Pulaski High School’s football team has faced several obstacles this season.
Taking on the state’s top running back is next on the list.
The Red Raiders advanced to the third round of the WIAA state playoffs Oct. 30 with a 10-7 win over Kaukauna. Pulaski will now take on Kingston Allen and Notre Dame in a Division 2 Level 3 game at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 on the Tritons’ home field in Green Bay.
While Pulaski’s season is continuing, Suring saw its season end Oct. 30 with a 40-0 loss to Wabeno/Laona in the third round of the 8-player playoffs.
Division 2
Pulaski 10, Kaukauna 7
Mason Borseth’s 33-yard field goal in the opening minute of the fourth quarter turned out to be the difference in the game, as the third-seeded Red Raiders topped second-seeded Kaukauna on the Galloping Ghosts’ home field.
Pulaski’s Bohdan Schmidt opened the scoring with a 6-yard run midway through the first quarter.
Kaukauna had an opportunity to score in the opening period, but an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line gave the ball back to the Red Raiders.
Kaukauna’s Muhammad Jobe tied the game with a 10-yard run in the second quarter and the score remained 7-7 until Borseth’s field goal broke the tie 10 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Anthony Ficarri had 96 of the Red Raiders’ 133 rushing yards, while Schmidt added 56 yards on the ground and completed four of six passes for 64 yards as Pulaski improved to 9-2 on the season.
Notre Dame improved to 11-0 Oct. 30 with a 45-13 win over Menasha in its Level 2 game. Allen, a University of Wisconsin recruit, ran for 269 yards and his five touchdowns included runs of 46, 50 and 55 yards.
8-player
Wabeno/Laona 40, Suring 0
The second-seeded Eagles headed north on state Highway 32 but saw their season end with a loss to the top-seeded Rebels.
Wabeno/Laona will now face another No. 1 seed, Belmont, in a state semifinal in Belmont. No. 1 Gilman will host No. 3 Owen-Withee in the other semifinal, and the two winners will meet Nov. 14 in Wisconsin Rapids for the state championship.
Nov. 6 schedule (both games start at 7 p.m.): WIAA Level 3 11-player playoffs: Division 2: No. 3 Pulaski at No. 1 Notre Dame. Division 6: No. 3 Cedar Grove/Belgium at No. 1 Bonduel.
