12/13/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday
13 December 2024 Sports
The Packers continue practice for Sunday night’s game in Seattle against the Seahawks. Green Bay is 9-4 and in third place in the NFC North while Seattle is in first place with an 8-5 record in the NFC West.
Seattle is a very passing team led by Gino Smith and a corps of talented receivers, led by second-year receiver Jaxon-Smith Nigba and D K. Metcalf. Njgba needs 89 receiving yards for his first career 1,000-yard season. H has 75 catches for 911 yards and five touchdowns, while Metcalf, often dealing with double coverage, has 54 catches for 812 yards and two scores.
Seattle’s offense also got a boost from the ground game in a 30-18 victory over the Arizona Cardinals last weekend. Zach Charbonnet, filling in for the injured Kenneth Walker III, ran for a career-best 134 yards and two touchdowns.
The Packers (9-4) are a hot team as well, who have won seven of their last nine games. The Packers are well-positioned for a playoff berth, but that almost certainly won’t come this weekend. They would need a win, a loss or tie by the Atlanta Falcons and a tie between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
During the last four games of this season, quarterback Jordan Love ranks third in the NFL with a 118.9 passer rating with six touchdowns, one interception and a league-best 10.3 yards per attempt.
Green Bay’s pass defense has been picked apart the last two weeks. First, it was torched by Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins in a Packers win. Next, it allowed Jared Goff to complete his final 13 passes as the Lions rallied to victory Thanksgiving night.
It won’t get any easier this week. Smith is second in the NFL in attempts, completions and passing yards and is fifth in completion percentage.
The pregame starts Sunday at 5:00 with the kickoff at 7:20 and can be heard on FM 1023, The Bug.
It was a battle of field goals in San Francisco Thursday night as the Rams beat the 49ers, 12-6. L.A. improves to 8-6 while San Francisco drops to 6-8.
In girls’ basketball last night in a game heard on The Wave, Berlin won at home over Ripon, 47-29. The Indians leading scorer Callie Kurczek led the way with 19 points and Lakelyn Sobieski had 17, all in the first half. The Tigers were led by Bryn Calrson’s 9 points. Berlin improves to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in the East Central while Ripon drops to 1-4 and 0-2 in the conference.
Winneconne 55 Waupun 49
Plymouth 57 Kewaskum 49
Wautoma at Westfield
Waupun at Grafton
Omro at Campbellsport
Laconia at Saint Mary’s Springs
North Fond du Lac at Lomira
Winnebago Lutheran at Mayville
Beaver Dam at Watertown
West De Pere at Green Bay East
Menasha at Seymour
Xavier at Shawano
Omro at Campbellsport
Laconia at St. Mary’s Springs
Winnebago Lutheran at Mayville
North Fond du Lac at Lomira
Kaukauna at Appleton East
Hortonville at Kimberly
Fond du Lac at Neenah
Oshkosh West at Oshkosh North
Appleton West at Appleton North
Little Chute at Fox Valley Lutheran
Adams-Friendship at Nekoosa
Mauston at Wisconsin Dells
Wautoma at Westfield
Valley Christian at Lourdes Academy
Wayland Academy at Dodgeland
Hustisford at Horicon
Cambria-Friesland at Princeton/Green Lake
Randolph at Pardeeville
Rio at Fall River
Montello at Markesan
Boys Basketball (Fri.)
Ripon at Berlin-Tip off is at 7:15 on AM 1600/93.1 FM,WRPN, The Wave.
Plymouth at Kewaskum
Winneconne at Waupun
Green Bay East at West De Pere
Seymour at Menasha
New London at Green Bay West
Horicon at Saint Mary’s Springs (Sat.)
Appleton East at Kaukauna
Neenah at Fond du Lac
Hortonville at Kimberly
Oshkosh North at Nicolet
Appleton West at Appleton North
Luxemburg-Casco at Clintonville
Wrightstown at Oconto Falls
Fox Valley Lutheran at Little Chute
Freedom at Marinette
Waupaca at Denmark
Adams-Friendship at Tomah
Wautoma at Westfield
Fall River at Wayland Academy
Horicon at Milwaukee Lifelong Learning
Valley Christian at Lourdes Academy
St. Ambrose Academy at Cambria-Friesland
Tigerton at Princeton/Green Lake (Sat.)
Reedsville at Markesan
Saint Lawrence Seminary at Monte
The Bucks are back in action Saturday night hosting the Atlanta Hawks.
Men’s College Basketball (Sat.)
#20 Wisconsin at Butler
#6 Marquette at Dayton
Knox College at Ripon College 3:00
Women’s College Basketball (Sat.)
Knox College at Ripon College- 1:00
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