The Griswold Tigers (0-2) will travel to face the East Mills Wolverines (2-0) in 8-man football tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. Griswold has been working to get a young team to improve while making the transition to 8-player football this year. East Mills is off to an undefeated start after a big opening win against East Union and a shootout victory in week two over Lamoni. Wolverines Co-Head Coach Kevin Schafer said it’s been two very different performances for his squad to start the season.

Coach Schafer’s son Michael is the quarterback for the Wolverines and he has been pretty efficient so far this season with 559 yards through the air with 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Schafer has a wealth of weapons to throw to with Nic Duysen, Anthony Rainey, and Riley Story all capable of having big games. Coach Schafer said the Wolverines like to throw the ball but know they have to be more balanced.

Griswold Head Coach Andy Everett said the transition from 11-player to 8-player from his team has been fun.

The Tigers like to run the ball and the have three backs with over 100 yards rushing on the season. Brendan Atkinson leads the team with 201 yards on the ground and one score. With so many young players getting up to speed the start of the season has been tough for Griswold but Coach Everett likes his team’s work ethic thus far.

We’ll have coverage of the Tigers and Wolverines tonight on KJAN. Our Dvorak Tire and Service pregame show starts at 6:30pm with kickoff set for 7:00pm in Malvern. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com, on the web app, or you can watch the live video stream of the game on our KJAN facebook page. The night will start with our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00pm and stay tuned after the game for all the scores from the state on the Iowa High School Scoreboard Show from 10:00pm-11:30pm.