The Kimberly Papermakers will have to play the postseason without senior quarterback Mitch Hintz.
Coach Steve Jorgensen said Thursday that Hintz broke an ankle in the Papermakers' regular-season finale — a 20-8 win over Oshkosh North — and would be sidelined the remainder of the season.
Junior Austin Rodgers is expected to replace Hintz. Rodgers rushed for 87 yards Wednesday and tossed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Mitch Weber.
Kimberly is the two-time defending WIAA Division 2 state champion. The Papermakers will learn their playoff opponent and site late this afternoon when the WIAA releases the pairings.
Ticket sales: Kimberly is selling tickets for Tuesday's WIAA football playoff game from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday and from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the school commons.
All tickets are $4. No passes will be honored. Children 6 and younger will be admitted free.
Games cancelled: Hortonville and St. Mary Central high schools didn't play varsity football games Thursday to end the regular season. Hortonville's Bay Conference game at Marinette was cancelled due to an outbreak of the flu virus at Marinette High School.
Classes were called off Thursday and today at Marinette after 34 percent of the students were confirmed ill as of noon Wednesday.
The game will not be made up and Hortonville has gained a forfeit win. The Polar Bears finish the season with a 3-6 record.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Central forfeited its game scheduled at Algoma on Thursday. SMC athletic director Mike Heideman said 50 students were out on Thursday with flu-like symptoms. The school, however, remained open.
The Packerland/Olympian Conference-Small game has no WIAA postseason playoff implications.
The Zephyrs were eliminated from playoff contention earlier. Algoma (6-2) had qualified earlier.
"We totally respect St. Mary Central's decision," Algoma athletic director Eric Nelson said. "We had to forfeit a junior varsity game earlier due to illness."
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