FINAL: Kaukauna 45, Pulaski 13
End of quarter 3: Kaukauna leads Pulaski 31-6.
At halftime: Kaukauna leads Pulaski 10-6.
End of quarter 1: Pulaski leads Kaukauna 6-0.
RECAP: The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts football team overcame a slow start to advance to Level 2 in the WIAA Division 2 playoffs with a 45-13 win Friday at home over Pulaski. READ
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KAUKAUNA — The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts football team begins its post-season run at 7 p.m. Friday with a WIAA Level 1 Division 2 home game against Pulaski.
The game will stream live on ZaleskiSports.com or in their player below.
The Ghosts feature Fox Valley Association Football Coach of the Year Matt Binsfeld, along with 17 all-conference honorees announced this week.
For the second straight season, the Ghosts are co-champions of the Fox Valley Association conference and once again have their eyes on a trip to state. Kaukauna lost in the semifinals the previous two seasons. Kaukauna is a No. 1 seed in its bracket and Pulaski is the 8-seed.
Other games of note:
Kimberly vs. Appleton North, Division 1, 7 p.m. Friday at Papermaker Stadium.
Kimberly, conference co-champions with Kaukauna and Neenah, is the No. 2 seed in its bracket. The Papermakers face conference rival Appleton North for the second week in a row. Kimberly won last week’s matchup 10-9.
Freedom vs. St. Croix Central, Division 4, 7 p.m. Friday in Freedom.
The Irish, a No. 1 seed from the Northeast Conference, hosts 7-seed St. Croix Central an extra-qualifier from the Middle Border conference with a 3-4 conference record and 5-4 record overall.
Wrightstown vs. Sturgeon Bay, Division 5, 7 p.m. Friday in Wrightstown.
Wrightstown, a No. 1 seed finished 1-game behind Freedom in the Northeast Conference with a record of 6-1. They host 7-seed Sturgeon Bay, an extra qualifier with a 3-4 conference record.
Little Chute at Xavier, Division 4, 7 p.m. Friday in Appleton.
Little Chute, the 5-seed, travels to Appleton to face Xavier, the 4-seed in its bracket.
2024 Kaukauna Ghosts season results:
August 23: @Notre Dame. Notre Dame 16, Kaukauna 13.
August 29 (Thursday): Kaukauna 35, West De Pere 31.
September 5 (Thursday): Kaukauna 35, Hortonville 7
September 13: Kaukauna 17, Neenah 6
September 20: Kaukauna 35, Fond du Lac 20
September 27: Kaukauna 41, Oshkosh West 14
October 4: Kaukauna 13, Appleton North 10, OT – Homecoming game
October 11: Kimberly 38, Kaukauna 20.
October 18: Kaukauna 35, Appleton East 6