#4 Valley Hosts Struggling SC West in a District Tilt
Two teams going in opposite directions…both seeking the same goal: wins.
That will be the case Friday night as Sioux City West and the Valley Tigers meet for a Class 4A District 3 game at Valley Stadium.
This is this week’s Century Link Game of the Week on CISN.
The Wolverines of Sioux City West are still looking for a win, after losing to Des Moines Lincoln, 19-6, last week for Homecoming. West has surrendered an average of 57 points per game this season. West is led by quarterback Ricky Quintana (39-96-476, 2 TDs, 7 INTs) and running back Noah McWell, who has garnered 334 yards this season, 75 of them against Lincoln. Jalen Roseland leads the receiving unit with 11 receptions for 287 yards.
Both McWell and Roseland, along with Lemuel Turner leads with tackles on defense. Coach Trever Case pointed out that the Wolverines played better, but mistakes continue to be their Achilles heel.
The Valley Tigers continue to motor along after a 56-0 thrashing of Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln last week. Rocky Lombardi threw for three touchdowns, two of them to Dominique Dafney, and ran for another score. Drew Gray added two rushing touchdowns as Valley.
Can the Wolverines put together a Herculean effort against the Tigers or will Valley continue to cruise towards a district title?
Who: Sioux City West (0-6) at #4 WDM Valley (5-1)
Where: Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, Iowa
When: Friday, October 10th, 7:00pm kickoff
The Facts: SC West lost to DM Lincoln, 19-6. Valley routed CB Lincoln, 56-0. West has been outscored 303-50 in the last six games.
Things to watch:
- Will Valley cruise towards a district title?
- Can SC West put up points against the Tigers?
- Will sophomore Rocky Lombardi continue his stellar play at QB?
- Can an Wolverine other than Quintana find the endzone?
- Returning injured Tigers continue to develop
Sioux City West – Projected Lineups
Offensive starters – QB Ricardo Quintana; RB Noah Mcwell and , FB Sammy Blakey; WR Cole Eaton and Jalen Roseland; C Tyler Unruh, G Lemuel Turner and Stanford Whitestar, T Gavin Lamoureaux and Tommy Warden,
Defensive starters – FS Noah Mcwell, SS Ricardo Quintana, CB Sammy Blakey and Josiah Zoelle, OLB Lemuel Turner and Cole Schultz; DE Stanford Whitestar and Cole Eaton, NG Eric Montes
Special Teams- P Noah Mcwell, K Jalen Roseland
Valley – Project Starting Lineups
Offensive starters – QB Rocky Lombardi, RB Drew Gray and Blake Salsbury, WR Dominique Dafney and Austin Hronich, TE John Gliniecki, T Cody Genzen and Sam Rogers, G John Rairdon and Zachary Matt, C Brady Smith
Defensive starters – NG Trey Walsh, DT Dan McCoy and Zach Downs, DE Austin Turner, CB Matt Vertin and Turner Scott, LB Nick Yencer, Mason Berg and Ben Campos, S Gabe Honnold and Keller Prien
Special Teams – P Zach Downs, K Cole Hahn
The live pregame show on the Central Iowa Sports Network (centraliowasportsnetwork.com)will begin at 6:30pm, with kickoff at 7 pm.
Join Paul Yeager, Keith Borness, and Taylor Bennett for the call of the game. Jim Kirby will be your sideline reporter.
Follow us on Twitter @CISportsNet for updates throughout the game.
The Scheels Audio Game of the Week will have Dar Danielson with the call of Dowling Catholic (5-1) at Johnston (5-1) in a Class 4A District 2 clash. As an added bonus, High School Cube and QC Sports Net will have links and streams to all of the games across the state.
