What a tough, tough loss in Chokio for the CAHN Spartans football team

In what was the final football game that will ever be played in Chokio (unless the C-A community booms and they re-start their athletic programs), the Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans football team lost another high-scoring game.

This time, it was Eagle Valley leaving town with the win. Final score: Eagle Valley 42, CAHN 38.

Both teams were 3-4 coming into the game. CAHN's 3-5 record puts them at 4th place in the 6-team Pheasant Conference South for 2010.

In the upcoming Section 3, 9-man playoffs, CAHN will be the number six seed and will make the short trip to rival Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley for the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, October 26.

2010 Section 3, 9-man playoff seedings:
1st and 2nd are Wheaton and Edgerton/Ellsworth, and I'm not sure who will be the #1 and who will be the #2 seed. I will know tomorrow, though.

#3 - Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley (7-1)
#4 - Hills-Beaver Creek (6-2)
#5 - Brandon/Evansville (5-3)
#6 - CAHN (3-5)
#7 - Lincoln HI (2-6)
#8 - Hancock (0-8)

Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans football team wins second straight with a 48-6 blowout at Hancock

The CAHN Spartans improve to 2-0 in the Pheasant Conference South standings with a lopsided 48-6 win at Hancock.

Only 68 seconds into the game, the Spartans scored after a 78-yard drive that culminated with an Alex Erickson quarterback sneak.

After holding the Owls on their first offensive drive, the Spartans scored with 8:22 left in the first quarter on a 54-yard touchdown reception by Mac Kampmeier.

With 5:08 on the clock, the Spartans started another touchdown drive only 44 yards from the end zone. They scored after nine plays on a Chandler Erickson five-yard touchdown run.

C. Erickson then scored from 75 yards out with 12 seconds left on the clock. The first quarter ended with the scoreboard in Hancock showing CAHN 28, Owls 0.

Pheasant Conference results on Friday night:
Verndale 44, Ashby 8
Underwood 20, Bertha-Hewitt 0
CAHN 48, Hancock 6
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 36, Lincoln HI 6
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 26, Eagle Valley 20

Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans football team picks up a big road win at Bertha-Hewitt 34-32 in their season opener

Hats off to Coach Dave Hofland and his coaching staff, along with the entire Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans football team, as they pick up a huge road win over a very tough Bertha-Hewitt Bears squad. Final score: CAHN 34, B-H 32.

Next week: CAHN at Hancock on Friday, September 10 - the Owls lost 48-0 to Eagle Valley last night.

Area 9-man football scores last night:
Wheaton 12, Verndale 8 (a big Pheasant Conference win for the Warriors)
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 14, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 0
Brandon-Evansville 46, Ashby 16
Underwood 48, Lincoln HI 0

While I'm at it, publishing blog posts, I can't forget to add this Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans football season preview

Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross
Football season preview

with contribution from Coach Dave Hofland

The Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans graduated five seniors from their 6-4 football team of a year ago, but will return eight starters from that squad.

Seniors Alex Erickson (QB/DB), Mac Kampmeier (TE/DE), Justin Holslin (C) and Brandon Staples (DB/WR) will serve as team captains.

Juniors Evan Ellison (DE/G), Zach Gibson (G/NG), Daniel Nelson (LB/RB) and Patrick Backman (LB/FB), and sophomore Chandler Erickson (CB) join Alex Erickson, Kampmeier and Holslin as returning starters.

Senior Aaron Vold (DB/RB), juniors Kelly Engquist (QB/DB), Tanner Kirkiede (TE/DE), Cole Rundquist (G/NG) and Adam Asfeld (C), and sophomores Austin Dierks (TE/DE) and Clay Staples (G/NG) are all expected to contribute at the varsity level this season.

"Our strength this year will be our experience and leadership," stated head coach David Hofland. "We don't have great numbers this fall but the kids we have are kids of great character and have been working extremely hard to get ready for the season. We will have a little bit of size with some speed to go along with it. We could have nice mix. Our weakness will, once again, be our depth. We cannot afford injuries. Some of our younger players are going to have to step up to give us that needed depth."

Neal Hofland and Matt Fragodt will assist Coach Hofland, and Steve Haren will coach at the junior high level.

Wheaton, Brandon/Evansville and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley are the teams to beat in the Pheasant South Conference, while Wheaton, Hills-Beaver Creek and Edgerton are the top teams in Section 3 of 9-man.