Football Starts Season with ‘Shirts Off Our Backs’

By Peyton Elmore, Reporter • September 17, 2025

Members of the football team and teachers and staff members pose for a group photo prior to the first football game of the season as part of the team’s “Shirts Off Our Back” game. The team does this so players can recognize and thank teachers and staff members that have made a positive impact on their lives. Players present the teachers and staff members with their jersey the morning of game day. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore
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Cheerleaders hold the banner for the players to run through prior to the first game of the season against Delone Catholic on Aug. 22. Cheerleaders hold banners before the game to show team spirit, pump up the crowd and give the players a motivating entrance. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore
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Sophomores Ian Bailey, Dylan LaGore and Senior Donavin Brown-Jordan storm through the banner with their fellow teammates behind them prior to the game starting. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore
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Sophomore Collin Bohrer receives a pass during pregame warm-ups prior to the season opener against Delone Catholic on Aug. 22. Bohrer recorded his first varsity career sack. Photograph by: Bella Brokopp

Players huddle up to talk and figure out what their next move and plan is in the game. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore
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Players step off to the sidelines for a water break during a time out. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore (Peyton Elmore)

Coach Stephen Nalls talks to players and prepares them for the next quarter. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore
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Senior Trevor Odegaard scores the Warriors’ first touchdown of the season. helped secure the win. The Warriors won the game 10-6.
Odegaard appreciates the words of legendary NFL coach George S. Halas.
¨I have always liked the quote, ´Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it,’ because it keeps me from giving up on my team and myself,¨ Odegaard said. Photograph by: Bella Brokopp

The Susquehannock student section burst into excitement and joy as Trevor Odegaard scored the go-ahead touchdown for the Warriors. (Peyton Elmore)

Sophomore Dylan LaGore completed 4 total tackles against Delone Catholic. LaGore appreciates Coach Richard Zappardino’s motivational quote, “We stand 10 toes down for the guys around us.” ¨We all have jobs to do, and we all trust each other to do them,” LaGore said. “And if we don’t stand 10 toes down for each other, it doesn’t matter.¨ Photograph by: Bella Brokopp

The offense lines up for a play on the 2 yard line. Scoring by both teams was limited in this game, as the Warriors won 10-7. Photograph by: Peyton Elmore (Peyton Elmore)

Donavin-Jordan-Brown talks to teammates on the sidelines. Jordan-Brown made the defensive play of the night when he blocked the possible game-tying field goal attempt as time was expiring.
Jordan-Brown uses motivation from the bible with a verse from John 13:7. ¨Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.´” ¨ I use that quote because I haven’t always had the best life or been put in the right situations you know so I feel as though God is handling it,” Jordan-Brown said. Photograph by: Bella Brokopp

Sophomore Ian Bailey reacts after making a play early in the fan. On defense he recorded 6 solo tackles.I always use this quote (by Coach Mazur) ‘Play warrior football,’¨ Bailey said. ¨It hits me because it reminds me to not play on the level of the other team but bring my team to a higher level than them. It really just makes us think of who is depending on us, and who we are fighting for.¨Photograph by: Bella Brokopp

About the Contributor

Peyton Elmore

Peyton Elmore, Reporter

Sohpmore Peyton Elmore is a second-year reporter on the Courier staff. Peyton’s main goal is to feel more comfortable and more confident with talking in front of the camera and getting her sources to feel more confident and comfortable as well. Outside of school, she babysits and works with photography and taking pictures for work.