MACOMB TWP. — At every practice, Dakota’s football coaching staff stresses perfect execution in all three phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams.

The Cougars came close to that goal Friday when they defeated Stevenson 28-14 in a battle of unbeaten Macomb Area Conference Red Division teams.

“It’s stressed a lot,” said senior Dominic Vanvliet, who led the defensive effort with a pair of interceptions and also kicked four extra points. “Our coaches are always on us to be perfect every single game. Tonight we went out and executed perfectly.

“We got stops in the red zone, we had the blocked field goal for a touchdown, we moved the ball on offense. Everyone on both sides of the ball did their jobs.We’re going to have to keep playing like that because every game in the MAC Re

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