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Hudson to Play Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln in WIAA Football Playoffs

The Raiders, with a record of 6-3, will travel to Wisconsin Rapids to play the Red Raiders at 7 p.m. Friday in the WIAA Level 1 Football Playoffs.

The football team, with a record of 6-3 (5-2 Big Rivers), will play the Red Raiders of Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln in the WIAA Level 1 Football Playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday in Wisconsin Rapids.

The Red Raiders this season are 8-1 (7-0 Valley Football Association South) and are tentatively the top seed in Group A of the Division 1 bracket.

These two teams are more familiar with each other than one might think. Hudson defeated Lincoln, 21-6, in the Level 1 playoffs in 2009. Last year, Lincoln got its revenge in the opening week with a 35-6 victory in Wisconsin Rapids.

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The two teams squared off again on Aug. 19 in Week 1 of the regular season at with Hudson getting a 19-0 shutout victory. Absent from that game were Wisconsin Rapids' standout running backs Devin Peterson and Rylan Lubeck. Both players weren't allowed to participate in the opener because they were facing disorderly conduct charges stemming from an alleged locker room incident during the 2010 wrestling season. A jury trial is scheduled to begin on Nov. 2, but both athletes were cleared by the school earlier this season to play football.

Coverage of the Aug. 19 game

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Brackets delayed for lawsuit

The football playoff brackets initially were scheduled to be announced on Saturday, but because of , the announcement was delayed until Tuesday. Even now, the pairings are considered tentative because other teams may seek an injunction based on today's ruling.

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