NW Iowa Friday Night HS Predictions Week #3

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are some key games in NW Iowa tonight! Here is a look at a solid Class A game featuring some legitimate prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS SHOWCASE GAME</strong><br>Lawton-Bronson (2-0) @ LeMars Gehlen (1-1)<br>Kickoff: 7:00 PM LeMars Community Stadium<br>Radio: 1410 KLEM<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Gehlen Jays of head coach Jeremy Schindler will play host to the Eagles this Friday night from<br>LeMars Community Stadium. The Eagles of head coach Jason Garnand are looking for a 3-0 start for the<br>first time since 2012. The Jays have several key seniors, and the Eagles are getting great production from<br>their loaded junior class. This is an interesting Class A contest and should be a heck of a four-quarter football<br>game.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GEHLEN JAYS SCOUTING REPORT<br>The Jays are led by senior QB [player_tooltip player_id='152621' first='Conner' last='Kraft'] 30/46 passing for (299) yards and (3) scores. The key receiver<br>for the Jays is senior athlete [player_tooltip player_id='104718' first='Keaten' last='Bonderson'] who has (14) catches for (154) yards and (2) scores.<br>Senior TE Ryan Augustine is a nice target as well along with senior WR Keaton Logan. The running game<br>is led by senior Aiden Spangler who has carried (39) times for (187) and (2) touchdowns so far. The<br>defense is led by senior linebackers Brandon Gengler (9.0) tackles and (2.0) TFL. Augustine has (6.5)<br>tackles and cornerback [player_tooltip player_id='104718' first='Keaten' last='Bonderson'] has (6.5) tackles. The Jays have defeated Unity Christian 21-13<br>in the opener and then fell 50-35 to Hartley Melvin Sanborn last Friday. The Hawks ran for (557) yards<br>on the ground versus the Jays.<br> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>EAGLES SCOUTING REPORT<br>The Eagles are led by junior QB Braden Heiss who has thrown for (590) yards and (9) touchdowns in two<br>games. Heiss broke a school record for passing with (447) yards last Friday against Missouri Valley and<br>passed for (7) touchdowns. Heiss has a nice contingent of receivers to throw the ball too. Junior WR<br>Louden Grimsley (10) receptions for (186) yards and (3) scores along with junior WR [player_tooltip player_id='211690' first='Caleb' last='Garnand'] (9)<br>catches for (149) yards and (4) scores are both good in space and threats to take it to the house on any<br>play. Senior Jesse Oehlerking is another receiving option with (4) receptions for (124) yards. Senior RB<br>Brayden Williams (34) carries for (174) yards is dependable and runs between the tackles well.<br>Sophomore RB Cowan Jaminet is also a solid contributor at RB. The Eagles defense is led by sophomore<br>DE [player_tooltip player_id='1418222' first='Marcus' last='Silva'] who leads the team with (12.0) tackles and (4.5) TFL. Sophomore's Jaminet (10.5)<br>tackles and Will Hennen (10.0) tackles have performed well defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ANALYSIS: This will be a fun game to watch. The Jays have a steady QB in Kraft and have been able to<br>move the ball through the air. The Eagles have a potent offense and have enough balance with the run<br>game that they can hurt you inside. I like the balance of the Eagles here in this spot and with the Jays<br>having given up (557) yards on the ground last week an opportunity for Williams to have a big game<br>could present itself.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PREDICTION<br>Eagles: 34<br>Jays: 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Marty Millard Picks<br>SC East 34 LeMars 7<br>Central Lyon 35 West Sioux 28<br>Lawton Bronson 34 Gehlen Catholic 20<br>SC North 27 Des Moines North 13<br>OABCIG 49 East Sac County 0</h2> <!-- /wp:heading -->