Football is back for the Audubon Wheelers on August 30th as they travel to Anita for a tough matchup against the CAM Cougars. Last year Audubon football finished 8-2 and made it to the second round of 8-man playoffs before losing to Lenox 33-8. Now with a new season ahead of them and a strong amount of depth on their squad Audubon Head Coach Sean Birks likes the effort he has seen from his team throughout the summer. Coach Birks was also pleased with the Wheelers efforts from their scrimmage last week against Fremont-Mills and Ar-We-Va.

Another big takeaway from last week’s scrimmage was the amount of depth that Audubon contained. Coach Birks noted that he is fortunate to have so many athletes eager to start. Players like senior Aaron Olsen who rushed for over 1200 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Coach Birks also commented that the first game of the year also brings a unique atmosphere.

Audubon’s first opponent of the year will be the CAM Cougars. A team that the Wheelers are familiar with and lost to 42-12 a season ago. CAM had their own success back in 2023 with a 10-1 record. To keep Friday’s game competitive against the Cougars, coach Birks said his team needs to be physical.

Part of Audubon’s physicality relies on the brawn from seniors Ely Jorgensen and Gabe Jensen who both combine for nearly 100 total tackles. Coach Birks expects CAM to focus on their run game come Friday and an aggressive fight between both lines.

KJAN will be broadcasting the game starting with the pregame show at 6:30pm and kickoff is set for 7:00pm.