Kimberly (Wis.) at Homestead (Mequon, Wis.)
Homestead rolled all the way to a state title last season in Wisconsin.
File photo by Jeannette Merten
A Division 2 state quarterfinal matchup on Friday night between the Nos. 1 and 2-rated teams in the latest statewide Large Division media poll. Top-ranked Homestead (11-0) is trying to repeat as Division 2 champion and claim its fourth title in the last eight years. No. 2 Kimberly (11-0) would like to match the feats of its 2007 and 2008 teams that finished 14-0 with a state title.
See the MaxPreps 2013 Wisconsin football playoff bracketsJust the facts: Homestead needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns to survive and advance with a 28-20 win over Hamilton (Sussex) last week. Conversely, Kimberly, which has won all of its games by at least 28 points, had no such trouble blowing out Cedarburg, 43-14. … Kimberly's nickname, the "Papermakers," is a nod to the paper wasp as well as to paper production, which has historically been the town's primary industry.
Mitch Stephens: Kimberly 35, Homestead 28
Kevin Askeland: Homestead 38, Kimberly 35
Jamie DeMoney: Kimberly 29, Homestead 22
Stephen Spiewak: Homestead 17, Kimberly 10
Leland Gordon: Kimberly 28, Homestead 26
Colin Ward-Henninger: Homestead 14, Kimberly 13
