The 2025 Goodhue Wildcats clawed their way to the state finals this month. They defeated W-E-M on November 11th in the quarterfinals with a 29-28 win. A week later they soundly romped over Holdingford in the semi-finals with a 24-7 win.
November 22 the Wildcats met the Jackson County Central Huskies for the State Championship Class AA Football playoff. The Wildcats played hard recovering five fumbles from the Huskies. The Wildcats led 15-12 in the fourth quarter, the first time the Huskies had trailed all season. The Huskies had outscored their opponents by an average 41 points per game for the season, so the Wildcats were their first formidable adversary this year.
Unfortunately, Jackson County had one more touchdown and the Wildcats ended a hard fought a hard final game 15-20. The Wildcats were playing for their team mate Austin “Randy” Holst who passed away last February 25th from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
