2025 FAIRMONT GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
HISTORIC TEAM - Members of the first-ever Fairmont Cardinals girls flag football team include, front row (left to right): Giulia Severa, Elizabeth Kotewa, Kylee Desjarlais, Macy Smith, Maya Earhart and Chloe Darnell. Second row: Braelyn Miller, Sienna Utesch, Kaymarie Desjarlais, Audrina Suckow, Madilynn Johnson, Adriana Leiding and Ileah Sauceda. Third row: Alexa Sophie Alera, Kaytlin Faber, Kate Hagen, Destiny Chico Cruz, Norah Traetow, Leamonie Wilson, Wendy Medina and Allissa Moore. Back row: Coaches Ashley Scheevel, Courtney Schoellerman, Brett Williams, Brad Johnson and Mat Mahoney
WEM 13, Fairmont 26 - L. North 13, Fairmont 39
Fairmont Flag Football caps regular season with 2 wins
5/18/25
By Charlie Sorrells
Fairmont Football Association Contributor
SWEEP TALK: Fairmont head flag football coach Mat Mahoney (red jacket) gives a post-game talk after his team's two-game sweep on Sunday in Lakeville. Assistant coaches Brett Williams (black sweatshirt), Courtney Schoellerman (white sweatshirt) and Brad Johnson (back with cap), along with players Maya Earhart (26), Adriana Leiding (2), Allissa Moore (31), Audrina Suckow (blue spikes) and Norah Traetow (back right), listen to Mahoney's words of wisdom. (Photo by Charlie Sorrells)
LAKEVILLE – Interception Incorporated.
Fairmont trailed only twice during the final two regular-season flag football games on Sunday before the Cardinals’ sure-handed defense controlled the passing airwaves to reverse the momentum in their direction on the artificial turf at Lakeville South High School.
Chloe Darnell pocketed two interceptions, while leading flag-grabber Maya Earhart, Kaymarie Desjarlais and Macy Smith supplied one pick apiece to help set up half of quarterback Audrina Suckow’s 10 passing touchdowns in a sweep of Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Lakeville North during Week 4 action.
Fairmont doubled up WEM by a 26-13 margin before dispatching Lakeville North 39-13 to extend its seasonal winning streak to six consecutive games to cap the regular season.
The Cardinals (6-2) await the results of the playoff pairings that will determine their first-round district opponent, kickoff time and venue on Sunday, June 1. Teams must win their opener to advance to Round 2 of the district tournament later that day.
“Week after week, these girls just keep improving and every player has contributed a number of key plays to keep us on the winning path,” said Fairmont head coach Mat Mahoney. “Our defense really stepped up today and delivered some huge plays at critical times in both games.”
Mahoney’s postgame words proved as accurate as an Audrina Suckow spiral as Darnell’s first interception and return to WEM’s 9-yard line gave Fairmont a short field to hit paydirt. Suckow zipped a touchdown toss to Kaymarie Desjarlais on first down to stake the Cardinals to a quick 6-0 lead.
Quarterback Alenka Jans answered the challenge for WEM by connecting to Brooklyn Novack for a key 23-yard completion before spotting Robynn Schwichtenberg on a 26-yard sideline fade to knot the game. Jans then fired a 1-point conversion pass to Breana Masso to swing a 7-6 lead to WEM.
With 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half, Earhart pocketed an interception for Fairmont and returned the football to WEM’s 18. Suckow needed only one toss to find Adriana Leiding for a TD and a 12-7 lead. Suckow went on to finish the two-game span 46 of 65 passing for 374 yards and 10 scores, while Leiding combined for 19 catches, 164 yards and four Tds.
Kaymarie Desjarlais then delivered a pivotal pick only two snaps later, returning the interception to WEM’s 15. Suckow wasted no time in firing a 6-pointer to Leiding, who used a nifty spin move to gain the end zone. Suckow and Leiding connected on the conversion pass for a 19-7 halftime lead.
Jans responded with a 3-yard scoring strike to Schwichtenberg to open the second half to narrow WEM’s gap to 19-13 as the two defenses held their ground down the stretch. Earhart’s quick-reflex flag rip halted WEM’s next drive before Fairmont regained possession via a punt.
Suckow zipped passes of 18, 4 and 17 yards to Kaymarie Desjarlais, Leiding and Norah Traetow, respectively, to march downfield before finding Leiding on a 6-yard crossing route. Suckow and Leiding combined pitch-and-catch skills again for a 26-13 margin. Macy Smith, Earhart, Allissa Moore and Kaymarie Desjarlais eventually halted WEM’s late offensive drive at Fairmont’s 6 as time expired.
Traetow supplied seven receptions for 63 yards, while Kaymarie Desjarlais chipped in six catches for 53 yards and a score in Game 1.
Charley Ray flipped the script for Lakeville North in Fairmont’s second game on Sunday, returning a rare interception to Fairmont’s 5 during the second series. Eva Kurien grabbed the ensuing TD toss from Nova Beaulieu before Allissa Moore batted away the conversion pass to keep the game at 6-0.
Earhart later tipped North’s pass on a fourth-and-3 situation to regain possession for Fairmont. Suckow connected on passes to Traetow and Leiding to set up Kaymarie Desjarlais’ 4-yard TD catch to tie the game at 6-all.
Darnell’s second interception of the day three possessions later created another offensive opportunity for the Cardinals at their own 24. Suckow delivered three consecutive strikes to Leiding, with the last one resulting in a 5-yard score. Suckow hit Traetow on the conversion pass to widen Fairmont’s lead to 13-6 with 4 minutes left before intermission.
Suckow and Fairmont’s offense then shifted into high gear during the second 20-minute half, with the junior quarterback completing seven straight spirals during the next two series to widen the lead to 26-7. Traetow made a clutch 14-yard reception to convert a key fourth down for the Cardinals before Kylee Desjarlais caught Suckow’s 7-yard scoring pass. Suckow fired a 5-yard TD strike to Kaymarie Desjarlais following the Cardinals’ next fourth-down stop before shuffling a conversion pass to Leiding for a 19-point advantage.
Macy Smith’s interception and near pick-6 return to North’s 3 set up Kaymarie Desjarlais’ 2-yard TD catch with 8 minutes left in regulation. Suckow added a 3-yard scoring completion to Traetow and a 1-point conversion pass to Kylee Desjarlais to put the game away at 39-13.
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Fairmont 19-7–26
WEM 7-6–13
Scoring Plays
1st Half
FHS: Kaymarie Desjarlais 9 pass from Audrina Suckow (pass failed).
WEM: Robynn Schwichtenberg 22 pass from Alenka Jans (Breana Masso pass from Jans).
FHS: Adriana Leiding 18 pass from Suckow (pass failed).
FHS: Leiding 15 pass from Suckow (Leiding pass from Suckow).
2nd Half
WEM: Schwichtenberg 3 pass from Jans (pass failed).
FHS: Leiding 6 pass from Suckow (Leiding pass from Suckow).
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Fairmont Individual Statistics
Offense: Passing: Audrina Suckow 25-35-0-224 & 4 Tds. Receiving: Adriana Leiding 11-102 & 3 Tds; Norah Traetow 7-63; Kaymarie Desjarlais 6-53 & 1 TD; Allissa Moore 1-6. Rushing: Kaymarie Desjarlais 1-18; Leiding 1-8.
Defense: Interceptions: Chloe Darnell, Maya Earhart & Kaymarie Desjarlais.
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Fairmont 13-26–39
L’ville North 6- 7–13
Scoring Plays
LN: Eva Kurien 5 pass from Nova Beaulieu (pass failed).
FHS: Kaymarie Desjarlais 4 pass from Suckow (pass failed).
FHS: Leiding 5 pass from Suckow (Traetow pass from Suckow).
2nd Half
FHS: Kylee Desjarlais 7 pass from Suckow (pass failed).
FHS: Kaymarie Desjarlais 5 pass from Suckow (Leiding pass from Suckow).
FHS: Kaymarie Desjarlais 2 pass from Suckow (pass failed).
LN: Charley Ray 5 pass from Alex Loesch (run failed).
FHS: Traetow 3 pass from Suckow (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
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Fairmont Individual Statistics
Offense: Passing: Suckow 21-30-1-150 & 6 Tds. Receiving: Leiding 8-62 & 1 TD; Traetow 7-57 & 1 TD; Kaymarie Desjarlais 4-17 & 3 Tds; Kylee Desjarlais 2-14 & 1 TD. Rushing: Moore 1-5; Leiding 1-4.
Defense: Interceptions: Chloe Darnell and Macy Smith.
Eden Prairie 6, Fairmont 7 - Hopkins 0, Fairmont 41
Fairmont bests Eden Prairie, Hopkins in flag football
5/11/25
By Charlie Sorrells
Fairmont Football Association Contributor
LINING UP: Fairmont flag football players (from left) Kaymarie Desjarlais, Audrina Suckow, Adriana Leiding, Norah Traetow and Kylee Desjarlais run a pregame drill as coach Courtney Schoellerman looks on Sunday at Lakeville North. (Photo by Charlie Sorrells)
LAKEVILLE – Defensive back Allissa Moore’s second of four interceptions during Sunday’s flag football doubleheader set up the first of quarterback Audrina Suckow’s seven touchdowns to help Fairmont squeeze by Eden Prairie in a defensive clash, 7-6, in Game 1 on Lakeville North’s artificial turf surface.
Moore pocketed two more picks, Maya Earhart supplied an interception off a Kaymarie Desjarlais defensive deflection, Leamonie Wilson garnered a pick, Suckow completed 20 consecutive passes en route to a Game 2-best 206 yards, while Adriana Leiding and Kaymarie Desjarlais combined for five receiving Tds to help the Cardinals flatten Hopkins 41-0 in a game shortened by the 35-point rule.
“We proved we can win a low-scoring defensive-oriented game in the opener today before converting six of our seven possessions into points on the scoreboard to pull away to a mercy-rule victory in the second game,” said Fairmont mentor Mat Mahoney, whose team improved to 4-2 overall on the strength of four consecutive triumphs during Weeks 2 and 3. “Macy Smith and Maya Earhart did a nice job along the defensive front of preventing Eden Prairie’s running backs from getting to the edge to keep us in a bend-but-don’t-break game against them.”
Cayden Zaccardi-Ware’s 13-yard gain and quarterback Tina Do’s 10-yard connection to Jilary Sanchez put Eden Prairie on Fairmont’s doorstep at the 6-yard line during the opener’s third series before Moore literally elevated her game and slammed the brakes on the drive with an interception.
Smith and Earhart later contained Eden Prairie’s rushing attack as Zaccardi-Ware and teammate Maleah Holloway did likewise in keeping Fairmont’s high-octane offense out of the end zone during a scoreless first half.
With 8 minutes remaining in the second half, Moore’s pivotal pickoff and ensuing 17-yard return put Fairmont’s offense in business at Eden Prairie’s 3. Despite a rare 5-yard infraction, Suckow zipped a 6-yard strike to Kylee Desjarlais to create a third-and-2 situation. Suckow flipped the 2-yard TD pass to Leiding to generate the opener’s first points. Suckow then threaded a 1-point conversion spiral to Moore for a 7-0 lead.
Jilary Sanchez then moved to quarterback and hit Holloway on a key 21-yarder before capping the following drive with a 16-yarder to Holloway for a TD with 5 minutes to go in regulation. Fairmont’s defense caused the Eden Prairie receiver to drop the potential tying conversion pass to keep the difference at 1. Smith and defensive company held their ground on a game-preserving fourth-down pass by Eden Prairie with less than a minute remaining.
The Cardinals then flipped the switch to high-energy offensive mode during Game 2 against Hopkins. Suckow delivered a record-setting 17-for-17 passing performance during the opening half to help Fairmont build a 28-0 lead by intermission. In fact, Suckow connected on three more consecutive tosses during the second half to wrap up a 23-for-26 effort through the airwaves and six scores to engineer the 41-0 rout.
Suckow found Leiding for a 10-yard game-opening strike before tossing a 1-point conversion pass to Norah Traetow for a quick 7-0 lead. The Cardinals’ junior signal-caller utilized the pass-catching skills of Kylee Desjarlais, Kaymarie Desjarlais and Leiding to march to paydirt.
Suckow then delivered a 20-yarder and a 12-yarder to Leiding to put up points on the scoreboard during the second possession against Hopkins. Suckow doubled the Cardinals’ lead to 14-0 with a 1-point spiral to Kaymarie Desjarlais.
Moore’s third pick of the two-game span created another quick scoring chance for Fairmont just five snaps later. Suckow’s 14-yard connection to Traetow reached the 1, where the junior quarterback found Leiding just across the goal line for six more points. Suckow fired a conversion pass to Kylee Desjarlais to extend the Cardinals’ margin to 21-0.
Moore pocketed her fourth interception of the game – and 10th of the season – two plays later to put Fairmont in scoring range at Hopkins’ 11. Kylee Desjarlais spun her way for an 8-yarder before Kaymarie Desjarlais made a scooping slide catch of the ensuing 3-yard TD throw from Suckow. Kylee Desjarlais’ reception of the conversion toss made it 28-0 at halftime.
Kaymarie Desjarlais kept Hopkins off the scoreboard during the final possession of the initial half by leaping and tipping a pass to Earhart for the interception with time winding down.
Suckow tossed a perfect 13-yard fade pass to Kaymarie Desjarlais to cap the Cardinals’ first series of the second half for a 34-point lead. Leamonie Wilson’s interception of Hopkins’ first play from scrimmage and return to the 12 created an early winning exit by Fairmont. Suckow found Traetow for an 11-yard scoring reception before the accurate-throwing passer zipped a 1-point conversion to Kylee Desjarlais to end the game at 41-0.
Suckow combined to complete 47 of 62 passes for 385 yards and seven Tds, with Leiding topping a talented receiving core with 17 catches for 116 yards and four scores. Kaymarie Desjarlais made 10 receptions for 86 yards and two Tds, while Traetow supplied nine grabs for 87 yards and one score.
Fairmont (4-2) travels to Lakeville South on Sunday, May 18, for games against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Lakeville North, with Game 1 starting at 4 PM.
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(Game 1)
Fairmont 0–7-7
E. Prairie 0–6–6
Scoring Plays
2nd Half
FMT: Adriana Leiding 2 pass from Audrina Suckow (Allissa Moore pass from Suckow).
EP: Maleah Holloway 16 pass from Jilary Sanchez (pass failed).
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Fairmont Individual Stats
Passing: Suckow 24-36-0-179 Yards & 1 TD. Receiving: Leiding 10-52 & 1 TD; Kylee Desjarlais 6-54; Kaymarie Desjarlais 3-29; Traetow 3-33; Moore 2-11. Interceptions: Moore 2.
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(Game 2)
Fairmont 28–13--41
Hopkins 0-- 0-- 0
Scoring Plays
1st Half
FMT: Leiding 10 pass from Suckow (Traetow pass from Suckow).
FMT: Leiding 12 pass from Suckow (Kaymarie Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
FMT: Leiding 1 pass from Suckow (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
FMT: Kaymarie Desjarlais 3 pass from Suckow (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
2nd Half
FMT: Kaymarie Desjarlais 13 pass from Suckow (pass failed).
FMT: Traetow 11 pass from Suckow (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
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Fairmont Individual Stats
Passing: Suckow 23-26-0-206 Yards & 6 Tds. Receiving: Leiding 7-64 & 3 Tds; Kaymarie Desjarlais 7-57 & 2 Tds; Traetow 6-54 & 1 TD; Kylee Desjarlais 1-7; Moore 1-20; Kate Hagen 1-4. Interceptions: Moore 2, Maya Earhart 1, Leamonie Wilson 1
Lakeville N. 19, Fairmont 39 - Lakeville S. 33, Fairmont 40
Moore’s 5 INTs, Suckow’s 8 Tds top FHS flag football’s 2 wins
5/4/25
By Charlie Sorrells
Fairmont Football Association Contributor
Pictured - DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Chloe Darnell (18), Leamonie Wilson (4) and Allissa Moore (31) combined for seven interceptions during the Cardinals' two-game flag football sweep Sunday in Waterville. (Photo by Charlie Sorrells)
WATERVILLE – Oh, the difference a week of preparation can make in high school sporting events.
Fairmont defensive back Allissa Moore pocketed five interceptions – including a pair returned for touchdowns – while quarterback Audrina Suckow completed 39 of 60 passes for eight scores and zero interceptions to power the Cardinals to back-to-back victories over Lakeville North and Lakeville South, respectively, during girls flag football action Sunday in Waterville.
“I whole-heartedly believe in the theory that a lot can happen between Week 1 and Week 2 during fall football, and it proved true today,” said Fairmont head coach Mat Mahoney, whose Cardinal flag footballers coasted to an opening 39-19 triumph over North before avenging a Week 1 loss via a 40-33 cardiac comeback victory over South in Game 2. South flattened Fairmont 46-6 during the Cardinals’ first-ever flag football game last Sunday at Mahoney Field in Fairmont.
Week 2’s rematch between South and Fairmont appeared to continue the trend from 7 days prior as the Lakeville program built a 20-0 halftime lead on Sunday in Waterville.
“Allissa Moore, Leamonie Wilson, Chloe Darnell and our defense really made their presence known during the second half against Lakeville South by combining for an incredible (four) inteceptions – with pick-6s by Allissa and Leamonie putting points on the board for us,” said Mahoney, whose defense collected seven total pickoffs during the two-game span. “Audrina utilized seven different receivers, threw 8 touchdowns and did not commit a turnover as our offense picked it up a notch, too.”
Darnell’s interception slammed the brakes on South’s first play of the second half before Suckow fired a 1-yard scoring strike to Adriana Leiding. The sure-handed Leiding finished the doubleheader with a team-best 16 catches for 187 yards and four scores.
The Cardinals’ quarterback then zipped a 1-point conversion pass to Kaymarie Desjarlais to reduce Fairmont’s deficit to 20-7 before Wilson delivered a defensive gem for another quick six points only four plays later. Wilson intercepted a South pass and sprinted 40 yards to paydirt before Leiding grabbed a 1-point conversion pass from Suckow to inch within 20-14.
South quarterback Alexa Dobesh answered by hitting Caitlin Beauchamp on spirals of 18, 18 and 4 yards, respectively, to restore a 12-point lead during the ensuing series.
Suckow countered by hitting Kylee Desjarlais on a 13-yarder before rocketing three passes to Leiding for a total of 36 yards to set up Kylee Desjarlais’ 1-yard TD catch and her following 1-point conversion reception to whittle the Cardinals’ gap to 26-21.
Suckow then connected on 6 of 7 throws, with Kaymarie Desjarlais, Kylee Desjarlais, Leiding and Macy Smith each garnering passes to reach the 10-yard line. Suckow’s slant pass to the middle of the field ricocheted from Kaymarie Desjarlais’ sure hands to Kylee Desjarlais’ gloves to inch Fairmont ahead 27-26 with time winding down in the second 20-minute half.
Moore then delivered the most pivotal defensive gem of the game, picking off a Dobesh pass and motoring 35 yards for her second TD of the two-game span to stake the Cardinals to a 33-26 margin. Moore, however, was not done with her pick-pocketing as Fairmont freshman defensive back intercepted another South pass and returned the football to the opposing 10. Moore covered the remaining distance in two carries, capped by a 7-yard TD rumble over right end. Suckow connected on the 1-point conversion pass to Kylee Desjarlais for a 40-26 lead.
Dobesh made the game closer by finding Aubrey Beauchamp on an 11-yard scoring strike before converting the 1-pointer to Caitlin Beauchamp to inch South within seven, but Fairmont was able to run out the final 30 seconds.
In Game 1 against Lakeville North, Fairmont proved 100% efficient by cashing all four first-half possessions into Tds to build a 26-6 lead by intermission.
Leiding nabbed a 7-yard spiral from Suckow for the initial six points, the fleet-footed Leiding left nothing but a vapor trail on an ensuing 38-yard breakaway TD catch before Suckow zipped a 3-yarder to Kaymarie Desjarlais. Kylee Desjarlais corraled the following conversion pass for a 20-6 lead. Leiding capped the opening half with a 36-yard catch-and-sprint reception from Suckow to build a 20-point lead by the break.
Holding a 26-19 lead later in the second half, Kaymarie Desjarlais pocketed a 1-yard TD pass from Suckow before Leiding chipped in the 1-point conversion catch. Moore delivered two interceptions during the final 2 minutes of regulation, with her final defensive highlight being a 45-yard pick-6 return to close out the game at 39-19.
Kylee Desjarlais finished with 11 catches for 119 yards and two Tds for the Cardinals, while Kaymarie Desjarlais contributed five total receptions for two scores.
Fairmont (2-2) travels to Burnsville next Sunday (May 11) for games against Eden Prairie and Hopkins.
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(Game 1)
Fairmont 26-13–39
Lakeville North 6-13–19
Scoring Plays
1st Half
North: Chenda Sdoeung 45 run (pass failed).
FHS: Adriana Leiding 7 pass from Audrina Suckow (pass failed).
FHS: Leiding 38 pass from Suckow (Leiding pass from Suckow).
FHS: Kaymarie Desjarlais 3 pass from Suckow (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
FHS: Leiding 36 pass from Suckow (pass failed).
2nd Half
North: Charley Ray 42 run (run failed).
North: Sophia Soh 45 pass from Nova Beaulieu (Ray pass from Beaulieu).
FHS: Kaymarie Desjarlais 1 pass from Suckow (Leiding pass from Suckow).
FHS: Allissa Moore 45 interception return (Time expired).
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Individual Fairmont Statistics
Passing: Audrina Suckow 20-31-0-230 Yards & 5 Tds. Receiving: Adriana Leiding 7-123 & 3 Tds; Kylee Desjarlais 5-82; Kaymarie Desjarlais 4-27 & 2 Tds; Chloe Darnell 1-9; Macy Smith 1-7; Norah Traetow 1-6; Allissa Moore 1-4. Rushing: Moore 2-16; Leiding 2-12; Kaymarie Desjarlais 1-15. Interceptions: Moore 2 (1 Pick6).
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(Game 2)
Fairmont 0-40–40
Lakeville South 20-13–33
Scoring Plays
1st Half
South: Caitlin Beauchamp 15 pass from Alexa Dobesh (Caitlin Beauchamp pass from Dobesh).
South: Caitlin Beauchamp 8 pass from Dobesh (Caitlin Beauchamp pass from Dobesh).
South: Shaniya Sharpe 24 pass from Dobesh (pass failed).
2nd Half
FHS: Leiding 1 pass from Suckow (Kaymarie Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
FHS: Leamonie Wilson 40 interception return (Leiding pass from Suckow).
South: Caitlin Beauchamp 4 pass from Dobesh (pass failed).
FHS: Kylee Desjarlais 1 pass from Suckow (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
FHS: Moore 35 interception return (pass failed).
FHS: Moore 7 run (Kylee Desjarlais pass from Suckow).
South: Aubrey Beauchamp 11 pass from Dobesh (Caitlin Beauchamp pass from Dobesh).
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Individual Fairmont Statistics
Passing: Suckow 19-29-0-148 Yards & 3 Tds. Receiving: Leiding 9-64 & 1 TD; Kylee Desjarlais 6-37 & 2 Tds; Traetow 2-23; Kaymarie Desjarlais 1-15; Smith 1-9. Rushing: Moore 3-12 & 1 TD; Leiding 2-19; Kaymarie Desjarlais 1-5. Interceptions: Moore 3 (1 Pick6); Wilson 1 (1 Pick6) and Chloe Darnell 1.
Lakeville South 46, Fairmont 6 - Waterville 24, Fairmont 13
4/27/25 Game Recaps - Charlie Sorrells
FAIRMONT – Fairmont appropriately kicked off its historic girls flag football campaign Sunday afternoon at legendary Thomas Mahoney Field in Fairmont during the first of the sport’s inaugural 6-week season.
While quarterback Alexa Dobesh threw for a game-best 193 yards – including five touchdowns to Caitlin Beauchamp – to power Lakeville South to a 46-6 victory during Fairmont’s debut and Alenka Jans tossed two TDs and delivered a pick-6 interception to help Waterville-Elysian-Morristown edge the hometown lineup 24-13 in Game 2, the Cardinals still etched their names in the school’s history books and their fans’ memories.
Quarterback Audrina Suckow delivered the Fairmont program’s first completed pass to Adriana Leiding – a 15-yarder in the first half against South – and connected for the Cardinals’ first passing score to Kylee Desjarlais via a 7-yard TD against WEM in Sunday’s Game 2. Suckow also fired the team’s initial 1-point PAT spiral to Kaymarie Desjarlais to etch the pair of siblings’ names into the archives.
The multi-tasking Suckow also scored the Cardinals’ first-ever flag football TD on a 12-yard run against South, while displaying her defensive skills against WEM by making the first-ever interception en route to two picks during the opening weekend.
“What a day,” said Fairmont head flag football coach Mat Mahoney, who’s also the Cardinals’ football mentor in the fall. “Ironically, the weather – mid-50s with a 20 mph wind – was similar to what we experience during the fall season, so it definitely felt appropriate for our historic debut of the sport.
“I think our coaching staff and players alike learned a lot about the game and ourselves against a very athletic Lakeville South team in our opener. We made some good adjustments between games, and the girls made some positive improvements during our second game against Waterville and were competitive right to the end.”
After WEM starting quarterback Lilly Hanson tossed a 45-yard scoring strike to Brooklyn Novack, Fairmont’s Maya Earhart deflected the 1-point conversion pass to keep the Cardinals’ deficit at 6-0 with 10 of the 20-minute first half expired.
Suckow’s ensuing 20-yard return on her interception put Fairmont at WEM’s 7-yard line before the senior signal-caller zipped a TD pass to Kylee Desjarlais. Suckow then staked the Cardinals to a 7-6 lead by finding Kaymarie Desjarlais on the 1-point conversion pass with 7:16 left in the first half.
Chloe Darnell later returned an interception to WEM’s 12 to put Fairmont on the doorstep, but Jans offset the defensive gem by returning her own pickoff to the house to swing a 12-7 lead back to the Buccaneers with only 1:22 left before intermission.
WEM’s Ellie Lamont and Fairmont’s Suckow exchanged interceptions to open the second half before the Bucs’ Robynn Schwichtenberg’s pickoff set up her own 7-yard TD catch from Jans for an 18-7 lead at the 15:35 juncture.
Quarterback Leamonie Wilson answered quickly for Fairmont by threading a pass to Allissa Moore, who eluded flag-grabbers for a 45-yard score to reduce the Cardinals’ deficit to 18-13 with 14 minutes remaining in regulation.
Moore displayed her defensive skills by pocketing an interception three series later only to see WEM’s Ellie Schlie counter with a pickoff one snap after. Jans spotted Novack for a 5-yard TD to create a 24-13 edge for WEM with 5:49 to go.
Suckow connected on passes of 11, seven and seven yards, respectively, to Leiding before finding Kaymarie Desjarlais on a 15-yarder to march downfield with time ticking away, but Paetyn Judd pocketed a pass toward the end zone to seal WEM’s win.
Suckow completed 10 of 18 passes for 88 yards and one TD for Fairmont, with Kaymarie Desjarlais and Leiding making five catches apiece for 51 and 40 yards, respectively, in Game 2.
Dobesh – who’s the ultimate multi-tasker at Lakeville South – connected on 9 of 15 passes for 193 yards and five scores in Game 1 against Fairmont. Dobesh, who also competes in volleyball, mountain biking, alpine skiing and track & field, fired scoring strikes of 28, 18, 35, 10 and 38 yards, respectively, to Caitlin Beauchamp. Beauchamp finished with a game-best seven receptions for 161 yards.
Suckow, who threw for 95 yards in the opener, scored the Cardinals’ lone TD against South via a 12-yard run with 1:40 left in the first 20-minute half. Leiding made three catches for 35 yards, Moore pocketed two passes for 48 yards, while Macy Smith grabbed one throw for 17 yards.
Fairmont (0-2) travels to Waterville on Sunday, May 4, for games against Burnsville and Lakeville South.
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(Game 2)
WEM 12-12–24
FHS 7- 6–13
Scoring Plays
1st Half
WEM: Brooklyn Novack 45 pass from Lilly Henson (pass failed), 12:02.
FHS: Kylee Desjarlais 7 pass from Audrina Suckow (Kaymarie Desjarlais 1-point pass from Suckow), 7:16.
WEM: Alenka Jans pick-6 interception return (pass failed), 1:22.
2nd Half
WEM: Robynn Schwichtenberg 7 pass from Jans (pass failed), 15:35.
FHS: Allissa Moore 45 pass from Leamonie Wilson (pass failed), 14:00.
WEM: Novack 5 pass from Jans (pass failed), 5:49.
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Passing: Suckow (FHS) 10-18-2-88 & 1 TD, Wilson (FHS) 3-14-3-62 & 1 TD. Jans (WEM) 4-10-2-20 & 2 Tds, Henson (WEM) 2-12-2-57 & 1 TD. Receiving: Fairmont: Kaymarie Desjarlais 5-51, Leiding 5-40, Moore 2-52 & 1 TD, Kylee Desjarlais 1-7 & 1 TD. WEM: Novack 3-55 & 2 Tds. Rushing: Leiding (FHS) 4-32.
Interceptions: Fairmont: Suckow 2; Chloe Darnell and Allissa Moore 1 each. WEM: Alenka Jans (Pick6), Ellie Lamont, Robynn Schwichtenberg, Ellie Schlie and Paetyn Judd.
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(Game 1)
Lakeville South 33-13–46
Fairmont HS 6- 0– 6
Scoring Plays
1st Half
LS: Shaniya Sharpe 30 run (pass failed), 19:02.
LS: Caitlin Beauchamp 28 pass from Alexa Dobesh (C. Beauchamp pass from Dobesh), 15:45.
LS: C. Beauchamp 18 pass from Dobesh (Avery Ren pass from Dobesh), 11:18.
LS: C. Beauchamp 35 pass from Dobesh (pass failed), 3:15.
FHS: Audrina Suckow 12 run (pass failed), 1:40.
LS: C. Beauchamp 10 pass from Dobesh (Aubrey Beauchamp pass from Dobesh), 0:50.
2nd Half
LS: Sharpe 31 run (Ren pass from Dobesh), 15:40.
LS: C. Beauchampion 38 pass from Dobesh, 14:30. (** Game ends via 35-point mercy rule).
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Passing: Dobesh (LS) 9-15-0-193 & 5 Tds. Suckow (FHS) 5-16-0-95, Leamonie Wilson (FHS) 1-3-1-5. Receiving: Lakeville South: Caitlin Beauchamp 7-161 & 5 Tds. Fairmont: Adriana Leiding 3-35, Allissa Moore 2-48, Macy Smith 1-17. Rushing: Shaniya Sharpe (LS) 3-66 & 2 Tds. Suckow (FHS) 9-24 & 1 TD, Kylee Desjarlais (FHS) 2-12, Leiding (FHS) 1-22.
Interception: Tina Murdock (LS).