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Mike Kollmansberger over 10 years ago

Prep football: Morgan throws three touchdowns as Ashwaubenon tops Preble
Andrew Pekarek
Press-Gazette Media

ASHWAUBENON — The Ashwaubenon football team got to play its first game on the new synthetic turf Thursday at Goelz Field.

The Jaguars definitely looked like they owned it.

Ashwaubenon dismantled Green Bay Preble 40-7 in its season-opener, scoring all of its points after falling behind 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

James Morgan completed 21-of-31 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns, which all came on consecutive drives in the second quarter when he was 12-of-16 for 147 yards to help the Jaguars go into the half up 19-7.

“There are a lot of kinks to work out, but I am pretty happy with this,” Morgan said. “It is pretty exciting to start out in the fashion we did.”

After Ashwaubenon senior Mason Ross nearly returned an interception for a score on the last play of the first half, the Jaguars continued to keep their foot on the gas at the start of the second half when

Mike Kollmansberger over 10 years ago

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: GREEN BAY PREBLE

Hornets confident group of RBs can get job done

Preble lost Wallenfang to graduation

By Andrew Pekarek

Press-Gazette Media

Next man up.

That’s become the mantra for the Green Bay Preble football team.

“That’s what we talk about here,” third-year coach Paul Donart said. “The next guy just has to fill a role.” Preble not only has to fill a gaping hole in its backfield for a second consecutive season, but it’s already dealing with the injury bug, which stung the Hornets on a regular basis last year when it tied for second in the Fox River Classic Con­ference.

Preble opened practice this year without two po­tential starters. Senior fullback Mike Nitti tore a meniscus in the weight room and is questionable for the team’s opener at Ashwau­benon on Aug. 22.

Meanwhile, senior tight end Derek VanEss fractured a finger by get­ting it caught in a jersey during Preble’s contact days in July.

The string of hard luck with ailments