State Finalist Lourdes Football Team Itching For Another Run At Title

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Veteran head coach Brian Walsh has had his Our Lady of Lourdes High football team on a serious roll over the last five years, with the Warriors reaching the Section 1 Class A championship game five times, winning three sectional titles in the span.

Daily Voice talks to Warriors coach Brian Walsh and team leaders Joe Scaglione and Corey Mullaly about the team and the upcoming season.

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Lourdes players huddle up at the end of a practice.
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Coach Brian Walsh leads his sectional champion team into the 2016 season, opening against his former team - Brewster.
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Lourdes players get set for the upcoming season.
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Players cool off at the end of an afternoon practice.
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Warriors senior team leaders Joe Scaglione (L) and Corey Mullaly.
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Lourdes players cool off after a practice.
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Skip Pearlman

08/31/2016 12:00 p.m.

Lourdes advanced to the Class A state championship game last fall, before a devastating, 49-46, loss to South Park of Buffalo, ending a 10-3 fall.

Walsh, in his seventh season at Lourdes, knows how hard it is to get a team to the state championship. He did it twice with Brewster too, but has yet to come away with a title.

"Getting back there is hard," Walsh told Daily Voice during a visit to Warriors training camp. "It's very hard."

Walsh added that while last year's sectional championship team lost some key players to graduation, he also has some talent to build around.

"We're looking for leaders," Walsh said. "We lost some key pieces from last year's team. We do have a number of linemen back and hopefully enough back that if we work hard, we can compete in Class A."

Walsh and the Warriors open the season Friday, September 2, against his old team, Brewster, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. at Bears Field.

Check out the video top see Daily Voice talk to Walsh and team leaders Joe Scaglione and Corey Mullaly about the team and the upcoming season.

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