C.R. Kennedy Slips Past Senior • Time, Site: 7 P.M., Eddyville • Notable: It S a Battle by Jeff Linder.The Gazette of Unbeatens, but These Are Different Animals
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SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TONIGHT’S TOP FOOTBALL GAMES I.C. Regina (3-0) at Eddyville EBF (3-0) C.R. Kennedy slips past Senior • Time, site: 7 p.m., Eddyville • Notable: It s a battle By Jeff Linder.The Gazette of unbeatens, but these are different animals. Top- CEDAR RAPIDS — It was ranked Regina won its 45th a long wait. A wet wait. But straight game last Friday. the Kennedy Cougars finally EBF (formerly Eddyville- capped a soggy night with a Blakesburg. now with homecoming win. Cedar Rapids Kennedy Fremont) is off to a fast moved to 3-1 last night, down start against teams that ing Dubuque Senior, 19-9, in have combined for a 2-7 a MVC Mississippi Division record. game at Kingston Stadium. C.R. Xavier (3-0) The game was delayed by at Dubuque Wahlert (2-1) a severe thunderstorm. The • Time, site: 7:15 p.m., sophomore game was delayed, Dubuque (Rock Bowl) then cut short in the third • Notable: No. 1-ranked quarter at about 6:15 p.m. Xavier takes the best Officials waited out the wind scoring defense in Class and the lightning, with the 4A (2.3 points per game) varsity game starting at 8:40 to the Tri-State area for p.m. A steady rain continued battle against one the throughout. MVC's biggest surprises. Senior was the surprise of The Golden Eagles have the MVC last year, but has surpassed their win total been a major disappointment from last year. this season. The Cougars ex I.C. West (2-0) tended the Rams’ misery by at C.R. Prairie (1-2) stopping their running attack • Time, site: 7:15 p.m., cold. John Wall Field The Rams were held to Adam Wesley/The Gazette minus-5 yards on the ground • Notable: Prairie has Cedar Rapids Kennedy quarterback Derek Jacobus goes flying to the end zone for a touchdown last night as a Dubuque dropped two straight games, in the first half, and Kennedy Senior defender makes the tackle at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids. and it will take a big effort went into the locker room with to stop the slide tonight. a 12-2 led. Third-ranked West ranks Kennedy journeyed 60 yards quarter. The PAT attempt was the goal line. Carter hesitated, 3. quarterback Derek Jacobus second in Class 4A in in an eight-play march on blocked, leaving it at 6-0. then picked it up around the raced for the right pylon and scoring at 52.3 points per its second drive. Miles Moa An alert play by Anthony 5-yard line. He took off, eluded extended the ball to the end game. opened it with a 21-yard run, Carter set up the Cougars’ a tackler and was off to the zone to make it 12-0 with 2:30 Washington (2-1) then Logan Wedo capped it second TD. A 42-yard field races before being drug down left in the half. with a 5-yard touchdown run at Marion (2-1) goal attempt was misheld. and at the Senior 21. • Comments: (319) 368-8857; • Time, site: 7:30 p.m., with 7 seconds left in the first Jack Kloft shanked it short of On third-and-goal from the [email protected] Thomas Park Field • TV: KCRG 9.2 • Notable: It's a non-district game that figures to be as competitive as last year when Marion walked away with a 13-10 win. Olinger/Hesitant to draw attention to himself C.R. Jefferson (0-3) ► FROM PAGE IB soever,’’ said Ed-Co Coach “ Sometimes it’s scary week included a day when at I.C. High (2-1) James Rochford. “ He’s just to w'atch him play,” said Ed-Co students could dress up • Time, site: 7:15 p.m., the place.” Paul. He’s got a high motor, a Geraldine Olinger. Paul’s as one of their teachers, and Bates Field Area Shriners heard about lot of energy. It doesn’t really mom. “ But I support him in teachers could do the same as • Notable: It's been a the accident and helped the surprise me what he’s done.” whatever he wants to do.” students. tough road for the J-Hawks. family with eight prosthetic What he’s done is start three Rochford said Olinger can “Four teachers were who have faced the fourth hands over the years. One is years. He led the Vikings in catch a football as well as dressing up like Pau l.” she toughest schedule in Class cosmetic and another allows tackles last season and is tops anyone on his team. Olinger said, proudly. 4A. It gets no easier against him to move the palm, middle again through three games. proudly said he hasn’t fumbled Olinger wasn’t keen on a City High squad that has and index fingers to grasp He’s Ed-Co’s leading rusher this season. allowing his tale of courage rebounded from a rough 4-6 things. with 289 yards and a touch He even finished last week’s in overcoming adversity to be campaign last year. “They’ve made life easier,” down, averaging 6.3 yards per game against Postville at told. Linn-Mar (1-2) he said. carry. quarterback because of an He has never wanted to vs. C.R. Washington (0-3) O riginally a student at Star- Throw' in kickoff return injury. Ed-Co switched to a draw' attention to himself or • Time, site: 7:15 p.m., mont, Olinger planned to play duties and a roster of just 15 shotgun pistol formation to his malady, although he did Kingston Stadium football before his accident. players, and he never leaves accommodate him, since he’s show a moment of swagger • Notable: Linn-Mar got Seventh grade is when the the field. unable to take snaps directly when asked how' he is able to off the mat in convincing school begins its tackle football Ed-Co (0-3) hosts Wapsie under center — one of the accumulate so many defensive fashion last week, program. Just because he was Valley for homecoming to few things he can’t do on the tackles with only one hand. drumming Waterloo West, missing his left hand didn’t al night. football field. “ If I hit them hard enough, 59-35. Washington has had ter those plans. Olinger played “It all starts in the weight “ I asked, ‘Who wants to play they just kind of fall over,” difficulty scoring (8.3 points and fell in love with the game. room,” Paul said. “ I mean, I’m quarterback?,’ and he was the he said. “ I ’ve got movement per game). “ After the accident, we told probably in there 90,95 per first to volunteer,” Rochford in my whole left arm, so I can Saint Ansgar (3-0) him he could still do anything cent of the time throughout the said. “ That didn’t surprise me wrrap up guys. I love hitting, I at N. Fayette Valley (3-0) he wanted, and he has,” said year. Ju st dedication, I guess. at all. Paul is the ultimate team do. I get told I hit just as hard • Time, site: 7:30 p.m., at Gene Olinger, Paul’s dad. "He Even that gets to be a chal player.” on offense as I do on defense. West Union just loves football.” lenge. you know? Benching, And he’s very well-liked and Either way, they get smoked.” • Notable: Three Class “I don’t think of Paul as hav squatting, doing all that. But I admired at school. ing any sort of disability what • Comments: (319) 398-8259; Jeff. 1A-4 teams are in this find ways to do it.” Geraldine said homecoming [email protected] week’s Gazette rankings, and these are two of them. Saint Ansgar is ranked eighth, North Fayette 10th. Wilton (3-0) at West Branch (2-1) • Time, site: 7 p.m.. West Regina/Gooddepth at running back position Branch ► FROM PAGE IB strengths as well. We’ll play to who doesn’t dance around in w'ith it.” • Notable: Wilton Coach their strengths. the backfield. Nick Phillips, The offensive line plays Lance Pedersen returns 422 yards and five touchdowns. “ Some of these guys are who saw' action as a freshman an important part in the run home for a battle with his He has 113 receiving yards on powerful runners and bring and has been a target as a wade ning success with improved alma mater — and his seven catches and a score. a little bit different mindset receiver, is shifty like Dixon. blocking. Regina has run for father, West Branch Coach Coach Marv Cook said a to the running back position. Elliott Halsch is big and physi 668 yards and IO touchdowns Butch Pedersen. trait of a good team is depth at Ultimately, I think they will be cal. and averages 6.7 yards per Clayton Ridge (2-1) running back. just as effective.” Regina’s game plan won’t carry. at Alburnett (2-1) “ We have multiple guys Cook said Brinkman is a change with the personnel. “Our offensive line has • Time, site: 7:30 p.m., we can put in there,” Cook good decision-maker who leads “ W e’re still going to run stepped up,” Dixon said. “They Alburnett said. “ As good as Riley is, with his shoulder pads and what we run and do what we made huge strides last wreek.” • Notable: The loser of this he’s a very talented football runs hard.