The Exira-EHK Spartans (4-0) will travel to face the CAM Cougars (3-1) on Friday night in Anita for a huge 8-Man District 8 football contest. The Spartans are on a roll with an undefeated record through a very tough early season schedule. That run includes wins over Fremont-Mills, Audubon, and Glidden-Ralston; all teams that have spent time in the top ten rankings this season. CAM is off to a great start as well with their only hiccup coming on the road against Glidden-Ralston. Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen said this will be his team’s toughest test to date, and it will be tough trying to slow down the wealth of ball carriers for the Cougars.

The Spartans success has come through a number of guys that have played together for a long time. Quarterback Josh Pettepier has been efficient completing 67% of his passes for 1,042 yards and 11 touchdowns with just 2 interceptions. Coach Petersen said Josh has really improved his game this year.

Cole Burmeister has been a do-it-all weapon for the Spartans with 209 yards rushing and 7 scores along with 444 yards receiving and 6 more scores. CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum said his team will need to know where he is on the field and he reminds him of a special player the Cougars had last season.

The Cougars have been able to get a lot of guys involved on both sides of the ball and Coach Wollum said that continued growth of depth has been big for the Cougars. Three guys (Darien Burnison, Isaac Bower, and Mitchell Williamson) have carried the ball for over 200 yards for CAM.

Coach Wollum knows this matchup always has a big game atmosphere and the teams will be excited to get out there and compete.

We’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN with pregame at 6:30pm and kickoff at 7:00pm. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Anita. Catch the game on-air, online, on the mobile app, or catch live video on our Facebook page. Catch our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00pm. Stay tuned after the game as all the scores from around the state will come at you on the Iowa High School Scoreboard Show from 10:00pm-11:30pm.