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Week 5 Preview - Northfield
09/27/2021, 3:30pm CDT
By Jon Weisbrod
| OWATONNA at NORTHFIELD | ||
| WEEK 5 : MEMORIAL FIELD I BIG SOUTHEAST-RED : OCT. 1, 2021 | ||
| HUSKIES | RAIDERS | |
| Current record | 2-2 overall, 1-2 Big SE Red | 2-2 overall, 2-2 Big SE Red |
| Head coach | Jeff Williams, 25th year | Brent Yule, 1st year |
| Last week result | W, 51-7 vs. Austin | L, 31-6 @ New Prague |
| Scoring average | 24.5 PPG (season-high 51) | 20 PPG (season-high 31) |
| Defense average | 30.2 PPG (0 shutouts) | 26.8 PPG (0 shutouts) |
| Overall offense | 244.8 YPG | 323 YPG (*stats only availble thru Week 2) |
| Rushing per game | 82.8 YPG | 163.5 YPG* |
| Passing per game | 162 YPG | 159.5 YPG* |
| Last 5 matchups | 4 wins, 1 loss | 1 win, 4 losses |
| Last win in series | Nov. 11, 2020 (42-0) | Oct. 13, 2017 (21-17) |
| AP state ranking | Unranked | Unranked |
| Dist./Conf. titles (latest) | 16 (2019) | 4 (2017) |
| Prep Bowl history | 6 games; 3 titles (2013, 2017, 2018) | 5 games; 1 title (1997) |
| MSHSL enrollment | 1,376 (Class 5A, Section 1) | 1,281 (Class 5A, Section 1) |
| School colors | Royal Blue and Silver | Maroon and Gold |
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| GAMEDAY CENTRAL : Stats, News, Notes & More | ||
| NORTHFIELD : PLAYERS TO WATCH | ||
| #8 I Soren Richardson, QB | First-year junior started 23-for-39 to go with 319 YDS, 2 TD & 1 INT in Weeks 1 & 2 | |
| #1 I Ian Stanton, RB | Two-way senior combined for 99 YDS (73 rushing) on 9 touches (7 carries) in Week 1 | |
| #2 I Tate Journell, WR/DB | Versatile offensive weapon caught 89-yard TD vs. JM & is also a threat as a runner | |
| #26 I Kamden Kaiser, LB | Talented sophomore middle linebacker has anchored Raiders' second level | |
| 3-POINT STANCE : KEYS TO THE GAME | ||
| 1. OHS GROUND GAME | Huskies will look to build off season-high 189 rushing YDS against Austin last week | |
| 2. THE GINSKEY FACTOR | Jacob Ginskey ended 13 of 18 for 193 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT in 1st career start in Week 4 | |
| 3. HEALING HUSKIES | Week 4 was the 1st time all season OHS played with its entire starting defense | |
| PRESS PASS : PREGAME HEADLINES & HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| BACK AGAIN | This is the 3rd consecutive meeting between the teams in Northfield | |
| LOCAL CONNECTION | Raiders' coach Brent Yule is from Medford & spent time on the MHS & OHS staffs | |
| UNCOMMON STRUGGLES | NHS won 2 total games in 2019 & 2020 after averaging 7.2 wins from 2014 to 2018 | |
| GONE TO GRADUATION | All three of Northfield's all-district players from 2020 graduated in the offseason | |
| PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS | The winner of this game will have the inside track on the 2nd-seed in Section 1-5A | |
| SIMILAR RESULTS | OHS has won its last 2 games at Memorial Field by a combined score of 105-0 | |
| OWATONNA : IDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (4 games) | ||
| PASSING LEADER | Jacob Ginskey 13-for-18 (72%)-193 yards-4 TD-2 INT | |
| RUSHING LEADERS | Dylan Maas 64 att-207 yards-3 TD; *Taylor Bogen 26 att-51 yards-0 TD (*injured) | |
| RECEIVING LEADERSS | Nick Williams 18 rec-378 yards-4 TD; Ayden Walter 13 rec-129 yards-2 TD | |
| TACKLING LEADERS | Grant Achterkirch 24 (14 solo); Caleb Vereide 20 (14 solo); Drew Kretlow 17 (12 solo) | |
| OTHER LEADERS | Kretlow 4 sackes; Cael Dowling 14 tackles-2 FF; Ryley Glassmaker 2 sacks-8 tackles | |
