Mt. Pleasant — Liberty preview

Game time: 7:30 p.m.

Game place: Liberty High School, Liberty Iowa

MT. PLEASANT PANTHERS

Overall record, district record: 1-4, 0-1

Last week: Fort Madison 42, Mt. Pleasant 7

Five things to know

1. Mt. Pleasant’s first time ever playing Liberty

2. Panthers coming off homecoming loss to Fort Madison

3. Sophomore Payton Hagans has accounted for six of the team’s 10 touchdowns

4. Mt. Pleasant defense has caused eight turnovers

5. Panthers will be on the road for their next two games

Keys to the game

1. Slow the game down

2. Control field position

3. Limit turnovers

Team stats

Passing yards: 622

Rushing yards: 608

Total tackles: 190

Individual stats

Payton Hagans: 381 rushing yards, 159 receiving yards, 6 total TDs

Carson Coleman: 622 passing yards, 231 rushing yards, 4 TDs

Carter Amos: 16 receptions, 175 yards

Jacob Richtman: 23.5 tackles, 2 interceptions

Jurha Turner: 2 interceptions

From the coach

“Liberty is a well-coached team that has talented athletes that are going to fly around on defense and block to the whistle on offense. We've got a good challenge in front of us.” — Shawn Striegel

IOWA CITY LIBERTY LIGHTNING

Overall record, district record: 0-5, 0-1

Last week: North Scott 21, Iowa City Liberty 0

Five things to know

1. Lightning are led by former Washington coach James Harris

2. Liberty has won 12 games since inception in 2018

3. Two of their five losses have come to currently-ranked Class 5A opponents

4. Have scored 15 or fewer points in four of their five games

5. Liberty quarterbacks have thrown seven interceptions and just one touchdown pass

Keys to the game

1. Score first

2. Get something going on offense

3. Trust the run

Team stats

Passing yards: 262

Rushing yards: 553

Total tackles: 259.5

Individual stats

Darius Willis-Newell: 234 rushing yards, 2 TDs

James McKinney: 130 rushing yards, 74 passing yards, 1 rushing TD

Tye Hughes: 118 passing yards, 1 TD

Brody Fishman: 11 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD

Gavin Kraft: 50.5 tackles, 36 solo tackles