“Did it hurt? I'm sure it did. But he'll play through just about anything. His toughness factor is amazing,” Strand added.

Tweeton lines up at tailback in Barnesville’s Wing-T offense that spreads the ball and blocking duties to everyone in the backfield. Tweeton’s teammate and childhood friend Brady Martz will take his place on the offense they’ve run since seventh grade.


Fullback Brady Martz (left) will take Tweeton's place at tailback for the first four weeks of the season. Photo by Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune