Bagnell to play at the University of Mary
February 12, 2009 Northwest Montana A Conference
Bagnell to play at the University of Mary
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009 - 02:49:01 pm PST
By Mike Cast of the Lake County Leader
Craig Bagnell led his team to the playoffs this past season where the Pirates fell just shy of knocking off the Miles City team that would ultimately be champions.
He also threw for more than 1500 yards and 15 touchdowns. In addition, he ran for 300 yards and scored three touchdowns rushing, according to the Missoulian.
He went all-state and all-conference as a senior and was selected as an alternate for the Montana East-West Shrine Game and selected for the Mondec game where he will face off against players from North Dakota in June. He made the first all-conference team his sophomore year as well.
He looks back on high school ball with pride.
"In my high school career I don't have any regrets," he said. "It was what it was and it was fun."
He wished to thank his parents, coach Scott Wilson, team and everyone else for supporting him.
"I even have to give credit to my little brother," Bagnell said. "He's not the fastest kid but he had a great year."
His sophomore brother Kyle was one of his primary receivers.
He was looking at a few schools, but said a visit to Mary made the difference. He said, coming from a good group at Polson, meeting the players helped him make his decision.
"They seemed like great guys," Bagnell said. "And the coaches were young and energetic. It seemed like they had a lot to offer."
Bagnell said his last season playing for Polson was always a team effort and his offensive line helped him become the player Mary was looking for.
"You couldn't have asked for any more from your line," he said.
Bagnell said he's leaving behind a team he thinks will be great in the upcoming season for a chance to compete for a spot as a second or third-string quarterback position at Mary.
"Who knows what will happen," Bagnell said. "I'm just going to go in there and compete." |
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