WACO — Martensdale-St. Mary’s preview

Game time: 7 p.m.

Game place: Martensdale — St. Marys Blue Devils Stadium, Prole

WACO WARRIORS

Overall record: 6-0 Class 8 District 6 record: 6-0

Last week: WACO 39, Edgewood-Colesburg 36

Five things to know

1. WACO coming off game-winning field goal in first round game against Edgewood-Colesburg

2. Warriors have scored just under 42 points per game this season

3. WACO has rushed for 39 touchdowns as a team this season

4. The Warriors' defense has 18 interceptions on the year; the offense hasn’t thrown a single pick

5. A win would give WACO a game against Montezuma or Audubon for a spot at the UNI Dome

Keys to the game

1. Buckle down on defense

2. Let Reichenbach cook

3. Shake off the long drive and Martensdale-St. Marys crowd

Team stats

Passing yards: 792

Rushing yards: 2,232

Total tackles: 366.5

Individual stats

Simeon Reichenbach: 1,143 rushing yards, 176 receiving yards, 64 passing yards and 22 total TDs

Isaac Oswald: 724 passing yards, 219 rushing yards, 14 total TDs, 0 INTs

Drew Diers: 5 catches, 166 yards, 5 TDs

Jonah Clark: 10 catches, 153 yards, 3 TDs

Mason Miller: 27.5 tackles, 7 INTs

From the coach

“We’re going to have some dog fights. There’s nothing but good teams left in Class 8-Man.” -Chad Edeker

MARTENSDALE-ST. MARYS BLUE DEVILS

Overall record: 7-2 Class 2A District 6 record: 6-0

Last week: Martensdale-St. Marys 74, Brooklyn BGM 52

Five things to know

1. Blue Devils earned home game due to unbeaten district record and being first alphabetically over the Warriors

2. Martensdale-St Marys scored a season high 74 points last week

3. Blue Devils defense has given up 114 points in their last two contests

4. Balanced Blue Devils have scored 27 times on the ground, 14 in the air

5. Martensdale-St. Marys defense has forced 22 turnovers and scored on four of them

Keys to the game

1. Stop WACO’s power rushing attack

2. Don’t let Warriors burn you on special teams

3. Take care of the football

Team stats

Passing yards: 1,023

Rushing yards: 1,853

Total tackles: 353

Individual stats

William Amafahr: 894 passing yards, 267 rushing yards, 20 total TDs

Kade Mullins: 631 rushing yards, 12 TDs

Hogan Franey: 29 catches, 418 yards, 8 TDs

Hunter Anthony: 65 total tackles, three fumble recoveries

Grayson Phillips: 54.5 total tackles, 2 INTs