The (2-4) East Mills Wolverines are coming off a 58-20 win against Griswold last Friday. It has not been an easy season for Head Coach Kevin Schafer’s squad. He has seen both of his top quarterbacks Caleb Urban and Zach Thornburg go down with injury. All eyes were then on the third string junior QB Jackson Embree as he led a battered 1-4 East Mills into Griswold for his first start of the year. The 58-20 victory was one that Coach Schafer was pleased with.

The shift to a run heavy team worked well for East Mills. They carried the ball over 30 times and had 398 rushing yards. They averaged almost 14 yards a carry and had six rushing scores on the evening. The few times Jackson Embree needed to pass he made smart decisions. The junior quarterback went 2-4, 79 yards, and one touchdown. Coach Schafer complemented Embree’s play.

That win against Griswold broke a four-game losing skid for the Wolverines and gave them confidence. However, they have one of their toughest opponents up next on the road at (3-3) Exira-EHK. The Spartans are second in the district behind CAM. The run game has been critical to Exira-EHK’s success this season, as they have already rushed for over 1300 yards. The rushing attack for the Spartans has been led by senior quarterback Jameson Kilworth with 651 yards on the ground and junior running back Alex Hansen with 290 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Coach Schafer is aware of the threat that Exira-EHK’s ground game brings and the size they carry on both sides of the ball.

Kickoff is set for 7:00pm in Exira. KJAN will bring you the coverage as the pregame show begins at 6:30pm.