The Cook County Vikings will square off against the North Woods grizzlies at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cook County will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Cook County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Littlefork-Big Falls, who was ranked 21st at the time (Cook County was ranked 18th). Cook County walked away with a 28-21 victory over Littlefork-Big Falls last Wednesday.
Nicholas Spry
| 10/15/25 @ Littlefork-Big Falls | 232 |
| 09/26/25 @ Northome/Kelliher | 190 |
| 08/28/25 vs Carlton/Wrenshall | 175 |
| 09/04/25 @ Kelley | 158 |
| 09/19/25 @ Blackduck | 153 |
Cook County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nicholas Spry out in front who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt. Those 232 passing yards gave Spry a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Graham Oberholtzer, who gained 78 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and North Woods had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against Bigfork on Tuesday as they made off with a 30-8 victory. The grizzlies haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
The victory got North Woods back to even at 4-4. As for Cook County, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Cook County took their victory against North Woods in their previous matchup on October 9th by a conclusive 20-0 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the grizzlies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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