Vikings end 2025 in the postseason
AVOCA - The AHSTW Viking football team played nine football games in the 2025 season and went 4-5. The Vikings season ended in the Class A playoffs. The Vikings were coached by head coach Davis Pattee in his first year back guiding the program after being away from the program recently. The Vikings lost their season opener at home against Logan-Magnolia, but won three of their next four games against Red Oak, Nodaway Valley, and South-west Valley to see their record improve to 3-2. After a road loss to Mount Ayr and at home to state ranked AC/GC, the Vikings won their week 8 game at Central Decatur to even their record at 4-4. The Vikings would see their season end the following week in a 21-14 first round loss to state ranked Woodbury Central.Sophomore Dayton Osbahr led the team in passing with 738 yards on 54 completions. He threw for nine touchdown passes and seven interceptions. He also rushed for 159 yards on 48 carries with another touch-down. Senior Drew Lee was the top Viking rusher this fall with 664 yards on 70 carries for a 9.5-yard per rush average and nine rushing touch-downs. Senior Gatlin Gettler added 330 yards on 51 yards with eight rushing scores. Senior Collin Harder was the top receiver with 22 catches for 387 yards and 6 touchdowns.Defensively, the top-3 AHSTW tackle leaders were Gatlin Gettler with 83.5, Drew Lee with 71, and Cash Freeman with 68.5Seniors on this year’s team were Gatlin Gettler, Drew Lee, Collin Harder, Chase Wheatley, Cash Freeman, Jackson Shutters, and Kaden Jorgensen. Next year’s senior class will be a group of four players in Sam Sturm, Jackson Jensen, Sage Blotzer, and Roman Scheffler.Next year, the Vikings will play four home games including the second game of the regular season with a home opener against Red Oak. Other home games will be against Nodaway Valley, Mount Ayr, and Central Decatur in district play. AHSTW will have an away non-district game at Logan-Magnolia before playing road district games at Riverside, Southwest Valley, and AC/GC.
