Iron Mountain’s Quinton Doty (4) hits the line looking for an opening Friday as L’Anse’s Daniel Connor (23) and Ty Lahti (66) defend at Mountaineer Stadium. (Terry Raiche photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — In the storied history of Iron Mountain High School football, the Mountaineers have never started two freshmen running backs.

But with a limited pool of players heading into the 2025 season, IM didn’t field a junior varsity team, so Quinton Doty and Gavin Winters jumped right into the deep end of varsity football.

And in the first district football game of their careers, the rookie backs shined, combining for three touchdowns and 260 yards rushing as the Mountaineers knocked off visiting L’Anse 31-15 on Friday in a MHSAA Division 8 District Semifinal No. 114 matchup on a cold rainy night at Mount

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