Galena- On homecoming night in Galena, two teams searching for their first wins put one another to the test. The Galena Pirates played host to the River Ridge Wildcats in an NUIC showdown that promised not to disappoint. Amongst the homecoming festivities, a defensive brawl took place. In a game where both defensive lines dominated the line of scrimmage, neither offense could get anything going in the first half. River Ridge punted the ball away 4 times, turned the ball o

East Dubuque- In a week full of rivalries across the NUIC, the two teams from the northwestern most corner of the NUIC face off in their grudge match. The Galena Pirates took their shortest bus trip of the year to East Dubuque to face off with the Warriors in a rivalry that they have dominated over the past few decades. Each team coming off of tough, one sided losses last week had something to prove for the rest of the season. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Warriors

Dakota - Our Northwest Game of the Week featured two teams with a lot of history, and this game had some interesting facts behind it as well. Galena traveled to Dakota for this Week 1 match-up having never lost to the Indians in back to back seasons. Galena also has not missed the playoffs in back to back seasons in 33 years, having only missed the playoffs 4 times in that span, which includes last years season. On the other hand, Dakota had a lot to prove coming into the

Dakota came into Galena Friday night with a chance to host a 1st round playoff game. Galena came in staring at a disappointing season that had them facing their worst season since 1975. Galena came out in the 1st half and put a shock wave through the Indians as they played tough and took a 21-13 lead into halftime. The second half saw the Indians tie the game at 28 all and then take the lead 36-28, but it wasn't over yet. Galena would score a TD with 1 second remaining, bu

Savanna Coming into the game with a 3-4 record the Thunder were hanging on to their playoff lives. A win Friday night would give them a chance to become playoff eligible with a win next week. West Carroll would leave little doubt on Friday as they sunk the Pirates 48-3. Kody Plattenburger led the passing attack with 113 yards and 1 TD, as brother Kaleb Plattenburger led the ground attack with 96 yards and a score. Mickey Lorrento led the Pirate offense with 82 yards passing