The AHSTW Vikings (10-0) will hit the road on Friday to face the Lynnville-Sully Hawks (10-0) in the Class A Quarterfinals of the Iowa High School Football Playoffs and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The Vikings have been well tested by some tough rushing attacks in District 7 play this season and they will face another strong ground team this week. Vikings head coach GG Harris said they have no reason to not be prepared.
Lynnville-Sully running back Corder Noun-Harder has ground out 1,649 yards and 26 touchdowns this season and two other backs are over 400 yards on the year for the Hawks. Lynnville-Sully Head Coach Mike Parkinson said he’s really proud of the way his team plays and it starts with at the top.
AHSTW will counter with a nice balanced attack on offense. Luke Sternberg has 1,711 yards rushing and 25 touchdowns, while his brother Kyle has thrown for 1,684 yards and 24 scores with no interceptions. Coach Harris said they will need to need to take care of the ball well this week against a Hawks defense that has 28 takeaways this season.
Coach Parkinson said the Vikings pose a big challenge with their multitude of weapons. He said you can tell the Vikings have some dedicated players with the way they play.
The winner gets to head to the UNI-Dome next week for the Semifinals and Coach Harris said it’s just been fun to enjoy this ride with the guys.
The Vikings and the Hawks kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks and Jim Field will have the call from Sully with pregame starting at 6:00 p.m. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com