Orangeville - Entering the 2nd round of the Class 1A playoffs, Orangeville and Lena-Winslow would meet for the 2nd time this year. They met back in week 6, where the Panthers won 46-7. Orangeville was hosting their first playoff game since 2001, and were looking for a better result the second time around. Le-Win would score three touchdowns on their first 8 plays of the game to jump out to a 22-0 lead by the end of the 1st quarter. The Panthers would get on the board on a Sea

Chicago - On paper, this game looked like the Hope Academy Eagles would walk away with this game. They had played some tough competition, having played 2 4A schools, a 7A playoff team, a trip to California for another game, and they beat 2A ranked Bismarck-Henning. The Broncos, well they beat 1 playoff team, conference rival Stockton. The Broncos did their homework, and came up with a defensive game plan to stymie the Eagles offense. Orangeville would get on the board in the

Dakota - Friday nights in October are always special. Light up a field with and place two teams on it that are separated by 9 miles, have bloodlines that go back over a century, renew a rivalry that has been there for over 80 years, and sprinkle a playoff atmosphere in a big game situation on top. That is what you have when Orangeville and Dakota kicked off their rivalry that had been desolate since 2008. Both teams entered Friday's contest with matching 4-3 records, and on p

Lena - In NUIC North action, Orangeville visited Lena-Winslow looking to slow down the vaunted Le-Win offense. Orangeville would get on the board first with a 4 yard touchdown run by Garret Rodebaugh, and after the Zach Baker PAT was good, the Broncos had a 7-0 lead. Le-Win would quickly respond, as Ronny Valentine would break off a 19 yard touchdown run. After the two point try was successful, the Panthers took an 8-7 lead into the 2nd quarter. Le-Win would tack on two more

Orangeville - Saturday's contest in Orangeville between the host Broncos and visiting East Dubuque Warriors was a key match-up to get to that 3rd win, where the winner would get their 3rd loss, ultimately making it harder for their road to make the playoffs. The Warriors would get on the board first, as Zach Meyer would run into the endzone from a yard out for an early 1st quarter 6-0 lead. Orangeville would respond later in the 1st quarter, as Garret Rodebaugh would punch it