LAST YEAR — Woodward-Granger rolled up 550 yards of offense in posting a 48-0 win in Corning. The Hawks skinned the Timberwolves with 391 yards and five touchdowns on 49 carries while striking for two scores and 159 yards passing. Tanner Vermaas had one TD and 115 yards on nine runs.
Southwest Valley freshman quarterback Chance Cobb was 4-of-8 for 30 yards and was intercepted once, with the team gaining 110 yards on 25 rushes.
ABOUT THE TIMBERWOLVES — Southwest Valley opened with a 15-0 shutout of host Clarinda Academy before being bested by visiting Bedford, 35-23. Losses of 35-0 in Panora and of 55-0 to visiting Underwood have followed.
Cobb returns at quarterback and is 17-44-8 for 223 yards and two TDs. Jace Petersen (7-114, 2 TDs) and Addison Bull (5-75) are the lead receivers.
The team has 619 rushing yards on 100 carries, with Cobb (37-328, 3 TDs), Aiden Gaule (23-120) and Jerad Shires (13-94) the main threats.
ABOUT THE HAWKS — W-G topped M-SM, 8-0, in week one before being handed a 42-6 loss at Madrid and an 8-2 setback by host Interstate-35. Panorama rallied from an early 13-0 deficit to top the host Hawks, 47-13, last Friday.
Brendan Bird is 9-30-2 for 82 yards through the air, with Race Brant 2-2-0 for 11 yards. Johnnie Morgan (2-42) leads the squad in receiving yardage, with Brant (4-17) the only player with more than two receptions.
W-G has rushed 160 times for 400 yards and three TDs, with Vermaas (89-282, 2 TDs) the chief weapon on the ground.
Morgan (25), Austin Scharlau (24.5) and Josh Saak (21) lead the defense, who, despite having no interceptions, has recovered nine fumbles from the opposition.
Probable Starters
WOODWARD-GRANGER Offense SOUTHWEST VALLEY Defense
No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt.
58 LT Drew Jacobson 11 6-2 230 56 DE Scott Palmer 11 xx 210
62 LG James Barger 12 6-0 210 70 DT Hayden Bayles 11 xx 247
74 C Josh Groves 12 5-10 245 58 DT Tyler Means 11 xx 208
52 RG Hunter Vermaas 12 5-10 220 31 DE Tony Locke 12 xx 180
71 RT Brody Easter 10 6-2 225 62 LB Merik Guale 10 xx 170
33 TE Logan Canova 10 6-2 222 80 LB Brett Schafroth 10 xx 182
14 QB Brendan Bird 10 6-0 195 25 LB Jerad Shires 10 xx 165
27 FB Josh Saak 10 5-9 160 86 FS Grant Mauer 10 xx 152
28 TB Tanner Vermaas 11 5-10 188 1 SS Addison Bull 10 xx 142
20 SB Race Brant 12 5-8 168 11 CB Colby Cooper 11 xx 176
13 SE Johnnie Morgan 12 6-0 165 3 CB Jace Petersen 10 xx 158
WOODWARD-GRANGER Defense SOUTHWEST VALLEY Offense
No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt.
33 DE Logan Canova 10 6-2 222 70 OT Hayden Bayles 11 xx 247
58 DT Drew Jacobson 11 6-2 230 58 OT Tyler Means 11 xx 208
52 DT Hunter Vermaas 12 5-10 220 62 OG Merik Guale 10 xx 170
61 DE Joe Sturgeon 10 6-0 225 78 OG Jacob Webb 9 xx 156
55 LB Nick Musich 12 5-10 170 56 C Scott Palmer 11 xx 210
27 LB Josh Saak 10 5-9 160 7 QB Chance Cobb 10 xx 170
28 LB Tanner Vermaas 11 5-10 188 40 TB Aiden Guale 10 xx 182
24 LB Austin Scharlau 10 5-9 155 31 TE Tony Locke 12 xx 180
13 FS Johnnie Morgan 12 6-0 165 36 TE Joey Kernen 11 xx 175
20 CB Race Brant 12 5-8 168 3 SE Jace Petersen 10 xx 158
5 CB J. P. Nixon 10 5-9 160 1 SE Addison Bull 10 xx 142
DISTRICT 8
| District | Overall | Point Diff Avg |
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| Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | ||
| Panorama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Van Meter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Interstate 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Central Decatur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -5.00 |
| Southwest Valley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -13.00 |
| Des Moines Christian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -8.00 |
| Woodward-Granger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -9.50 |
Friday’s Games
Interstate 35 at Van Meter
Madrid at Des Moines Christian (ND)
Panorama at Central Decatur
Southwest Valley at Woodward-Granger
