Coyotes knock off Warriors for their first win

Coach Frerichs has seen his teams improvements in the past few weeks of the 2018 season, but now the Coyotes have their first win under their belts following last year's 1-8 season.

Potter-Dix hosted the Sioux County Warriors last Friday, Sept. 7, at home hoping to end a two game losing streak.

"We struggled in the first half and we were down at halftime," said Frerichs.

The second half of the game was a different story for the Coyotes coming from behind to take a 18-42 win over the Warriors.

"Our biggest improvement was in handling situations, especially in the second half. We showed great resiliency and mental toughness," Frerichs said. "We also showed better understanding of situational football. We executed four-minute offense very well and were able to extend/protect our lead in the fourth quarter."

Two played in the quarterback position for Potter-Dix this past week, Freshman Jared Anton and senior Grant Hickman.

"Several guys made key plays. On offense Grant Hickman (contributed) 100 yards rushing including three touchdowns and one throwing touchdown. Donnie Moench rushed for 101 yards with two touchdowns also," Frerichs said.

The offense was on and so was the defense for the Coyotes with a total of 74 tackles against the Warriors.

"Conner Glanz ended with a total of 16 tackles, 6 tackles for loss of yardage, 4 sacks and 2 blocked punts and Brandon Mendoza 11 total tackles," coach Frerichs added. ""On special teams Tai Rogge returned a kick return for a touchdown."

The Coyotes seemed to have their mindset right for this game, they are on a bye week so Frerichs is hoping to see more improvements in practice.

"I hope to see us improve our fundamentals, conditioning and get healthy," he said. "One win does not mean we've arrived. We will enjoy this win but we have to continue to build on it and improve our fundamentals and understanding of the game of football."