The 2-1 Winterset Huskies football team are taking on the 4-0 Atlantic Trojans Friday night in Winterset. The Huskies are recently coming off a 28-26 physical win against Carlisle, but also have a 31-6 victory against Creston, and a 31-9 loss to ADM. Those first three games of the year really helped Winterset Head Coach Zach Sweeney understand the strengths of his Huskies squad and pushed them to be better.

A key factor to Winterset’s two victories is the dual threat ability of senior quarterback Hunter Lyon. Lyon has thrown for 522 yards and 3 touchdowns and on the ground, Lyon has scrambled for two scores. His versatility and persistence have credited praise from Coach Sweeney.

Defensively the Huskies have seen great effort from junior Wyatt Swanson and senior Gavin Day who both have collected two interceptions through three games. Winterset’s leading tackler is a hard hitting junior named Jace Bellamy and Bellamy has 23.5 tackles so far into the season. Coach Sweeney likes the consistent tenacity from his defense and labels it as a strength for Winterset this year.

Next up for Winterset is a steadfast Atlantic team that continues to count on its overwhelming run game for success. Senior running back Tyson O’Brien is the leading rusher for Atlantic with 780 yards and five touchdowns through 95 carries. In the backfield with O’Brien is the strong junior fullback Gavin McLaren with his 37 carries, 257 yards, and seven scores. Those two combined with sophomore Ethan McNeal’s 153 yards on the ground have created a run game that most squads struggle with.

Coach Sweeney is keeping it simple for his team heading into Friday as he wants his defense to limit turnovers and focus on stopping the Trojans run game.

KJAN and KJANTV will have the broadcast for Friday’s matchup with the pregame show beginning at 6:30 PM and kickoff is at 7:00 PM.