Football Friday: Rosemount vs. Lakeville South

Rosemount (3-1, 3-1 South Suburban Conference) vs. (4-0, 4-0 South Suburban Conference)

PLAYMAKERS

• Bo Silberg (Rosemount – defensive tackle)

He is the most experienced defensive lineman for the Irish. “We need to put pressure on the QB and we are counting on Bo to help us greatly in that area,” coach Jeff Erdmann wrote in an e-mail.

• Henrik Byrlev (Rosemount - guard)

“Henrik plays left guard for us and is putting together a solid senior season. Henrik had a great offseason where he lost 30-40 pounds to make himself quicker off the ball and it has allowed him to much more explosive,” Erdmann wrote.

• Matt Heller (Lakeville South – wide receiver)

Heller, who catches almost everything thrown his way, had four receptions for 116 yards and two scores last week. Through four games, Heller has 19 catches for 365 yards and seven touchdowns.

• Mitch Leidner (Lakeville South - quarterback)

Mitch was 10-for-15 for 201 yards and three touchdowns in one half last week. He has thrown for at least 184 yards in three of four games this season.

IRISH WIN IF ...

Rosemount needs to hang on to the football after losing four fumbles in last week’s loss to Lakeville North. “You can’t beat good teams turning the ball over. We saw that last week,” coach Jeff Erdmann wrote in an e-mail. Irish defenders must also wrap up Cougar receivers. “We must be able to get their receivers down after catches so they don’t turn into big plays,” Erdmann wrote.

COUGARS WIN IF ...

Coach Larry Thompson said the Cougars need to force turnovers and hang on to the football. South defenders must maintain their lanes and gaps when Rosemount runs its veer offense so as not to get beaten on a late quarterback pitch. Offensively, the Cougars need to remain balanced, setting up the pass with an effective running game. The Cougars threw for 201 yards in last week’s 42-7 win at Bloomington Jefferson—all in the first half—and ran for 181 yards.

2-MINUTE DRILL

SITE: Lakeville South High School

TIME: 7 p.m. Friday

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 57 degrees

ON THE AIR: The game is scheduled to be streamed live on foxsportsnorth.com.

LAST MEETING: Rosemount won twice last year: 35-3 at home in the regular season and 24-14 in the state quarterfinals.

ROSEMOUNT SCHEDULE

Thur. Sept. 1 @ Bloomington Kennedy  W 28-6
Fri. Sept. 9      vs. Burnsville                Fri. Sept. 16    @ Prior Lake                W 13-6
Fri. Sept. 23    vs. Lakeville North          Fri. Sept. 30    @ Lakeville South
Fri. Oct. 7        vs. Apple Valley
Fri. Oct. 14      @ Eastview
Wed. Oct. 19  vs. Eagan

LAKEVILLE SOUTH SCHEDULE

Fri. Sept. 2      vs. Eagan                Fri. Sept. 9      @ Eastview              Fri. Sept. 16    vs. Apple Valley        W 45-6
Fri. Sept. 23    @ Bloomington Jefferson W 42-7
Fri. Sept. 30    vs. Rosemount
Fri. Oct. 7        @ Lakeville North
Fri. Oct. 14      vs. Prior Lake
Wed. Oct. 19  @ Burnsville