Two familiar opponents will square off in Anita Friday night for a spot in the 8-Player Football Quarterfinals. The CAM Cougars (9-0) will host the Fremont-Mills Knights (6-3) in a rematch of a week one contest that the Cougars came out on top of 48-6. Prior to that one the Knights had dominated the series, including a 2 point win in the Quarterfinals last year. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower said they have a lot of respect for the Knights.

The Knights have certainly improved throughout the season and have leaned in to the power running game more down the stretch. F-M Head Coach Jeremy Christiansen said their offense does start on the ground.

CAM has been efficient on offense with Lane Spieker piling up the stats. He currently leads all classes with 50 rushing touchdowns on the season and is second in the state with 62 total scores. Spieker gets a lot of the attention but Coach Bower said the entire team has been working in concert.

Coach Christiansen said the line of scrimmage is going to be an important battle to determine if his squad can have success.

We’ll have coverage of the Cougars and the Knights on KJAN. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Anita. Catch our final pick ’em show of the year Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. to start your night, followed by pregame at 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at KJAN.com