(Avoca) Class 1A #8 AHSTW hosts Class 2A #6 Kuemper, Catholic, in a Marquis matchup on Friday night. The Vikings are 2-0, and Kuemper is 1-1. The Knights lost to Bishop Heelan, 32-14 in the opener, and topped Underwood last week, 49-28. The Vikings defeated Tri-Center 26-21 in Week One and downed Riverside 42-22 last week.
AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris says the coaching staff learned much about this year’s squad after facing two quality opponents in weeks one and two.
The Vikings’ balanced offensive attack has produced impressive numbers: 471 yards on the ground and 420 through the air.
Vikings Quarterback Camden Soukup is 22-41 passing for 420 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. Zeb Hall leads the receiver corps with ten catches for 225 yards, and Kayden Baxter has seven catches for 108 yards. Soukup has an accurate throwing arm and quickness in his legs, with 164 yards on 27 carries. On the defensive end, Blake Akers leads the squad with 21.5 tackles, and Kayden Baxter has 15.5 tackles.
Kuemper is solid on offense through the first two games, with 401 yards passing and 293 yards rushing. Kuemper Quarterback Brock Badding is 28-63 passing for 359 yards. Carson Kanne leads the receivers with 14 catches for 163 yards and one touchdown. Jarin Hoffman is the leading ball carrier with 23 carries for 164 yards.
The kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. at AHSTW High School.