I-EC Tigers head to Freeman for first round playoff game

 

October 17, 2018



Ipswich-Edmunds Central is indeed entering the 9A high school football play-offs this Thursday, Oct. 18 with an overall 3-5 record after an upset win over North Border on Friday, Oct. 5 that closed out the Tigers' regular-season schedule. (They had a bye-week in the last week of their season.)

They are one of four at-large teams making the playoffs in 9A. The top three teams in each of the four regions automatically qualify for the post-season plus the next four teams seeded teams statewide and Ipswich-EC was one of those four. Being an at-large team can mean that you have to travel on the road to a different region and this is the case for the Tigers this year. Their destination will be Freeman and the host team will be Canistota-Freeman, just in the second year of their new co-op program. So the game will kick off at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Freeman.

The hosts, meanwhile, did have to play in week eight of the regular season, resulting in a 42-22 loss to undefeated Garretson and they might have to do a little regrouping after slipping to 7-1 with that loss.

"Having a bye week helps, as we were able to rest some injuries and not have to practice as long in the cold and rain," says head coach Brian Hogie. "We are excited for this opportunity to play in the post season again. Always a goal entering the season!"

And the last time that happened was in 2012 when Lane Myer was the senior quarterback for the Tigers. This year another senior Ben Kulesa will be quarter-backing the Tigers and he and his classmates would certainly like to extend their season again. The first-round winners are all re-seeded statewide for the quarterfinals scheduled on Oct.25.

 

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