Holmen High School football coach Travis Kowalski joined to help preview the season, as they open on the road Friday at Medford.

The Vikings were 7-4 last year and one of five teams to tie for the Mississippi Valley Conference championship — though Kowalski does reveal who was the outright winner.

WKTY will stream all Holmen’s game this season on its website or search the Holmen Vikings channel on your Roku.

Colin Williams will start at quarterback for Holmen, which returns its entire backfield to run that traditional triple-option offense. That includes Jack Barth, who went over 1,000 yards last season.

The Vikings did lose quarterback Alex Berget in preseason to a broken ankle. He likely won’t play at all this season, after scoring 18 touchdowns last year. Kowaski, though, has every bit of confidence in Williams to step in.

Kowalski also noted they have about half their starters back on each side of the ball.

We also discussed the new playoff point seeding, which takes into account your strength of schedule, and how that might play out in the long run.

Kowalski has been with Holmen for 18 years — this is his 10th season as head coach.

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