9-Man State Quarterfinal Preview: Renville County West vs. Hancock
Tonight, Northstar Football News heads to Buffalo to get their first swing at 9-man football of the year where <strong>Renville County West (11-0)</strong> will take on <strong>Hancock (11-0)</strong> for a trip to the #TheBank in Minneapolis. Here is a preview of both squads from the northwest and western part of Minnesota.
<em><strong>Hancock Owls</strong></em>
9 points on defense per game, that's what the Owls averaged in the regular season. They have a very persistent quarterback in <strong>Preston Rohloff, 2021 </strong>who had three touchdowns in the section final over Brandon-Evansville at the Fargodome last week. The running game is headed by <strong>RB Tyler Timmerman, 2020</strong> who has had some strong games this season with the rout victories the Owls have put together. The Owls love to run the outside pitch to <strong>Timmerman</strong>, so it will be interesting to see how the Jaguars defenses handle that, as <strong>Timmerman</strong> has broken some big ones this year.
<em><strong>Renville County West Jaguars</strong></em>
The Jaguars also routed everyone in the regular season except Nicollet who they ended up having to beat sections as well, to come up victorious. <strong>QB Jack Howard, 2020 </strong>is my player to watch on offense for the Jaguars. He threw for over 1500 yards passing this year, but what I like most is how he divides up when his receivers get the ball. <strong>WR Riley Ashburn, 2021 </strong>who plays a big receiver at 6'3 190 and can definitely get some leverage on some of these 9-man secondaries. <strong>Brandon Hoberg, 2021 </strong>who will probably be the new QB1 the Jaguars, is the number #2 receiver for the Jaguars. And what else is good to see for Renville County West, is the dual running back they have in <strong>Jaden Kolker, 2021 </strong>who is a sturdy 5'11 195 back that also is the Jaguars leading tackler on defense.
<strong>My Prediction</strong>
Based on what you see on the stat sheet, Renville County West looks good. However, Hancock's rally game against Brandon-Evansville showed me how they know how to rally with the game on the line.<strong> Hancock Owls</strong> win this one.
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