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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Former Barrington Football Stars Help Clinch FCS Title

Barrington High School graduates Sam Ojuri and Ben LeCompte helped North Dakota State win the national championship this weekend.

  One hit pay dirt twice and another took his turn. Former Barrington High School football standouts Sam Ojuri and Ben LeCompte earned their second-straight national championship with the North Dakota State Bison on Saturday, Jan. 5.  “Playing in a FCS title game was a dream come true,” LeCompte said. “Winning was just the cherry on the top,” he added.  “The feeling you get when the clock hits all zeros is indescribable.” Though the game had a déjà vu feel with the same teams and location, both former Barrington stars made unique impacts in the Bison’s 39-13 win. LeCompte became the punter this season for the Bison after redshirting last season.  He saw the NCAA Division I Football Championship Series subdivision title game from the …

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Former Barrington Football Standouts Gain National Championship

Ojuri, LeCompte took part in North Dakota State’s Division I Football Championship Series title run.

  Sam Ojuri and Ben LeCompte, two former Barrington football stars, can call themselves national champions. Their North Dakota State Bison claimed the 2011-2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Series crown with a 17-6 over Sam Houston State in Frisco, TX, on Saturday. “To be a part of a national title team my freshmen year is unreal,” LeCompte said. “There's no words to describe it. I couldn’t ask for a better place to play football. The city of Fargo and their fans give you as much love as anywhere else in the country. It's been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” LeCompte didn’t see playing time in the game as a freshman punter, but his senior counterpart Matt Voigtlander had a few heroic moments at punter for the Bison on Saturday. …

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