Luxemburg-Casco's road to a return trip to Camp Randall starts Friday night when the Spartans host the Merrill Bluejays for the Level 1 matchup of the WIAA Division 3 football playoffs.
L-C grabbed a #4 seed after a 6-3 regular season, capped off with a 35-0 win over Denmark last week. Eli Derenne notched 178 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns in the win, adding to his impressive season that saw him finish 7th in all of Division 3 with 1,170 rushing yards. He also threw a touchdown pass to Calvin Jandrain in the beatdown of the Vikings.
Merrill comes in as the #5 seed, after a 6-3 season in the Great Northern Conference. The Bluejays dropped its regular season finale last week, falling to Wausau East 21-14 in the contest. Merrill is led by senior quarterback Cole Rudie's 976 passing yards, having thrown 7 touchdowns while also rushing for 475 yards and 7 touchdowns, and running back Kanin Jahnke 1,157 yards of total offense and 9 touchdowns.
Eric Fischer will have the call on 104.1 WRLU, with pregame getting underway at 6:45 pm, and kickoff set for 7 pm. If you are planning to attend the game, Luxemburg-Casco does want to remind fans that passes are not accepted for postseason play, admission is $6.
