By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Victoria Knights are looking for their third 8-man state championship and six in school history when they take on the Argonia-Attica Titans Saturday afternoon Newton.

After dropping their first game of the season, the Knights have won 11 straight games, including last Friday’s 28-12 over Wallace County.

Argonia-Attica is in the second year of a co-op, and the Titans are riding a 14-game winning streak going back to last season. They are the only unbeaten team remaining in the 8-man Division 2 ranks.

Saturday’s game is truly a battle of strength-on-strength as Argonia-Attica is the top scoring team in all of 8-man with 751 points, just nine shy of tying the single season record of 760 set by Osborne last year.

The Knights rank in the top 10 in the fewest points allowed on the season and is giving up less than 250 yards per game.

Both teams’ offenses rely heavily on their junior quarterbacks.

Victoria’s Brady Dinkel has thrown for more than 990 yards and rushed for more than 930 yards and combined for 35 total touchdowns this season.

In the playoffs, Dinkel has 14 total touchdowns.

The Titians’ quarterback Alec McDaniel has thrown for 1,577 yards and rushed for another 1,540 yards and scored 67 total touchdowns.

Victoria is playing in its first state championship game since 2008 and looking for the programs first championship since 2006.

Attica is making its second trip to the state championship game in school history; winning the title in 1988.

Argonia has never played in a state championship game.

Saturday’s kickoff is at 11 a.m. from Fisher Field in Newton with the pregame show beginning at 10:30 a.m. on 99.5 KHAZ and online at HaysPost.com.