Washington-Burlington football preview

Game time: 7:30 p.m.

Game place: Burlington High School

Washington Demons

Overall record: 0-0

District record: 0-0

Five things to know

1. Demons went 8-1 last season

2. Washington blasted Burlington 69-0 last season

3. Demons didn’t lose a game in the regular season in 2020

4. Ethan Patterson moves into the starting quarterback position

5. Demons have had nine winning seasons in a row

Keys to the game

1. Keep pouring on points

2. Don’t underestimate the Grayhounds

3. Capitalize on Burlington mistakes

Team stats (2020)

Passing yards: 1,083

Rushing yards: 1,721

Total tackles: 400.5

Individual stats (2020)

Ethan Patterson: 204 rushing yards, 145 receiving yards, 5 total TDs

Lucas Kroll: 102 receiving yards, 1 TD, 38.5 tackles, 1 INT

Ethan Zieglowsky: 23 tackles, 4 INTs

Jacob Miller: 20.5 tackles, 1 INT

Kasen Bailey: 55 receiving yards, 19 tackles

From the coach

“Obviously opening up the year on the road against a bigger school is never easy. We’ve stressed to the kids that you can’t go by what happened last year.” — Nick Ehret

Burlington Grayhounds

Overall record: 0-0

District record: 0-0

Five things to know

1. Grayhounds went 1-5 last season

2. Burlington’s only win came by one point against Fairfield

3. Grayhounds return majority of talent from last season

4. Burlington forced just five turnovers in all of 2020

5. Grayhounds had negative total yards against Washington last season

Keys to the game

1. Move the ball forward

2. Slow down the Demons

3. Gain confidence early

Team stats (2020)

Passing yards: 170

Rushing yards: 855

Receiving yards: 170

Total tackles: 214

Individual stats (2020)

Kanyae Baker: 277 rushing yards, 102 passing yards, 3 total TDs, 6 INTs

Ronald Sheard: 252 rushing yards

Alex Fawcett: 52 receiving yards, 1 TDs

Nolan Simpson: 29 tackles

Carlo Martinez-Hale: 27 tackle, 1 fumble recovery

From the coach

“The Demons have a long history of success and participating in the playoffs. They are always a tough assignment.” — Jim Krekel