LAUREL — The 2024 football season ended in heartbreak for Laurel, as the Locomotives watched rival Billings Central hoist the Class A state championship trophy. But that title-game loss served as plenty of offseason fuel.

"Revenge. Revenge is probably the biggest word I can think of," Laurel senior running back Curtis Fox told MTN Sports. "A lot of our guys were in the weight room. A lot more than last year. You could tell we all took it personal."

"The main focus was on us, but watching another team take the trophy as you walk off the field — that maybe gives us a little bit extra going into the offseason," Laurel head coach Travis Rauh said.

Just months prior, Fox wasn't even sure he'd play football again after lacerating his kidney during a summer camp. He returned and ran for more t

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