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ARROWHEAD vs.. HOMESTEAD
WHAT: WIAA Division 1 championship football game WHEN: 4 p.m. Friday WHERE: UW-Madison's Camp Randall Stadium TICKETS: $6 per game for adults; $1 per game for children 6 and younger ON TV: FSN ON RADIO: WRRD-540 RECORDS: Arrowhead 13-0, Homestead 13-0 CONFERENCES: Arrowhead 7-0 and champion in Classic 8; Homestead 7-0 and champion in North Shore Conference COACHES: Tom Taraska at Arrowhead, 27th season, 229-71 record, 2007 Associated Press state Coach of the Year; Dave Keel at Homestead STATE RANKINGS: Arrowhead No. 1; Homestead No. 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Arrowhead 4 (1993, 1994, 1996 and 2007); Homestead 2 (1999 and 2006) FIRST ROUND: Arrowhead beat Manitowoc Lincoln 49-19; Homestead beat West Allis Hale 28-9. SECOND ROUND: Arrowhead beat Oshkosh West 30-25; Homestead beat Marquette 14-8. QUARTERFINALS: Arrowhead beat Hartford 35-0; Homestead beat Racine Park 42-6. SEMIFINALS: Arrowhead beat Stevens Point 49-21; Homestead beat Middleton 35-21. LAST MEETING: The Warhawks and Highlanders met in the state championship game last season with Arrowhead winning 31-7. PLAYERS TO WATCH: Arrowhead senior offensive linemen Nick Doehling (6-foot-1, 295 pounds) and Jared Volk (6-4, 287) and linebacker Joey Balthazor (6-3, 212) are considered to be among the best players in the state - Doehling was second-team all-state last year as a junior. Arrowhead senior kicker Jeff Budzien was a first-team all-state selection as a junior last season. ... Arrowhead senior Calvin Ramsey is at 1,363 yards rushing with 18 TDs and junior Brian Crook is at 1,172 with 27 TDs. ... Homestead defensive tackle Shelby Harris (6-3, 225) is the state's reigning Player of the Year on defense. ... Homestead quarterback Casey Barnes has thrown for 1,905 yards and 19 touchdowns with seven interceptions. ... Homestead's Mike Collins caught three TD passes, returned a kickoff for a TD and rushed for a TD in the Highlanders' semifinal victory over Middelton. ... Homestead leading rusher Aric Daniels has more than 1,000 yards rushing and receiving with 12 TDs. NOTABLE: Arrowhead is appearing in a state-record ninth state championship game. ... The Warhawks have won a Division 1-record 43 playoff games and are 43-14 overall in 19 playoff appearances. ... Only five schools at any of the seven playoff levels, and none in Division 1, have appeared in more playoff games than Arrowhead (58): Menomonie 75, Stratford 69, Edgar 67, Hilbert 64 and Darlington 63. ... For the first time in state history, the same two teams - Arrowhead and Homestead - are meeting for a state title a third straight time. ... Arrowhead and Homestead are also meeting in the playoffs a fourth straight season and a fifth time overall with Homestead ousting the Warhawks 28-12 in 2005 and Arrowhead topping the Highlanders 28-0 in 1996 in second-round games. ... Arrowhead is 13-1 in its last three seasons in the playoffs, outscoring its opponents 466-236 in that span. ... Arrowhead has been shut out only four times in its playoff history; ironically, two of those times in state championship games: Homestead 35-0 in 2006 and Oshkosh North 28-0 in 2000. The other two occurrences were in 2001 against Middleton (7-0) and 1989 against Waukesha South (3-0). ... Taraska has moved into 14th place on the list of all-time winningest coaches in the state at 232. ... Arrowhead's Waukesha County-record winning streak is 27 straight games. The Warhawks' defense has allowed 14 points or fewer in 20 of those games, while the offense has scored 35 or more points in 22 of the games. ... Both Arrowhead and Homestead have scored 35 or more points in 10 games apiece this season. DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THE FINAL SCORE IS: Arrowhead 31, Homestead 28.
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