Atlantic and Kuemper Catholic will both be looking to bounce back from disappointing opening week performances when they meet on the gridiron Friday night. The Trojans lost their opener at home to Glenwood 38-0 and Kuemper Catholic lost on the road 40-14 to Logan-Magnolia. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer feels like his team has responded well in practice this week.

Atlantic will be tasked this week with trying to slow down a run heavy offense from the Knights. Taye Vonnahme is an experienced back that grounded out 89 yards against the Panthers in week one. Coach Brummer said the Trojan defense will need to be prepared for a tough backfield.

Atlantic would like to achieve some balance on offense in week two. Kuemper Catholic Head Coach Ryan Steinkamp expects to see a quick Atlantic team that his defense will need to play sound against.

Coach Steinkamp said despite the score in the game against Logan-Magnolia, he thought his defense played well. He said they will have to line up some more defensive backs at times against the Trojans and he hopes they are ready to limit chunk plays.

The Trojans and the Knights are set to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Friday at Carroll Stadium. Fans will need to purchase tickets online in advance. We’ll have full coverage on AM 1220, FM 101.1, KJAN.com, and live video on KJANTV. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Carroll. Here a full interview with Coach Brummer on Trojan Preview at 4:45 p.m., then catch our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. followed by pregame at 6:30 p.m. and Kickoff at 7:00 p.m.