In this Sept. 29, 2023 file photo, Lakeland’s Noah Bruckner carries the ball during a GNC football game at Ashland. Bruckner enters tonight’s game at Rhinelander as the second-leading rusher in the GNC with 698 yards and seven touchdowns in six conference games. (Brett LaBore/Lakeland Times)
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The Hodags find themselves in a unique situation as they get set to take on Lakeland in the ninth playing of the Northwoods Axe Game. At 3-3 in the Great Northern Conference, the Hodags sit firmly on the WIAA playoff bubble entering the final night of the regular season. A win will guarantee the Hodags another game next Friday night in Level 1 of the WIAA playoffs. A loss will not necessarily knock the Hodags out of playoff contention, though they would be among several teams with 3-4 conference records around the state looking to be among those that fill the field of 224 playoff qualifiers.
