has a 7am flight to catch Sunday morning.Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Great Vist @ NIU
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Recruiting visit to Northern Illinois University
Today Dalton is heading to a recruiting visit to the home of the Huskies! He will visit with coaches and have a tour of the college. Then he will participate in pre game talks, walk thru and enjoy a great game. After the game he gets to join the team for the game break down in the locker room. Exciting visit before with celebrate Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 18, 2013
What an amazing season!
The last 10days have just blown by! We had a wonderful season and our team accomplished so much! Monday night Dalton was inducted into the National Honor Society( must have a 3.25 or better) Tuesday he won the Offensive player of the year award! So last night was the first time we put all the football stuff away but we had to because wrestling practice starts today. Here is what his current stats look like to date and stay posted for some great announcements coming our way for football!
Dalton Elliott /
JR / QB & LB – 5’11” / 180 lbs.
2013 Conference
Champs
2013 Section 2
Nine-Man Champs
11-1 Record
2013 All Conference
2012 All Conference
2013 Conference
Offensive Player of the Year
Career Record 30 wins – 4 losses
2 QB starts as a freshman – 2011
KNUJ Radio Offensive player of the Week – 2012/2013
2013 KNUJ Offesive Player of the Year
2013 KNUJ Offesive Player of the Year
2012 All Journal Team
KEYC-TV Athlete of the Week – 2013
2013 Hardware Hank Player of the Week –
statewide award
Has played in three straight section title games and 2 state
tournaments. (’11, ’13)
Team Captain 2013
Will be nominated for 2013 Nine Man All State Team
2013 Regular Season:
Passing: 106 comp. / 183 att. /
1,872 yds. / 28 TD / 6 XP / 7 INT (58% passing)
Rushing: 163
carries / 925 yards / 15 TD / 1 XP
Receiving: 2 catches / 40 yards
·
All Purpose: 2,827 yards
/ 43 TD / 7 XP
2013 Post Season:
Passing: 68 comp. / 110 att. /
999 yds. / 9 TD / 4 INT (62% passing)
Rushing: 76 carries / 441 yards / 6 TD
·
All Purpose: 1,440 yards
/ 15 TD
2013 Total Season Stats:
Passing: 174 comp. / 293 att. / 2,872 yards / 37 TD /
6 XP / 11 INT (59% passing)
Rushing: 239 carries /
1,366 yards / 21 TD / 1 XP
Receiving: 2 catches / 40
yards
·
All Purpose: 4,278 yards
/ 58 TD
Career Passing:
414 comp. / 738 att. / 6,349 yards / 79 TD / 16 XP / 21 INT (56%
passing)
Career Rushing:
463 yards / 2,309 yards / 31 TD / 1 XP
Career Receiving:
3 catches / 55 yards
Career All Purpose Yards: (25 starts at QB)
8,789 yards / Involved in 110 total TD.
School Records Include:
Career Records:
Pass
Completions: 414
Pass Attempts:
738
Pass Yards:
6,349
TD Passes: 79
All Purpose TD:
110
All Purpose
Yards: 8,789
Single Season Records:
TD
Passes: 37 (2013)
All Purpose TD:
58 (2013)
All Purpose
Yards: 4,278 (2013)
Single Game Records:
Passing Yards:
471 (2012)
Passing TD: 8
(2012)
All Purpose
Yards: 573 (347 passing / 226 rushing) (2013)
State Rankings: According to MN Football and/or MFCA (Top 10)
Career Passing
Yards – Ninth on both lists
Career Passing
TD – Eighth on both lists
Single Season
Passing Yards – Ninth on MN Football Hub
Single Season
TD Passes – Sixth on MN FB Hub / Seventh on MFCA
Single Game
Passing Yards – Eighth on both lists
Single Game
Passing TD – Tied for First on both lists
Single Game All
Purpose Yards – Second on both lists
Single Season
All Purpose Yards – First on both
Career All
Purpose Yards - Third on both lists
Friday, November 8, 2013
AMAZING TEAM MEAL!
The boys had a amazing team building workshop last night with Dr. Cindra Kamphoff from MSU. She brought out some players from the MSU-Mavericks who brought the house down! Our minds are set and ready to WIN tonight. Go get them RAIDERS #RAIDER NATION!!!
Monday, November 4, 2013
STATE PLAYOFF GAME
STATE PLAYOFF GAME
UNDERWOOD VS NICOLLET
ROCKETS RAIDERS
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 8TH 7:00 PM
ROSEVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL
1240 County Rd. B2
West, Roseville, Minnesota 55113
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