INDEE FOOTBALL. Game #9 vs. Decorah Vikings

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1 Game Notes _ Game #9 vs. Decorah Vikings INDEPENDENCE MUSTANGS Nickname: Mustangs School Colors: Maroon and White Record: 0-8 (District: 0-6) 2015 Record: 8-2 (District: 5-1), State Qualifier Ranking: #55 (BCMoore Rankings) Ranking: NR (CR Gazette) Ranking: NR (Des Moines Register) Ranking: NR (Radio Iowa) Class: 3A District: District #3 Superintendent: Jean Peterson Principal: John Howard Assistant Principal: Dewey Hupke Activities Director: Justin Putz Head Coach: Justin Putz Assistant Coach: Isaac Ales Assistant Coach: Clint Hospodarsky Assistant Coach: Brian Loughren Assistant Coach: Nick Perkins Assistant Coach: Matthew Shannon Assistant Coach: Gary Waters Athletic Trainer: Cody Barnes Head Coach Overall Record: (4th Year) Record at Independence: (3rd Year) DECORAH VIKINGS Nickname: Vikings School Colors: Blue and Red Record: 4-4 (District: 3-3) 2015 Record: 6-6, (District: 5-5), State Quarterfinals Ranking: #28 (BCMoore Rankings) Ranking: NR (CR Gazette) Ranking: NR (Des Moines Register) Ranking: NR (Radio Iowa) Class: 3A District: District #3 Superintendent: Principal: Activities Director: Adam Riley Head Coach: Bill Post Assistant Coach: Joel Rollinger Assistant Coach: Pat Trewin Assistant Coach: Adam Riley Assistant Coach: Jesse Halweg Assistant Coach: Mike Tangen Assistant Coach: Steve Nesteby Assistant Coach: Scott Pierce Head Coach Overall Record: (22nd Year) Record at Decorah: (22nd Year) The Setting for Tonight s Game: Date: Friday, October 21st, 2016 Location: Decorah, Iowa Stadium: Viking Stadium Surface: Grass Kickoff: 7:30PM Radio: Mustang Sports Radio Network Video: None Series: Decorah leads Series Meeting: 24th Meeting Twitter: Facebook: 2016 Independence Football Schedule: 08/26 West Delaware, L 0-48 Clear Creek-Amana, L /09 Waverly-Shell Rock, L 0-54 South Tama County, L /23 Charles City, L 0-21 (Homecoming) Cedar Rapids Xavier, L 0-45 Vinton-Shellsburg, L /14 Benton Community, L (Parent s Night) Decorah, 7:30PM 10/28 First Round Playoffs, 7:00PM 11/04 Quarterfinal Round Playoffs, 7:00PM 11/10 Semi-Final Round Playoffs, 5:36PM/8:21PM 11/17 Final Round Playoffs, 7:06PM

2 Game Notes _ Independence vs. Decorah Game Information: Independence Football History: First Season: 1898 (118th Season) All-Time Record: All-Time Homecoming Record: All-Time District Record: All-Time Playoff Record: 0-3 Lyle Leinbaugh Field Record: Home Record: Away Record: Neutral Site Record: Marion Field (Neutral) Record: Kingston Stadium Record: UNI-Dome Record: Overtime Record: 7-2 Double Overtime Record: 1-0 Triple Overtime Record: 1-1 Playing on Television: Playing on October 21st: Time and Place: 7:30PM, Friday, October 21st, 2016, Viking Stadium, Decorah, Iowa Radio Coverage: Mustang Sports Radio Network - Play-by-play: Ben Hupke - Color: Chris Shaw Video Coverage: None The Records in 2015: In 2015, Independence went 8-2 overall and 5-1 in District play, finishing 2nd in the district and qualifying for the IHSAA Playoffs, where they lost to Decorah in the first round. Last season, Decorah finished 6-6 and made it to the Quarterfinals of the IHSAA Playoffs. The Series: This will be the 24th meeting between Independence and Decorah with the first meeting occurring on October 27th, Since that first meeting, Independence is against the Vikings at home, at Decorah, and at neutral sites. Overall, the Vikings lead the series The last meeting occurred at the end of last season in the 1st Round of the IHSAA playoffs where the Vikings won Coaching Records: Justin Putz is in his 3rd season as head coach of the Independence Mustangs and 4th overall. Currently, his record at Independence is His overall coaching record is in four seasons with three playoff appearances. Bill Post has been the head coach of the Decorah Vikings for 22 years, with a record at Decorah with 12 playoff appearances, four finals appearances, and one state title. Next Game: The next games for both teams will occur in the 2017 football season. Last Game: The last game for Independence was a loss at home against Benton Community. Decorah defeated Charles City on the road.

3 Game Notes _ Rankings and Independence Opponent Schedules and Results: CR Gazette 3A Rankings: 1. Pella 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 3. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 4. Carroll 5. Solon 6. Storm Lake 7. Norwalk 8. Boone 9. West Delaware 10. Glenwood Des Moines Register 3A Rankings: 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier 2. Pella 3. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 4. Carroll 5. Solon 6. Webster City 7. Storm Lake 8. Norwalk 9. West Delaware 10. Boone Radio Iowa 3A Rankings: 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier 2. Pella 3. Carroll 4. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 5. Storm Lake 6. Solon 7. Norwalk 8. Boone 9. West Delaware 10. Webster City West Delaware (7-1): W /02 Mount Vernon, W Assumption, Davenport, W /16 Center Point-Urbana, W /23 Central DeWitt, W 28-0 Creek-Amana, L Catholic, Dbq, W /14 Marion, W Clear Creek-Amana (6-2): Pleasant, W /02 Independence, W /09 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque, W W /23 Center Point-Urbana, W /30 West Delaware, W L OT Davenport, L /21 Central DeWitt Waverly-Shell Rock (5-3): 08/26 Crestwood, W Fayette, Valley, L 3-14 W /16 Vinton-Shellsburg, W Community, L /30 Decorah, W /07 Cedar Rapids Xavier, L 0-42 Tama County, W /21 Charles City South Tama County (3-5): W /02 Williamsburg, L City, L OT 09/16 Independence, W 45-8 W /30 Benton Community, L L /14 Waverly-Shell Rock, L /21 Cedar Rapids Xavier Vinton-Shellsburg (2-6): 08/26 Center Point-Urbana, W La Porte City, L /09 Decorah, L 6-7 Rock, L /23 South Tama, County, L City, L /07 Independence, W 39-0 Rapids Xavier, L /21 Benton Community Charles City (3-5): 08/26 New Hampton, L L /09 South Tama County, W OT Rapids Xavier, L 7-35 W /30 Vinton-Shellsburg, W Community, L /14 Decorah, L 6-35 Rock Benton Community (6-2): 08/26 Oelwein, W 49-6 L /09 Cedar Rapids Xavier, L W OT 09/23 Waverly-Shell Rock, W Tama County, W /07 Charles City, W W Cedar Rapids Xavier (8-0): 08/26 Regina, Iowa City, W Marion, W Community, W /16 Charles City, W 35-7 W /30 Independence, W 45-0 Rock, W /14 Vinton-Shellsburg, W 32-8 Tama County Decorah (4-4): 08/26 North Fayette Valley, L 7-28 W W /16 Benton Community, L OT 09/23 Cedar Rapids Xavier, L 6-38 Rock, L /07 South Tama County, W City, W /21 Independence

4 Game Notes _ Independence Mustangs Roster (47): Number Name Position Grade Height Weight 2 Seth House RB/LB Mason Wood RB/LB Cyrus Butters WR/DB Will Whited K Zach Harris WR/DB/K Jake Crawford WR/DB Kenyon Hosch QB/DB Spencer Shonka RB/LB Sean Geertsema QB/DB Kaleb VanGorder WR/DB Sam Graeser WR/DB Noah Gall RB/LB Troy Tarpy WR/DB Hunter Shannon WR/DB Robert Stivers Jr. WR/LB /31 Thomas Nejdl RB/LB Tristan Cordes RB/LB Cole Davis RB/LB Jacob Schwarting RB/LB Thomas Matteson RB/DB Braden Kayser WR/DB Joe Kaiser RB/LB Zander Smith WR/DB Conner Horn OL/LB Brady Larkin OL/DL Tanner Erickson-Dale OL/LB Tommy Reiff OL/DL Isaiah Miller OL/DL Peyton Nolting OL/LB Andrue Wright OL/LB Hunter Crawford OL/DL Zach Davis OL/DL Tayten Freidhof OL/DL Lucas Dawson OL/DL Ryan Thompson OL/DL Cole Horn OL/LB Connor Joblinske OL/DL Austin Larkin OL/DL Ethan Kirkpatrick OL/DL Gabe Miller OL/DL Kaden Howard OL/DL Drew Evans OL/DL Zach Snyder WR/LB Derek Weber WR/DB Blake Schommer WR/DB Tyler Reeder WR/DL Charles Pelton IV OL/DL

5 Game Notes _ Decorah Vikings Roster (40): Number Name Position Grade Height Weight 6 Michael Bruening WR/CB Paul Strand QB/FS Avery Dugger QB/DB Max Sparrow WR/CB Brannan Hogan QB/DE Lucas Sweet k/r/db Dominic Mueller FB/LB Garrett Bohr TE/SS Jake Muhlbauer RB/FS Tye Anderson WR/SS Garrett Bohr TE/SS Brendan Numedahl FB/SS Jacob Roher RB/R Carston Krieg TE/R Thomas Knoke FB/R Blake Courtney TE/R Derek hendrickson RB/LB Nick Folstad OL/DL Parker Grinna OL/DL Peter Gerleman OL/DL Shane Sexton OL/DL Brody Malone OL/DL Andy Lillegraven OL/LB Adam Hovden OL/LB Cade Klimesh OL/DL Erick Fadness OL/DL Brent Schaeffer OL/DL Cody Falck OL/DL Cole Tweten OL/LB Isaiah Mitchell OL/DE Mason Falck OL/DL Cody Dostal OL/DL Josh Nierengarten OL/DL Dawson Meyer WR/CB Shawn Shindelar TE/DE Austin Barth WR/CB Dawson Holkesvik WR/CB Jerod Redenius TE/DE Blake Schmelzer WB/CB Nicholas Bockman WR/CB

6 Game Notes _ Class 3A, District 3 Standings: RANK SCHOOL OVERALL DISTRICT POINT DIFF. 1. Xavier, Cedar Rapids Benton Community Waverly-Shell Rock Decorah Charles City South Tama County Vinton-Shellsburg Independence *Clinched Playoff Spot Game Notes, Announcements, News, and Other Information: GAME NOTES: Captains for Tonight s Game: Independence Decorah Jake Crawford, Isaiah Miller Jacob Schwarting Mason Wood Andrue Wright Team Season Stats and Rank in Iowa Class 3A (Out of 56 Teams): Independence Statistic Decorah 579 (48th) PASSING YARDS (Rank) 748 (43rd) 1 (T-54th) PASSING TDs (Rank) 7 (T-36th) 511 (56th) RUSHING YARDS (Rank) 1217 (39th) 1 (56th) RUSHING TDs (Rank) 14 (T-30th) 22 (56th) TOTAL POINTS (Rank) 142 (42nd)

7 Game Notes _ ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fans can follow on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat; Like the Facebook Fanpage; and subscribe to the Channel on YouTube to keep up on news and results throughout the season. The team would like to thank Travis McBride and the Independence AV Tech Club for setting up the speakers for music during the pre-game warm-up and lights for the Independence Mustang s entrance. With his help, we have created an exciting atmosphere for our football players, coaches, and fans. Thanks again to Travis McBride and make sure you like the Independence Mustangs AV Tech Club fan page on Facebook! The team would like to wish the Junior High and YSF football programs the best of luck in their upcoming seasons. Make sure you show our future Mustangs support throughout the year! The Mustang Booster Club is currently selling a football season program for $5.00. It contains pictures of the current players from this season, as well as statistics and results as far back as If you would like to purchase a copy to help fund Independence Football, stop by the Independence Booster Club booth and purchase yours today! The Independence Football team has a YouTube channel. Search for on YouTube and subscribe to the channel. Each week a video segment of Mustang Football Talk will be posted for fans to enjoy! While supplies last, past game worn jerseys will be available for purchase from the Mustang Booster Club booth during the home games this season. The cost is $20 per jersey. Help fund the Independence Football Team by stopping by and purchasing yours today!

8 Game Notes _ THIS WEEK S ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES: Cross Country On Saturday, October 29th, Independence runner Ryan Adams will compete in the Iowa High School State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge. Football If you want to stay up to date with throughout the year, make sure you like the Independence Mustang Football page on Facebook, follow on Twitter, follow on Instagram and Snapchat, and subscribe to the Channel on YouTube! Volleyball If you want Independence Mustang Volleyball updates throughout the year, make sure you like Independence Mustang Volleyball on Facebook and on Twitter! On Tuesday, October 25th, the 11th ranked Independence Volleyball team will be taking on Western Dubuque in round two of the Iowa Class 4A Regional. The game will begin at 7:00PM at the Independence Junior/Senior High School. Wrestling If you want Independence Mustang Wrestling updates throughout the year, you can on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat; Like the Independence Mustang Wrestling Facebook Fanpage; and subscribe to the Independence Mustang Wrestling Channel on YouTube. On Saturday, November 5th, Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos will be returning to Independence for a performance to raise money for the Independence Wrestling team. Tickets can be purchased for $20, $25, or $30 every Wednesday starting September 14th, from 5-6PM on Main Street at the Independence Junior/Senior High School. Contact Keith Donnelly, Michael Doyle, Jon Carey, or Matt Shannon if you have any questions.