PICK SIX-ING THE LAST SIX YEARS OF POLK COUNTY 8-MAN FOOTBALL

  • High Plains-Osceola Stormdogs co-head coach Robert Fuller celebrates the game winning touchdown in the team’s semifinal win over Cross County. In the middle is co-head coach Greg Wood and far right extending his arms is assistant coach Andy Roberts.The Stormdogs would go on to defeat Burwell in the D-1 State title game. Photos from PCN files.
    High Plains-Osceola Stormdogs co-head coach Robert Fuller celebrates the game winning touchdown in the team’s semifinal win over Cross County. In the middle is co-head coach Greg Wood and far right extending his arms is assistant coach Andy Roberts.The Stormdogs would go on to defeat Burwell in the D-1 State title game. Photos from PCN files.
  • The Cross County ground game juggernaut was a two-headed monster as shown above picking up a huge chunk of real-estate against the Laurel Concord-Coleridge Bears is Carter Seim. Seim and Isaac Noyd combined to rush for 2,807 yards and 53 touchdowns. PCN file photos.
    The Cross County ground game juggernaut was a two-headed monster as shown above picking up a huge chunk of real-estate against the Laurel Concord-Coleridge Bears is Carter Seim. Seim and Isaac Noyd combined to rush for 2,807 yards and 53 touchdowns. PCN file photos.

    Editors note- This is the first of a three-part installment looking at the success of area teams from Polk County in the Eight-Man game of football the past six years.

    There is no other way to put it, 8-man Football in Polk County over the last six years has been phenomenal. Osceola High-Plains in their two year Co-op in 2018 and 2019 went a combined 16-7 and won a D-1 State Championship. Cross Cou…