After the Holmen Vikings football team avenged their loss last week to La Crosse Central in the regular season by beating them 31-14, they now turn their sights to a lengthy road trip to #1 seed New Richmond in round 2 Friday night.
The Vikings (7-3, 5-2) put the rematch out of reach with a fumble recovery and returning touchdown of Central running back Gavin Shepard in the waning minutes of the game.
New Richmond (10-0, 7-0) led Marshfield last round just 17-10 after three quarters, before pulling away and winning 30-13.
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A balanced New Richmond attack awaits the Vikings.
Quarterback Nick Stellrecht has thrown for 1,448 yards and 21 touchdowns and has completed 65% of his passes. Meanwhile, running back Joe Hoeppner has accumulated 1,309 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.
Holmen’s reliable triple option has continued to give opponents fits. The Vikings have rushed for 24 touchdowns and over 2,400 yards as a team in its 10 games.