The Atlantic Trojans are preparing for their final game of the season tonight on the road at Harlan.  The Trojans are trying to end the season on a positive note after struggling to a 1-7 record through a very tough Class 3A District 7.  The Cyclones have the same idea in mind as they come into the game with a 3-5 overall record.  Atlantic coach Mike McDermott said his players have kept up the intensity in preparation.

Coach McDermott said a key to playing against any Harlan team is to try to win the field position battle and getting key stops in order to do that.  If the Trojans want to have success in slowing down the Cyclones offense they are going to have to be ready to slow down the passing game as Quarterback Deren Schmitz has thrown for 1,789 yards and 17 touchdowns on the season.

Harlan has played a lot of close games throughout the season and are coming off a big rally last week to pick up a win over Denison-Schleswig. Harlan Head Coach Curt Bladt hopes they can carry that second half performance over to this week.

Coach Bladt said his team has to be ready for anything from the Trojans but his team won’t change anything drastically for the match-up.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans and Cyclones tonight on KJAN. Join Chris Parks and Mike Smith for the broadcast on AM1220, FM101.1, online at kjan.com, and on the KJAN mobile app.  You can also catch live streaming video of the game on KJANTV.  Tune in for our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00pm, the Dvorak Tire and Service Pre-Game Show at 6:30pm, and Kickoff at 7:30pm.