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ALGONA – A long-time North Central Conference rival awaits the Webster City football team this week.
The Lynx head north to take on district leader and 14th-ranked (Class 3A) Algona here on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Coming off back-to-back losses, Webster City (1-6 overall, 1-2 in the district) looks to close out the regular season on a high note. They finish next week back at home vs. MOC-Floyd Valley for Senior Night.
After scoring 21 points in two straight games, the Lynx were held out of the end zone vs. No. 16 Bishop Heelan last Friday night, falling 35-0. Kaleb Hansen ran for 118 yards in the loss, as Grant Arends led the defense with a pair of sacks.
Hansen, a senior, has 681 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on the year to lead Webster City. Classmate Coyce Bertran has 324 yards on the ground and a score.
Arends paces the defense with 35 tackles, 7.5 for loss and three sacks. Boston Farley has recorded 26.5 tackles, and Hansen, 23.
Nathan Manske, the brother of former Algona (4-3, 3-0) all-staters Tyler Manske and current Penn State quarterback Alex Manske, is back under center. He had 87 yards rushing and two TDs to lead a Bulldog upset of eighth-ranked Sioux Center last week.
Winners of three straight, Algona controls is own destiny to a district title. Manske has 290 yards passing and 186 yards rushing with five TDs on the year, as Cael Rotert has rushed for almost 500 yards and five scores.
Webster City has led the series since 2008, 9-4, including a 35-21 victory last year.