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Where: Paul Giel Field, Winona
Cost: $6 adults, $4 students (WSHS students $1 with ID), elementary students $1 w/adult, preschool age and under free w/adult, District 861 staff free w/ID, senior citizens free w/pass. Individual athletic pass $30 (for all season).
Broadcast: Radio, KWNO 1230 AM, 6:40 p.m.
Records: Winona 2-1, 1-1; Austin 0-2, 1-2.
Last week: Rochester John Marshall def. Winona 27-20; Rochester Century def. Austin 8-6.
Last meeting: Austin def. Winona 21-19 Sept. 21, 2007.
Players to watch: Winona: QB Joe Zimbric, 6-4, 195; RB/DB Chad Peterson, 5-10, 160; RB/LB Chase Bratland, 5-10, 160; WR/DB Will Lueck, 6-0, 175; OL Sam Perella, 5-10, 225. Austin:: RB Jerrad Ryks 6-1, 181; WR Marcus Gunderson 6-5, 174; QB Nate Justice 5-9, 150; WR John Maxfield, 6-3, 171; DL Mike Hirsch, 6-2, 184; DL Tyler Bentzin, 6-2, 183; DB Matt Mueller, 5-11, 167; LB Andrew Wangen, 6-0, 176.
Notes: Winona: Last year, Winona couldn’t convert a game-tying two-point conversion to tie with three minutes left in the game ... Winona suffered a similar fate last week, throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown with just over a minute remaining to break a 20-20 tie ... QB Joe Zimbric is 26-for-55 for 353 yards with 6 TDs and 4 INTs this season ... RB Chad Peterson had 35 carries for 264 yards and 6 total TDs (4 rushing) ... Devon Grossell leads the team in receiving with 7 catches for 105 yards. Austin: The Packers haven’t scored much, getting just 13 points in their last two games ... RB Jerrad Ryks had 29 carries for a 104 yards and the only Austin TD last week ... WR Marcus Gunderson had 7 grabs for 108 yards receiving and QB Nate Justice was 11-for-18 for a season-high 158 yards and one INT last week ... Austin has a good sized line and likes to run the ball, even in a spread offense.
Stewartville at Cotter
Where: Maxwell Field, Winona State
Cost: $6 adults, $4 students,
Broadcast: none.
Last week: Pine Island def. Cotter 41-39; Rochester Lourdes def. Stewartville 31-0.
Last meeting: Stewarville def. Cotter 42-41 Sept. 21, 2007.
Records: Cotter 1-2, 1-1; Stewartville 2-1, 1-1.
Players to watch: Cotter: QB Joe Walch 6-0, 170; WR/CB Joe Conway, 6-2, 165; OL/DE John McGrory, 6-0, 165; OL/DE Kevin Bergler, 6-0, 165; OL/LB Taylor Waldorf, 6-2, 235; C/DT Brad Cierzan, 5-7, 180; WR/CB Steven Tofstad, 6-0, 160. Stewartville: FB Bryan Schroeder, 6-0, 188; RB Zac Tuffly, 5-7, 145; QB Steve Jezeski, 6-0, 170.
Notes: Cotter: The Ramblers lost on a last-second field goal last season against Stewartville after being up 21-0 ... Last week, Cotter got into a shootout with PI and was forced to the air after losing starting RB Mike Sullivan ... Joe Walch finished 26-for-33 for 376 with 5 TDs and 4 INTs ... He’s at 808 yards, 10 TDs and 8 INTs on the year ... Sullivan is still out, along with LB Dane Wunderlich and OL Ethan Brackey, so Cotter could have to air it out again. Stewartville: The Tigers are balanced offensively and have two solid RBs in Bryan Schroeder and Zac Tuffly ... QB Steve Jezeski is a capable passer ... Stewartville is also a tough team to run against.
