<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0y9AY9_1E4Ubsfe00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0y9AY9_1E4Ubsfe00" width="1200" height="600" >HEALDTON, Okla. (KXII) — The Healdton Bulldogs are entering the 2026 season with momentum after a turnaround year under head coach Ben Justus, who guided the program from a 3-7 record in 2024 to a 9-3 finish in 2025 that included a playoff appearance and a playoff victory.With a core of returning players, Justus said the team now has built-in leadership heading into the new season.“Good teams are coach led, but great teams are player led, and when those guys in the locker room are really showing and leading and telling kids how it is supposed to be done, you know, you’re really going to have some really good results then,” Justus said.Justus said the success of last season has helped establish a standard within the program.“With that success last year those kids are learning how things are supposed to be done, and I think that is just going to translate over to this year, and hopefully, long term, build an awesome program,” Justus said.Senior Luke Puckett is among those expected to set the tone for younger players.“Give everything you got, and don’t leave anything out on the field. There shouldn’t be any regrets. Me personally, I can go after a football game and look myself in the mirror and there is nothing that I can change, there is nothing I need to change,” Puckett said.Senior Hunter Josey echoed that approach.“Just do my best and don’t goof off, and show them how a leader is supposed to be, I guess,” Josey said.Justus summed up the team’s outlook for the coming season.“We’re not only going to be dogs on the practice field, but we’re gonna be dogs on the game field,” Justus said.</div></body>

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