Friday, October 20, 2006

A closer look at Fondy's first-round playoff opponent

For the second straight year, the Fond du Lac football team opens with a Big Eight opponent.

Madison La Follette (5-4, 4-4) finished in fifth place in the Big Eight and has lost three of its last four. The only victory in that stretch was over Beloit Memorial, a team that finished 1-8. The Lancers haven't beaten a team with a winning record this year; it's nonconference game was a 28-21 victory over Oregon (4-5).

According to the La Follette team page on wisfootball.net, they have a fairly good quarterback in Steve Chapiewsky who has a couple of 200-plus yard passing games this season.

The school is named for Fighting Bob La Follette, a former Wisconsin politician known for his progressive reforms. You can read more about him here.

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