Appleton North Safety: 'Everyone Remembers How It Felt to Lose to Hudson Last Year'

What's going through the minds inside the football helmets at Appleton North as they get ready to face Hudson High School in a Division 1 Level 3 playoff game Saturday? 

The Appleton Post Crescent interviewed Appleton North safety Connor Rolain in the video above (or at postcrescent.com). Rolain told the newspaper: "We know we have a good Hudson team next week and I know everybody remembers what it felt like to lose to them last year. So I know we’re going to be working hard this week and playing some good football Friday or Saturday.”

What the Lightning players remember was a 40-21 drubbing at the Raiders' hands in the 2012 playoffs. 

This year, the Raiders take on Appleton North in a 1 p.m. Saturday game at Dorais Field in Chippewa Falls. Both teams are 10-1, the Chippewa Herald reports, and the winner will meet the victor in Friday's Arrowhead-Germantown game (bracket PDF). 

If you can't make the trip to "Newton Field EAST," as a @Hudson_Football tweet dubbed Dorais Field, MSBNsports.net is carrying livestream video of the game online at MSBN Channel 5. 

Related: 

• Hudson Wins 38-22 in Level 2 Football Playoff Game
• Raiders Defeat Old Abes 34-14
• Hudson Beats Menomonie to Take Conference Title
• 2013 Hudson High School Football Schedule

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