BOMBERS START SECTION PLAYOFFS

The Cannon Falls Bombers take on the Edison Tommies, Tuesday night at John Burch Field, game time is set at 7:00. The Bombers 5-3 in the HVL, the Tommies 1-7 in the Minneapolis City Conference. The Tommies lone win came against Minneapolis Roosevelt 25-16. Roosevelt did not win a game this year.  I'm going to throw some numbers at you, they might not mean a lot, but I have some extra time on my hands. Comparing Edison to Pine Island, The point differential in both the Edison and Pine Island team losses were 31 points per game, both teams are 1-7, the QFR for Edison is 19.1 for Pine Island is 18.8. Pine Island has played 2-4A, 5-3A, and 1-1A schools. Edison has played 1- 6A, 1-5A, 1-4A, 3-3A, 1-2A, and 1-1A schools. I guess what I'm getting at is we can not take this team for granted. They have good speed, they start 8 seniors on either offense or defense, but they also start 2 sophomores and a freshmen. They do not have a lot of depth on the team. The games I saw they seemed a little rag tag, but were able to move the football. The Bombers have to come out early and take control on the first series. They must be able to run the ball, run the ball, run the ball, the weather should be good, maybe some rain moving in. If they are slow to get started again there may not be enough time left to recover. This will be a challenge for the coaches to make sure the players are focused and ready to play from the start. If the Bombers can control the line of scrimmage and contain the QB they should win. Key will be contain the quarterback.                        Bombers 20 Edison 7