Cougars outlast Spartans in district opener

GRUNDY CENTER – Team rankings often go out the window when local rivals go head to head, and so it was when the Class A No. 3 AGWSR Cougars paid a visit to Spartan Stadium to face unranked Grundy Center Friday night. The Spartans made a statement early, scoring first and keeping it close in the first half of play, as AGWSR held a slight 20-14 halftime lead. The Cougars regrouped to dominate the second half, holding the Spartans to just one more score while an unstoppable ground game helped them find the end zone four more times to earn a 46-21 win in the Class A District 4 opener.
    Grundy Center’s early score came on a 10-yard run by Jordan Graham. AGWSR answered with a Levi Stockdale 90-yard touchdown run to put the Cougars up 7-6 at the end of the opening quarter.
 

For more of this story see the Sept. 18 Grundy Register.