(KWMN)- STORY BY RYAN GLYNN
The Winona Winhawks (3-5) begin their postseason play on Tuesday night as they host the Faribault Falcons (1-7) in the Section 1AAAA Quarterfinals at Paul Giel Field.
The Winhawks closed out their regular season with a 52-20 loss at Rochester Century last Wednesday night. Winona Quarterback Kyle Keller completed 13 passes on 24 attempts for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. The top running back was Logan Gappa who rushed for 108 yards on 10 carries. On the defensive side, Winona allowed 245 rushing yards to the host Panthers. Faribault dropped their final regular season game 57-27 at Fridley.
This will be the second meeting of the season for the Winhawks and Falcons who battled in Winona on September 17th that ended in a 49-18 win for the home squad. In the matchup, Keller was 13 of 15 passing for 233 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Winhawks combined for 236 yards on the ground with Michael Burke leading the way at 103. Gappa and Keller combined for 2 scores on the ground each and Xavier Vargas added one more. The score was 21-0 after the first quarter and 35-10 at halftime. The Winhawks held the Falcons in check in the second half to win 49-18.
This is the second season in a row the Winhawks and Falcons will meet up in the Section 1AAAA playoffs. Last year Winona came away with a 27-0 win against Faribault in the Quarterfinals.
The winner of this 4v5 matchup gets the no. 1 seed Byron who will host the Section Semifinals on Saturday, October 31st at 1 PM.
Pregame will be live at 6:45PM which you can listen to on KWMN 99.3 FM, or by using the link below:
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