A little sneak peek into Friday's paper

I figured those of you that are checking the blog at this hour deserve a little treat. So here's my capsule for Saturday's Fondy football game.

FOND DU LAC (7-3) AT MUKWONAGO (5-5)

When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Mukwonago High School, 605 School Road. Take Highway 41 south to Highway 45 to Interstate 894. Head toward Beloit on Interstate 43, and take the Highway 83 exit (Mukwonago/Waterford). Turn right on Hwy 83 into Mukwonago and turn left at School Road. The school will be on the left. The trip should take around an hour and a half.

Radio: KFIZ-AM 1450

Up Next: Hartford (9-1) or Arrowhead (9-1)

Enrollments: Fondy 2,476; Mukwonago 1,737

Stats leaders: FONDY — Passing: Ben Anderson 63-127, 1152 yards, 12 TD. Rushing: Josh Korb 90-487, TD; Steve Chesna 63-256, Paul Biolo 31-208. Receiving: Kyle Senn 29-699, 7 TD; Kyle Duquaine 12-188, TD. MUKWONAGO — Passing: Patrick Quaglieri 6-11, 156 yards, TD. Rushing: Justin Budiac 199-1203, 9 TD; Benjamin Lombardi 57-371, 8 TD. Receiving: Tyler Huber 11-158, TD.

About Mukwonago: Mukwonago beat top seed and Big Eight champion Janesville Parker, 28-24, in the first round. … The Indians finished third in the Classic Eight. … The five teams that Mukwonago lost to are all in the playoffs … Quaglieri, a sophomore, has started the last few games but has only attempted 11 passes. “They are on their third quarterback, so they’ve probably had some injury issues,” Fondy coach Brad Kozaczuk said. “But the young kid they have in there now is playing well.” … Mukwonago played in the state championship game in 2004 and lost to eventual state champion Racine Park in the third round last year. … “We know that they like to run the ball a lot,” Kozaczuk said. “They are a very solid team and don’t make many mistakes.”

Fondy update: The Cardinals beat Madison LaFollette, 16-6, in the first round. … Fondy hasn’t advanced past the second round since it beat Oconomowoc in 2000. That team lost to eventual state champion Oshkosh North. … Although Mukwonago has a .500 overall record, Fondy is not overlooking the game. “I don’t think we are looking past these guys,” Kozaczuk said. “They aren’t a fluke. They are a strong program with a good tradition.” … Senior defensive end Paul Shaver will not play. Shaver was knocked unconscious during a kick return Tuesday night and according to a Fondy school board rule, is not allowed to play for one week. Kozaczuk said the move is a precautionary measure and Shaver is not seriously injured.