Football Playoff Preview: Shakopee vs. Chanhassen

FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW

Shakopee (8-0, 7-0 Missota Conference) vs. Chanhassen (4-4, 4-3 Missota Conference)

PLAYMAKERS
--  Brady Fish (Shakopee – Tight End/Free Safety)
Has 35 tackles, third best on the squad and a team-best six interceptions.
-- Zak Hoffman (Shakopee – Quarterback)
Rushed for four touchdowns in their 35-21 win over Northfield Wednesday. He has gained 893 yards this season and has 12 rushing touchdowns. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in five games.
-- Ryan McGuire (Chanhassen – Quarterback)
The junior signal caller has thrown for 855 yards and five touchdowns and gained 389 yards and ten scores as a rusher.
-- Maverick Edmunds (Chanhassen – Wide Receiver)
The senior has carried the ball 112 times for 720 (6.4 yards per carry) and ten rushing touchdowns.

SABERS WIN IF...
senior quarterback Hoffman brings another strong performance. He rushed for a season-best 155 yards against Northfield. He also plays defensive back and is the team’s punter. The winner of this game faces the winner of Minnetonka/Minneapolis Southwest Saturday.

STORM WIN IF...
They can continue their strong second half play. The Storm has won four straight games to tie for third place in the Missota Conference. Their record is a bit misleading as their four losses were to teams with a combined 27-5 mark. They lost by just two points to first-place Shakopee and second place Holy Angels and fell to Big Nine runner-up Owatonna in the season opener.

2-MINUTE DRILL
SITE: Shakopee Jr. High School – Section 6AAAAA First Round Playoffs
TIME: 7 p.m. Tuesday
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, 42 degrees
LAST MEETING: Shakopee defeated Chanhassen 17-15 earlier this season on the road. 

SHAKOPEE SCHEDULE
Fri, Sep 2 Fridley W 56-6
Fri, Sep 9 at Chanhassen W 17-15
Fri, Sep 16 Chaska W 49-22
Fri, Sep 23 at Farmington W 42-10
Fri, Sep 30 New Prague W 48-14
Fri, Oct 7 at Holy Angels W 10-7
Fri, Oct 14 Red Wing W 14-7
Wed, Oct 19 at Northfield W 35-21

CHANHASSEN SCHEDULE
Thu, Sep 1 Owatonna L 36-21
Fri, Sep 9 Shakopee L 17-15
Fri, Sep 16 at Farmington L 17-14
Fri, Sep 23 Holy Angels L 35-33
Fri, Sep 30 at Northfield W 28-7
Fri, Oct 7 Chaska W 57-8
Fri, Oct 14 at New Prague W 22-8
Wed, Oct 19 at Red Wing W 28-26