WIAA State Football Championships: Division 1 Preview
Friday, November 20th, 2015 -- 10:14 AM
The 40th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championship Finals continue today at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 1 game....Friday, Nov. 20
4 p.m. Div. 1 Kimberly (13-0) vs. Arrowhead (12-1)
LAST YEAR: Kimberly defeated Arrowhead 31-6 in the Division 1 championship game.
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 1 NOTES: This year's match-up is a rematch of last season's championship game. Defending champion Kimberly returns seeking its third straight championship and its fifth State championship in six State appearances. The Papermakers won back-to-back Division 2 titles in 2007 and 2008 and added their third in 2013 with a Division 1 title coming last season. They also have one runner-up finish on the ledger, that coming in Division 2 in 2009. The Papermakers finished atop the Northern Division of the Valley Football Association this year. For the second straight season, they defeated Marquette at Level 4 to earn their berth in the State final. The Papermakers rolled to a 49-29 win over the Hilltoppers. Last year's runner-up Arrowhead returns to the championship final for the fourth straight year in pursuit of its seventh State championship. Their six titles ranks third most of any school. They won State titles in their first three State final appearances in 1993, 1994 and 1996. Their other three titles came in 2007, 2012 and 2013. In addition, the Warhawks have finished runner-up in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 and again last year. They advance to the State final game this season and for the membership-leading 13th time overall by hanging on to beat Franklin in a dramatic finish at Level 4, 20-17. The Warhawks are the co-champions of the Classic Eight Conference this fall with Muskego.
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