Greene County head football coach Caden Duncan was not expecting Union (La Porte City) to be the first round opponent for the first round of the Class 2A playoffs this Friday night at Linduska Field in Jefferson. But Union it is, as assigned by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The teams meet at Linduska Field in Jefferson at 7 p.m. with coverage at 6:15 p.m. on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com.

The coach talked with Raccoon Valley Radio about the selection. “That was definitely a little unexpected. There were probably a couple teams we thought had a higher chance because they were much closer. We were looking in north central Iowa or the northwestern area and were not really thinking northeast Iowa, but we’ll take whatever we get. That’s the luxury of being a district champion, you’re going to play a four seed.  It’s a team with not as good of a record, but it’s the playoffs so regardless of who you’re playing you need a full week of really good preparation.”

Union is 2-6 and the Rams are 7-1 and winners of five games in a row.