 Just a couple of days away now from the high school football state semifinals in two teams from our area make up half of the class 3 a bracket Clayton Castle previews peers in Pequot Lakes as they each prepare for their big games on Saturday. We've come down to the final four in the state football tournament and in class three a we have two teams from the Lakeland viewing area headed down for a chance to go on to the finals in Pequot Lakes and peers. This isn't the first rodeo in the state tournament for the pioneers but the team knows every game is a battle including this week's match up against Jordan. They're, they're good. They're for the defense. I don't know. I guess we're just going to keep doing what we do all the time and keep running the ball and just keep doing what we're doing, I guess. Jordan has some playmakers on his team but coach Leo Polkamp says the team is preparing and will be ready on Saturday afternoon. Well it starts with getting some pressure on the quarterback. He's got a very accurate arm thrown for a lot of yards this year and we've got to get some pressure on him, you know, mix up some coverages, kind of disguise some coverages, not give him the same look every time. And if we come and play defense and do the things we're supposed to it's going to be an interesting game. At the top of the bracket the Pequot Lakes Patriots are preparing to take on undefeated top seed St. Croix Lutheran. Well they're the number one team in the state. They've got a great record. They're a very good team. A lot of great athletes. They run the ball very, very well. They've got a couple players in their division one. In preparing for St. Croix Lutheran the Patriots will be switching some things up in what could be a challenging battle. We're switching around our defense a little bit to face them. We're doing some new plays for offense and watching a lot of film for them. Being the underdog hasn't gotten to the Patriots. Instead the team has been using its underdog status as motivation. I think a lot of people think that we're the underdogs and I disagree. I think that we can shut them down and stop what they're going to do and go get the win. Pears and Pequot Lakes will both be playing on Saturday afternoon at US Bank Stadium. Reporting in Pears and Brainer Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. Thanks Clayton. As he said both kickoff Saturday. Pears playing 9-3. Jordan at 2 and then right after that Pequot Lakes will take the field with undefeated St. Croix Lutheran right around 4-30. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.