Friday night insight

I'm going to make this one brief, just because Notre Dame-Michigan is about to kick off.

We're one week shy of crossing the halfway mark, and there are only a few teams that have played at a consistent level since Week 1.

At the top of that list is Kewaskum. The Indians rolled again last night, as Casey Scheel threw for 148 yards in a 41-7 victory over Two Rivers. After Sheboygan Falls and Waupun lost last night, I'm starting to think Kewaskum could be the legit No. 1 team in Division 3.

Mayville was impressive as well. The Cardinals lost their first game of the year to a pretty good Brodhead-Juda team, but have rolled since then. I know that we've given a lot of pub to Matt Haass, but I was most impressed with the Mayville running attack against a fairly good Springs defense. Now, a large part of that success was because the Ledgers were guarding against the pass, but Michael Nied still broke some tackles. If they can keep that balance, I like their chances come playoff time.

Other than that, every team has had a hiccup so far this season. Campbellsport bounced back from a puzzling loss to New Holstein last week to edge Plymouth, 30-27, behind the running of Billy Mayer. Speaking of New Holstein, it's kind of hard to believe they are tied with Kewaskum for the conference lead. Two more EWC wins for the Huskies, and they are playoff-bound.

WLA came up with a big win on the road at Brown Deer. That was probably the most surprising result of the weekend. WLA is a young team, and they really grew up against the Falcons. With Waupun and Ripon looking beatable the last few weeks, I don't think we can overlook the Vikings as a contender in the East Central Flyway.

Finally, Fondy got a very important victory over Appleton East. There are no gimme-games in the FVA, but considering Appleton East hadn't won a game yet this season and Fondy plays Menasha and Oshkosh West the next two weeks, the victory will either keep the playoffs a possibility, or keep the Cardinals among the FVA's elite. I'm a bit surprised the running game hasn't fared too well lately, but quarterback Ben Anderson (9 of 11 for 177 yards and two TDs) is doing enough to get Fondy on the board.