(Guthrie Center) A trip to the Class 1A Quarterfinals is on the line when ACGC travels to South Central Calhoun on Friday. The contest will air on KSOM.
ACGC was a 40-22 winner over South Hamilton last week while South Central Calhoun ousted Emmetsburg 34-13. For the Chargers it was all about Gavin Cornelison with 37 carries for 333 yards and six touchdowns. Coach Cody Matthewson says, “Workhorse is an understatement for that kid. He can’t do it without the surrounding teammates that he has and he’ll be the first person to tell you that. We have a very, very good offensive line who obviously has to pave the way for those guys. At the same time Gavin gets his own too. His yards after contact are very, very high too. He puts his shoulder down, he drags guys, he bounces off would be tacklers.”
Both teams are 8-1. The Titans are ranked 9th. “They are just very, very well coached. All the respect to Bryan Case, he’s a Hall of Fame coach. He knows what he wants to do and has those boys playing hard every single year. We have to be able to play disciplined football and step up to the physicality on both sides of the ball. We have to win the line of scrimmage and the biggest thing is we have to be disciplined and execute.”
South Central Calhoun coach Bryan Case has a 177-50 career record with two state titles. He’s taken 15 teams to the playoffs in 21 seasons.
The winner plays either Woodward-Granger or #1 Van Meter next week for a trip to the dome.
ACGC coach Cody Matthewson:
