By Brianna Arnold – Staff Reporter

Junior Mitchell Smith, Law’s quarterback, is looking to turn the team’s season around on Thanksgiving and give the Lawmen some momentum going into next year.

Law’s current record is 0-8. The team is looking to improve their season within the next couple of games against Lyman Hall on the road and against Foran at home in the highly-anticipated Thanksgiving game.

“The Thanksgiving Day game looks like it’s going to be a close game,” said Smith. “Even though our current record isn’t great we are getting better week by week and all of our hard work should pay off on Thanksgiving.”

The team is excited for the Thanksgiving game, hoping to finally take home the trophy after last capturing it in 2007.

Senior captain running back Tim Caldwell sees great potential in Smith for his future as a football player.

“QB1 is the man,” Caldwell said. “Watching QB1 on the field is electric, he’s a great quarterback and very intelligent.”

Smith wants to make the end of the season a good one, and as a leader he has some goals for the rest of the season.

“In order to make this season better we have to win our last two games,” Smith said. “If we can win these games it could give our underclassmen starters some confidence going into next year.”

Smith started off the season pretty well on a personal level. He was excited for the rest of the season; however, it did not go exactly the way he wanted.

“Even though I personally had a decent game week one, we still didn’t win the game which is the goal every week,” Smith said.

Dennis Theis, a varsity receiver and one of Smith’s closest friends, knows how hard Smith works everyday to improve.

“Playing with you best friend as a quarterback is a great experience and I will hopefully be captain alongside him next year,” said Theis.

Smith’s younger brother Zach is a freshman and also has a spot on the team. He looks up to Mitchell and is just as committed to the team.

“Being able to play football with my brother is a great experience and I cannot wait to see what he does as a captain next year,” said Zach Smith.

Mitchell Smith sees great potential for the freshman team, however, believes that they need to work harder off the field and in the classroom.

“To have a brother on the team is not a big deal to me,” said Mitchell Smith. “I treat him as I do everyone else because our whole team is a family.”

Smith views Jake Mola as one of the best juniors on the team. They have been friends for years and have always had each others back.

“Mitch is a great offensive leader,” said Mola. “Next year as a captain he will bring great confidence to our team.”

Ideally, Smith’s hard work and dedication to his team and the sport will lead to a successful season next fall for the Lawmen. Now it’s just about winning these last two games and putting in the work during the offseason to get off on the right foot come Week 1.