WATCH: Logan looks to go 3-0 with matchup vs. Sparta
The Logan High School football team will look to defend its home turf Friday, opening MVC play against Sparta.
Last week, Logan (2-0) got a late fourth-quarter touchdown run from sophomore quarterback Tommy Check -- his second rushing touchdown of the evening -- to clinch a 29-21 victory at Wausau East.
Check has eclipsed 100 yards rushing in both games.
Sparta is also 2-0 after shutting out Mauston last week 35-0.
Running back Cam McTaggert accounted for 204 yards and two rushing scores. The Spartans also had over 200 passing yards.
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No. 11-ranked UW-La Crosse football looking for fifth-consecutive playoff bid, as season-opener nears
The fifth season of UW-La Crosse football team under the direction of coach Matt Janus is underway.
The Eagles are ranked No. 11 in preseason poll — a year after they were ranked as high as No. 3, while making the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season and finishing 8-4.
UW-L quarterback Kyle Haas is back and the solidified starter after a sophomore campaign, where he threw for 2,196 yards, 20 touchdowns and just six interceptions. That, despite sharing snaps with Zach Weir during the first half of the season. Janus made it clear it’s Haas’ team this season.
“For Kyle to come back and have the confidence that he is the starter is going to be big,” Janus said. “He’s got that offseason under his belt now where everyone knows he’s the quarterback.”
Offensively, the Eagles lost one of their best wide receivers in program history in Jack Studer, who finished the UW-L all-time leader in touchdown receptions (35) and receiving yards (3,127) while ranking second in career receptions (182).
None of last year’s receivers had more than 525 yards behind Studer.
Back, however, is running back Gabe Lynch, who finished with 1,097 yards (5.6 per carry) and 10 touchdowns last season.
To get the most out of Haas — a Winona State transfer — and the offense, Tarek Yaeggi, a former UW-L quarterback, was hired as offensive coordinator. He had been the OC at UW-Stout the past three seasons.
Janus said they’ve spent the offseason meshing the playbook from things that worked at UW-Stout, and things the current UW-L players are comfortable with.
When most teams are playing a game on Sept. 6, UW-L will have a week off — with only two nonconference games this season. The Eagles get their money’s worth though, opening their season at No. 18 Carnegie Mellon out of Pittsburgh on Sept. 13, before hosting Division 2 foe Wayne State the following Saturday.
“We’ll get to see some different schemes. You’ll see the speed and size of Division 2,” Janus said. “Win lose or draw, we are going to be better. You don’t have time to figure things out once we get to the conference season. It’s go time.”
Janus said the first couple weeks of camp for his team are pivotal toward the development of the roster.
“It’s not about the one’s and two’s just getting reps,” Janus said. “As we found out over the last four years, when you get late in the season and playoffs, your No. 1 guys aren’t always your No. 1 guys anymore due to injuries. We’re going to mix and match a bit.”
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