Football Friday: St. Michael-Albertville faces Cambridge-Isanti

FOOTBALL FRIDAY

St. Michael-Albertville (3-2, 2-2 Mississippi 8 Conference) vs. Cambridge-Isanti (0-5, 0-3 Mississippi 8 Conference)

PLAYMAKERS
-- Ryan Lyzhoft  (St. Michael-Albertville – Running Back)
Junior leads the team with 464 yards and five rushing touchdowns.
-- Cole Krutzig (St. Michael-Albertville – Quarterback)
The junior signal caller has completed 48 of 93 passes for 601 yards and five scores.
-- Cole Bakke (Cambridge-Isanti – Running Back)
Has rushed for 440 yards and two scores this season and has gone over 100 yards in three games.
-- Ethan Freer (Cambridge-Isanti – Running Back)
The junior has carried 42 times for 345 yards (8.2 yards per carry) this year.

KNIGHTS WIN IF...
They can keep a balanced attack. The Knights have passed for 641 yards and rushed for 923.

BLUEJACKETS WIN IF...
They can stop the Knights’ rushing attack. They have allowed 1334 yards and 13 touchdowns in five games.

2-MINUTE DRILL
SITE: Cambridge-Isanti High School
TIME: 7 p.m. Friday
WEATHER: Partly sunny, 65 degrees
LAST MEETING: Cambridge-Isanti defeated St. Michael-Albertville 31-0 on the road last season.

ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SCHEDULE
Thur Sep 1 Princeton W 21-0
Fri, Sep 9 at Becker W 28-14
Fri, Sep 16 Rogers L 35-21
Fri, Sep 23 at Big Lake L 21-14
Fri, Sep 30 Buffalo W 14-6
Fri, Oct 7 at Cambridge-Isanti
Fri, Oct 14 Monticello
Wed, Oct 19 at Elk River

BUFFALO SCHEDULE
Thu, Sep 1 at Zimmerman L 12-7
Fri, Sep 9 Elk River L 44-36
Fri, Sep 16 at Buffalo L 32-0
Fri, Sep 23 St. Cloud Tech L 27-14
Fri, Sep 30 at Monticello L 20-17
Fri, Oct 7 St. Michael-Albertville
Fri, Oct 14 Becker
Wed, Oct 19 at Rogers