District Title on the Line When Woodbury Central Travels to Tri-Center

(Neola) A District title is on the line this Friday night at Tri-Center. The Trojans host Woodbury Central between undefeated teams in Class A District #8.

Tri-Center Head Coach Ryan Schroder is impressed with his team’s handling of adversity. Schroder points to his team’s performance in the 49-16 win over a good St. Albert team last week.

The Trojans face Woodbury Central, a traditionally good football team that has made dome appearances in the last couple of seasons.

Woodbury Central runs a balanced attack on offense with 1,394 yards rushing and 1,073 yards passing, similar to Tri-Center with 1,299 yards rushing and 1,306 passing. Coach Schroder says the game will depend on which team controls the line of scrimmage.

Tri-Center quarterback A.J. Harder has completed 60.4 percent of his passes for 1,303 yards and ten touchdowns. Running back Carter Kunze has 1,141 yards rushing, 19 touchdowns, and a 7.6 yards per carry average.

Woodbury Central Quarterback Jackson Verschoor has completed 50 percent of his passes for 1,033 yards, 14 touchdowns, and just two interceptions. Zach Butler leads the Wildcats rushing attack with 798 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The kicks off at 7:00 p.m. at Tri-Center.