9-Man Final: Houston 56, Ada-Borup 14
Posted on November 14th, 2008 – 10:10 AMBy Jon Marthaler
It’s hard not to be impressed with the Hurricanes after today’s performance. Coming into this week, most of the nine-man talk centered on Kittson County Central, which beat Stephen-Argyle in the section final and immediately became the favorite. The Bearcats take on Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley tomorrow morning, but at least for the moment, the winner of that second semifinal looks like a distinct underdog.
17 (!) different players carried the ball for Houston in this game; consider the Hurricane bench pretty much emptied. Those 17 ballcarriers racked up 351 yards on the ground on 43 carries; all told, Houston had 460 yards of offense.
The clock’s counting down to Royalton and Lake Park-Audubon; that game will kick off about 10:20 a.m.
11 Responses to "9-Man Final: Houston 56, Ada-Borup 14"
Finally…someone at the Star Tribune is talking about Houston. It’s about time.
GO CANES!!!
Well Houston in in the SE corner of the state in the La Crosse market, not sure how much coverage you’d expect from Minneapolis.
When did Houston become the Hurricanes? when I played at Spring Valley (now part of Kingsland) they were the Cyclones.
They must have been upgraded by NOAA.
(Rim shot.)
Yes, very funny,
Uh, Houston has ALWAYS been the Hurricanes…at least for as long as I’ve been alive (and that would be 32 years).
As for Houston being in the La Crosse media market. That’s a hogwash excuse. I’ve been reading the online Strib most of the season, and leading up to the playoffs it feels like they’ve been talking about every other 9-man team but Houston. Last I looked at the map, Kittson County, Stephen-Argyle, and Ada-Borup aren’t exactly “close” to the Cities either. In fact, distance wise, Houston is closer to Minneapolis.
well, maybe my old age is worse than I thought, cause back in the 70s I could have sworn they were the Cyclones. Playing in the same conference as the Rushford Trojans, Peterson Tigers, Mable-Canton Cougars, Caledonia Warriors, and Spring Grove Lions. hmnmm
vikson - you’re thinking of the old Root River Conference. along with the teams you mentioned, it also included the La Crescent Lancers and the Lewiston Cardinals. And yes, Windom has been the Hurricanes since the 60’s - I graduated in ‘73.
oops - brain f*** I meant to say Houston has been the Hurricanes since the 60’s. I grew up there - I live in Windom now. I need a nap.
Ah yes, the Root River, at Spring Valley of course we were in the Maple Leaf, Preston, Wykoff, Lanesboro, Harmony, Grand Meadow, Leroy. Weird I had all the other teams right and had Houston wrong,,,my bad.
Winner of second semifinal looks like a “distinct” underdog??? Not to take anything away from Houston, but blowouts happen in the state playoffs every year - doesn’t mean the team on the winning end will match up the same way with their next opponent. Again, maybe this Houston team is for real, but history tells us 56-14 over one team doesn’t necessarily mean anything against the next.
