WIAA State Football Championships: Division 5 Preview
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 -- 7:16 AM
The 43rd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championship Finals will be held Thursday and Friday, Nov. 15-16, at Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison...Here's a preview of the Division 5 game....The championship finals of all seven divisions will be televised live on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Check local cable listings for the FS Wisconsin channel in your area.
LAST YEAR: Amherst defeated Lake Country Lutheran 28-21
Thursday, Nov. 15
Stratford (11-2) vs. St. Mary’s Springs (13-0) - 4 p.m.
St. Mary’s Springs, last year’s champion in Division 6, is making its second straight appearance in the finals, and the Ledgers’ eighth in the last 10 seasons. They have 11 championship game appearances overall with seven State titles. They won the Division 5 championship in 2009 and the Division 6 titles in 2002, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and again last year. In addition, they have finished runner-up in Division 6 in 2003, 2005 and 2010. This year, they are the champions of the Wisconsin Flyway Conference. The Ledgers rolled to a 41-12 win over last season’s runner-up Lake Country Lutheran in their Level 4 match-up to earn the opportunity to gain an eighth State title. Prior to joining the WIAA, St. Mary’s Springs won WISAA crowns in 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999. In addition, the Ledgers were WISAA runners-up in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989 and 1992. Stratford returns to the championship final for the eighth time and for the first time since a run of six straight titles in Division 6 from 2003-08. The Tigers also won the Division 5 crown in 1986, giving them seven championships overall. They are the only program to win six straight State championships. The Tigers were runners-up in the Marawood Conference this season behind Division 7 finalist Edgar. They defeated Spencer/Columbus Catholic in the semifinal, 22-6.
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