WIAA State Football Preview: Division 1
Thursday, November 21st, 2013 -- 10:36 AM
The 38th Annual WIAA Football State Championship Finals are underway at Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Here?s a preview of the Division 1 game on Friday...4 p.m. Div. 1 Arrowhead (12-1) vs. Franklin (12-1)
Defending champion Arrowhead returns to the championship final in pursuit of back-to-back championships. The Warhawks have won five titles, which ties for the third most of any school. They won State titles in their first three State final appearances in 1993, 1994 and 1996, and in 2007 and then again last season. In addition, the Warhawks have finished runner-up in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2008. They advance to the State final game this season and for the 11th time overall by beating Hudson at Level 4 for the second year in a row, 38-14. The Warhawks are the champions of the Classic Eight Conference this fall. Franklin will appear in its second championship final. The Sabers only other experience in the title game resulted in a Division 2 championship in 2006. They won the Southeast Conference championship and have outscored their opponents by an average of 40-14 per game this year. Their only loss came early in the season to Greendale, which has advanced to the title game in Division 3. The Sabers defeated Mukwonago 35-8 in the semifinal to gain the berth in the championship game.
All of the championship games will be televised live on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
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