WIAA State Football Championships: Division 1 Preview
Friday, November 17th, 2017 -- 1:25 PM
The 42nd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championship Finals continue today at Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 1 game.....Friday, Nov. 17
Div. 1 - Kimberly (13-0) vs. Sun Prairie (13-0) - 4 p.m.
LAST YEAR: Kimberly defeated Franklin 29-14 in the Division 1 final to win the championship.
ON THE AIR: The championship finals of all seven divisions will be televised live on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Check local cable listings for the FS Wisconsin channel in your area. In addition, the finals of all seven divisions will be streamed live on the FoxSportsGo app through your cable system’s authentication.
DIVISION 1 NOTES: Four-time defending champion Kimberly returns to Camp Randall seeking its fifth straight State championship and to extend its current 69-game winning streak. They have not lost since Level 3 of the 2012 playoffs. The Papermakers are making their eighth State appearance overall. They won back-to-back Division 2 titles in 2007 and 2008 and added their third in 2013. Their championships in Division 1 have come the last three seasons. They also have one runner-up finish on the ledger, that coming in Division 2 in 2009. The Papermakers finished atop the North Division of the Valley Football Association this year. The Papermakers defeated Appleton North 31-14 at Level 4 to earn their fifth straight berth in the State final and the fourth in Division 1. Sun Prairie will appear in its third championship final. The Cardinals other experiences in the championship game resulted in a title in 1995 and a runner-up finish in 2012. They won the Big Eight championship this fall and have averaged 39 points a game. The Cardinals defeated Muskego 26-21 in the semifinal to gain the berth in the championship game.
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