Rushford-Peterson at Spring Grove
7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8


You don't experience the tradition of success Rushford-Peterson has without knocking off top section competitors. No team may know this better than Spring Grove, as the Lions have been a victim to the Trojans in the playoffs two of the past three seasons.

It would be an understatement to say Rushford-Peterson has been dominant in the Class 1A, Section 1 playoffs recently. Rushford-Peterson, ranked No. 4-1A, has won three consecutive section championships and also finished in second place (once), third place (twice) and accumulated an impressive 85 wins along the way.

Spring Grove is no slouch, accumulating 71 wins in the last three seasons, but has not found a way to defeat the Trojans in the playoffs. There is a good chance this is a preview of the Section 1-East title game with the two teams currently sitting atop the standings by a large margin.