Atlantic Opens Football Season With Some Newcomers on Defense

(Atlantic) Atlantic and Council Bluffs, Jefferson opens the season in a week 0 game tonight. The Trojans will have a lot of new faces on defense. The Trojans must find a replacement for Colton Becker, an all-district linebacker for the Trojans lost to graduation. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer says Jake Wailes will fill that spot this season.

The Trojans will be without first-team all-district defensive back Kinnick Juhl for tonight’s opening game. The Trojan’s defensive backfield consists of Carter Hadley, Grant Petty, Shelton Maulia, and Sawyer Tarrell.

The defensive line features Nose Tackle Reed Flaisek, Carter Witzman, Matthew Pollock, and Evan Sorensen.

Kick-off tonight is at 7:00 p.m. We will have coverage of the game on 95.7 F.M. and a live video stream on westerniowatoday.com. The pre-game show starts at 6:00 p.m., starting with activities director Andy Mitchell, followed by three seniors: Reid Woodward, Kinnich Juhl, and Sawyer Tarrell. You can also hear interviews with Head Coach Joe Brummer and Council Bluffs, Jefferson Head Coach Jeremiah Tarrell. Then Perry Fief, Kevin Ferguson, and Cody Weaver will join Tom Robinson for the broadcast.