WIAA State Football Championships: Division 3 Preview
Thursday, November 19th, 2015 -- 9:52 AM
The 40th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championship Finals will be held today and tomorrow, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 3 game.....Friday, Nov. 20
10 a.m. Div. 3 Notre Dame (11-2) vs. Catholic Memorial (11-2)
LAST YEAR: Wisconsin Lutheran rolled to the Division 3 title with a 42-18 win over Rice Lake.
ON THE AIR: All of the championship games will be televised live on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Check local cable listings for the channel in your area. The finals of all seven divisions will be streamed live on the FoxSportsGo app through your cable system's authentication.
DIVISION 3 NOTES: Catholic Memorial is making its fourth appearance in the State final. The Crusaders won the Division 3 State title in their most recent appearance in 2012 after finishing runner-up in Division 2 in 2001 and in Division 3 in 2010. Before joining the WIAA, the Crusaders won WISAA titles in 1979, 1989, 1993 and 1996. They were also runners-up six times. They tied Division 2 finals qualifier Waukesha West for second place in the Classic 8 Conference this season behind Division 1 finals qualifier Arrowhead and Muskego. They advance to the championship game following a 42-6 win over Reedsburg at Level 4. Notre Dame is making its third appearance in the State final and its first since 2003 when the Tritons won the title. Their first experience in the title game resulted in a runner-up finish in 2000. They tied Bay Port for second place in the Fox River Classic Conference behind De Pere this season and advance to the title game with a late field goal to defeat New Richmond 27-24 at Level 4. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Tritons played in four Division 1 title games of the now defunct WISAA organization. They won a title in 1992 and finished runner-up in 1995, 1997 and 1998.
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