Franklin Grove - On paper you could look at both Dakota and AFC and find this game to be a decent match-up. However, on this night Dakota had something else to prove. Dakota took charge early and often as theyscored 44 points in the first half without completing a pass. Dakota rushed their way to victory, as the Indians finished with 324 yards on the ground. Leading the way for the Indians was Trey Engelbrecht, as he rushed for 108 yards, and 80 from Grant Gallagher. The fin

Hanover - In a battle of two teams looking to rebound from 2-7 seasons a year ago, both teams return a lot of starters from last year. River Ridge shocked the NUIC last year with their 42-22 upset of AFC, and the Raiders were looking to even the score to open 2017. A tight game early saw the Raiders lead the Wildcats 7-6, however it was the Raiders who would pull away with 12 unanswered points to pull out the victory 19-6 to open the season. Adam Hart led the Raider offense

Stockton was looking for their 9th win to clinch an outright conference championship Friday night. AFC was looking for a big upset in what turned out to be a disappointing season for the Raiders that started the year with some playoff aspirations. Looking at the stats of this game you would think it would have been a tightly contested game as Stockton finished with 440 yards of offense and AFC racked up 319 yards of offense. But, that wasn't the case as Stockton stormed out

Polo The Marcos came into Friday night in search of that 5th win to become playoff eligible as they hosted the AFC Raiders. It didn't take long for the Marcos to get going, as they jumped out to a 21-0 1st quarter lead, and then added another 21 points in the 2nd quarter for a 42-0 half time lead, as they cruised to a 49-8 victory over a depleted AFC team. Braiden Soltow connected on 6-7 passing for 103 yards and 1 TD, while Tristen Aguilar led the ground attack with 118 yard

Franklin Center River Ridge came into Friday night having only scored 18 points on the season, scoring 6 points in each of their last 3 games. AFC was reeling off their upset loss to Orangeville last week, and the hangover wouldn't go away as River Ridge stunned the area with a 42-22 win over AFC Friday night. The night belonged to Marcelo Diaz has he would have 21 carries for 193 yards and 4 TD's. The Wildcats would strike first as Jacob Speer connected with Montana Pesche