Eden Valley-Watkins Football Poised for Perfect Season

Eden Valley-Watkins football is 11-0 heading into Friday's Class 2-A State Semifinal game against Cannon Falls at 11:30 a.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Eagles defeated Moose Lake-Willow River 60-0 in the state quarterfinals at Forest Lake High School last week to get to this point.

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Eden Valley-Watkins head coach Adam Tri joined me on WJON. On making it back to the state tournament, Tri says "it's awesome, the kids put a lot work in throughout the season starting in the summertime. The kids do a great job buying in." Tri says it takes all 60 players on the roster to make this work. He indicates the team will not be overwhelmed by this experience and will be ready to go. Tri says many players are back from last year's roster who had the experience of playing at U.S. Bank Stadium last season. He explains that experience should help this time around. He says playing a game indoors allows them the opportunity to use their entire offense and the kids may feel a bit faster.

The Eagles are making their 3rd straight State Tournament appearance after falling in the State Semifinals last season to Chatfield 27-12 to finish the season 11-1.

The Eagles are led by senior quarterback Nolan Geislinger. Tri says Geislinger has been a great player for them and his blockers in front deserve a lot of credit for his success. He says running back Max Geislinger has also done a great job running the football for them this season. Tri wanted to highlight the offensive linemen Noah Stommes, Anthony Fink, Dylan Geislinger, Mitchell Lipinski, Sonnie DeHeer and Dylan Walz. He says he can't say enough good things about this group.

Tri says Friday's opponent Cannon Falls likes to run the ball and they do it well. Because of this Tri says they need to play really good assignment football on defense.

Eden Valley-Watkins Roster:

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year
1	Schultz, Parker	WR	6'2"	175	12
2	Geislinger, Nolan	QB	6'0"	170	12
3	Thielen, Broden	WR	6'1"	170	12
4	Neiman, Landon	WR	6'0"	150	12
5	Portner, Jackson	RB	5'7"	150	10
7	Glenz, Blake	QB	6'0"	140	10
8	Becker, Brayden	WR	5'11"	155	10
9	Scheeler, Carter	RB	5'7	175	11
10	Langer, Preston	WR	6'2"	200	10
11	Dziengel, Lee	WR	5'10"	145	11
12	Moehrle, Wyatt	WR	6'4"	185	11
13	Schmidt, Ryder	QB	5'11	150	9
18	Ballard, William	WR	5'8"	150	11
19	Schmitt, Gabriel	WR	5'7"	135	10
20	Torborg, Maxwell	WR	6.0"	155	10
21	Artis, LaMichael	RB	5'10	160	9
22	Haag, Nolan	WR	6'1"	175	12
23	Hiltner, Braylon	QB	6'1	170	9
24	Caron, Jacob	WR	5'7"	135	10
25	Eder, Gavin	WR	5'11"	165	12
27	Vaquera Valencia, Ricky	WR	5'8	130	9
28	Geislinger, Max	RB	5'11"	180	11
32	Allen-Markgraf, Gavin	WR	5'8	130	11
33	Swartz, Landen	RB	5'5	130	10
34	Maile, Jack	RB	5'7"	190	10
44	Leukam, Brandon	WR	5'6	145	10
50	Kramer, Brody	OL	5'8"	205	10
51	Lang, Nathan	OL	5'6"	195	10
52	Fink, Anthony	OL	6'4"	220	12
53	Stevens, Caden	OL	5'8"	195	12
54	DeHeer, Sonnie	OL	6'4"	205	12
55	Walz, Dylan	OL	5'9"	180	11
56	Geislinger, Dylan	OL	5'8"	240	12
57	Stommes, Noah	OL	6'8	230	12
58	Schutz, Tyler	OL	6'3"	230	10
60	Ludwig, Treyce	OL	5'11"	180	11
61	Hoffmann, Samuel	OL	5'9	230	9
62	Albright, Aaliyah	OL	5'7	190	11
64	Lipinski, Mitchell	OL	6'1"	235	11
65	Eder, Deuce	OL	5'10	240	9
66	Nistler, Archie	OL	5'10"	240	10
67	Kipf, Cody	OL	5'10	265	12
70	Molitor, Braydon	OL	6'0	180	9
71	Pauls, Wyatt	OL	6'	295	10
72	Kuechle, Porter	OL	5'10"	200	12
73	Salzl, Henry	OL	5'11"	190	10
74	Bates, Hunter	OL	5'8"	215	10
75	McCann, Landon	OL	6'1"	205	10
76	Magedanz, Braiden	OL	5'10"	180	10
77	Becker, Nicholas	OL	6'0"	250	10
78	Holthaus, Bryce	OL	5'8	230	11
79	Jamison, Tristian	OL	5'8	220	10
80	Diffley, Alexander	WR	6'2"	160	12
81	Sieben, Brody	WR	5'4	120	9
82	Landwehr, Henry	WR	5'11"	145	10
83	Schmitt, Avery	WR	5'9	130	9
84	Finger, Mason	WR	5'11"	145	10
85	Hernandez, Eli	WR	5'10"	165	11
87	Kramer, Brayden	WR	6'0"	140	11
88	Corcuera Abundes, Bryan	WR	5'8	135	11