 A perfect regular season is usually enough to satisfy a football team, but not for the Peers pioneers. Sports reporter Anthony Scott tells us how they're staying hungry for back-to-back state championships. It's a winner to go home, so they've just got to stay hungry and play the best game ever game. Playoff football time has arrived in Minnesota and the Peers pioneers are in great shape finishing the regular season at a perfect 8-0. I think it's always a goal for the kids and even coaches, but there's a lot of work to be done from your first day of practice and you can't live off last year's reputation. Things came together, we stayed healthy, kids worked hard and with that we're lucky to be where we're at right now, 8-0. After winning the state title last season, opponents have been gunning for the pioneers all year, but that has only made the team stronger. I think we do get the best shot from every team, which again makes us better for when it counts in the postseason. Thanks to their 8-0 record, Peers will have a buy in the first round and won't have to take the field until next Saturday. Because you play that Tuesday Saturday, that's hard for kids to go out and play a game of Tuesday and turn right around. Bumps and bruises don't heal that quick, gives a little time to prepare, work on the fundamentals, go do some scouting that night of our opponent we will play and then hopefully get ready for the semis. With the extra week to prepare, the pioneers will be concentrating on one thing. Special teams are always important and that's one thing you can never punt well enough or kick off well enough. Those are the things we get extra time to work on. The pioneers may have finished the regular season undefeated, but if you ask them, they would say their season is just getting started. The playoffs is when the real season starts, so that was like the pre-season, now we're just trying to have another extra season after the regular season. Only a few teams can carry the title of back-to-back champs, but that's exactly what the pioneers are embarking on when the playoffs kick off next week. Reporting from Peers, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.