Football Friday: Mound Westonka vs. Dassel-Cokato

Gameday

Mound Westonka (1-5, 0-5 Wright County Conference) vs. Dassel-Cokato (1-5, 1-4 Wright County Conference)

Playmakers

David Bingham, Mound Westonka (Running Back): Has a team-high 276 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

Riley Williams, Mound-Westonka (Running Back): Has 178 rushing yards and two touchdowns this year.

Dane Anderson, Dassel-Cokato (Quarterback): Junior signal caller who has thrown for 565 yards so far this season. Has stepped in to replace standout Tyler Irvin, who is now at Bemidji State.

Reid Nelson, Dassel-Cokato (Tight End): Junior has rushed 84 times for 348 yards this season. He has stepped in for Aaron Haataja, who transferred to Warroad when his father, Steve, got the head hockey coach job. Haataja rushed 1494 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore. 

Whitehawks Win If...

They can get off to a better start in the first and second half. The White Hawks have scored eight points in the first quarter and seven in the third quarter. Ironically, they have scored 45 points in the final quarter. 

Chargers Win If...

They can find some offensive consistency after losing their standout quarterback and running back from a 9-2 team last season.

Two-Minute Drill

SITE: Mound-Westonka High School
TIME: 7:00 p.m. Friday
WEATHER: Partly cloudy, 48 degrees
LAST MEETING: Dassel-Cokato defeated Mound-Westonka 41-7 in the 2009 season opener on the road.

MOUND-WESTONKA SCHEDULE
Fri, Sep 2 at Hutchinson (L 47-6)
Fri, Sep 9 vs. Orono (L 20-0)
Fri, Sep 16 at Delano (L 40-18)
Fri, Sep 23 vs. Litchfield (L 50-14)
Fri, Sep 30 at Minneapolis Henry (W 35-8)
Fri, Oct 7 vs. Annandale (L 35-7)
Fri, Oct 14 vs. Dassel-Cokato
Wed, Oct 19 at Waconia