Waukon football team rolls to first win streak of this season, share of current District 3 lead with 49-20 victory at Oelwein

The Waukon football team took a step forward toward possibly continuing its recent trend of district championships when the grid Tribe traveled to Oelwein Friday, September 29. That step was, perhaps, the easiest of the Indians’ district journey, as they jumped to a 14-0 lead over the yet winless host Huskies on the way to a 49-20 triumph and the Tribe’s first win streak of the season with a second consecutive victory.

“We started out with a good kick-off return to set up a short field, and we knew we needed to be aggressive offensively, as we have had trouble stopping Oelwein in the past,” Waukon football head coach Chad Beermann said. “So, we wanted to take the ball and get points right away.”

The football Indians will play their final home game of the regular season this Friday, October 6 when they host Osage in a match-up that is proving to hold strong implications in the Class 2A District 3 final standings. The Green Devils, who were at one point considered to be the team to beat in District 3, have now fallen in each of their last two of three total District 3 games, coming off consecutive defeats at home, 20-8 to North Fayette Valley and 22-16 to Crestwood, both of whom now stand with the grid Tribe and New Hampton in a four-team logjam atop the Class 2A District 3 standings with 2-1 district records at this point in the season, with just two games left to play in the District 3 regular season.

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