(Anita, IA) — Griswold will visit CAM in a battle of Cass County as both teams need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive; coverage on KSOM and Western Iowa Today TV.
The Cougars need a win in their final two games to sew up the third seed in 8 Man, District 9. CAM is coming off back to back wins over Glidden Ralston and last week 54-14 over Northwood Kensett. Zach Kaufman threw for 308 yards and 7 TDs in the win over the Vikings. Head Coach Nick Kaufman says it was a good thing to see Zach spread the ball around
Kaufman says the defense has made good strides the last couple of weeks — after giving up 48 points in each of the first 3 games and then 83 at Audubon, things had to get better and Kaufman says it has
Griswold is led by QB Dain Laverty who has 617 yards rushing and 561 yards passing with 7 TDs and 9 INT. Kaufman says they like to run short passes to keep you off balance
Kaufman says the boys know what they have to do to make the playoffs and there is no need for motivation this week
The Tigers have won two in a row including a 38-0 win over Ar-We-Va last week. Griswold is still mathematically alive for a playoff spot but any post season scenario includes a win this week. Head Coach Seth Lembke wants his team focused on this week’s game
Last week on defense, Easton Orstad had 7 tackles; Colton Frieze 6.5 tackles; Gage Ritter had 6 tackles — combined the Tigers had 13 tackles for a loss. Lembke says anytime you can get a shutout it’s a good thing
Lembke took notice of Kaufman’s passing yards in last week’s win over Northwood
To pull off a win on the road, Lembke says there are several things that need to go their way
Griswold is 3-4; CAM is 3-3; Scouting Report at 5 pm; In the Huddle at 5:15; Pre Game 6:30; Kickoff 7 pm on KSOM and Western Iowa Today TV.
CAM Head Coach Nick Kaufman
Griswold Head Coach Seth Lembke
