Week 1

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday

Game place: Case Field, Washington

Washington

Overall record: 0-1

District record: 0-0

Five things to know

1. Home opener should be a great atmosphere

2. Heroes night at Case, honoring local first responders and servicemen and women

3. Positives from Burlington game are Washington played hard and had chances to win the game despite being short-handed

4. Washington and Mt. Pleasant both do a lot of similar things on both sides of the ball

5. Washington has won 10 straight

Keys to the game

1. Getting healthy and staying healthy

2. Demons have to be more stout up front on both sides if they are going to have success

3. Must eliminate mistakes in all three phases

Team stats

Passing yards: 128

Rushing yards: 78

Receiving yards: 128

Total tackles: 57

Individual stats

Ethan Patterson 10-for-27, 1 TD, 1 INT; 15 rushes for 67 yards

Ethan Zieglowsky 6 catches for 74 yards

Lucas Kroll 7.5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack

Jacob Miller 1 fumble return TD, 2 kick returns for 49 yards

DaShaun Westphal-Edwards and Casen Evans each 6.5 tackles, 1 TFL

From the coach

“Mt. Pleasant is obviously a huge rival, so I don't think the boys are going to have trouble getting up for this game. Burlington had some really nice players and a good game plan, we just didn't execute like we needed to, but the good news is it's all fixable. Looking forward to a very competitive game. Mt. Pleasant has very nice skill players and their quarterback throws a good ball.” — Nic Ehret

Mt. Pleasant Panthers

Overall record: 0-1

District record: 0-0

Five things to know

1. Fairfield had not defeated Mt. Pleasant since 2016 and won last week 27-18. The last Mt. Pleasant win over the Demons was 50-19 in 2008. Washington won 21-20 in 2009 and hasn’t lost since.

2. Panthers excited coach because they learned to help each other out and be a teammate.

3. Panthers plan to move forward with their strengths and give their best effort because “Washington is always a challenge.”

4: Before last year’s 41-27 loss, the previous three games were decided by a score, 64-61, 28-23, 16-14

5: Panthers know some Demon tendencies having scouted Burlington game and played against new Demon coach Nic Ehret at Central Lee

Keys to the game

1. Overcome last week’s mental breakdowns, both coaches and players

2. Panthers must be focused on what Panthers need to do to be the best they can be

3. Fix last week’s errors from both coaches and players

Team stats

Passing yards: 147

Rushing yards: 123

Receiving yards: 147

Total tackles: 48.5

Individual stats

Carson Coleman 7-for-13 for 147 yards, 1 TD; 14 rushes for 62 yards

Payton Hagans 6 rushes for 51 yards; 7.0 tackles

Kyler Stott 2 receptions for 634 yards, 1 TD

Wyatt Woodsmall 2 receptions for 62 yards

Chayse Irving 6.0 tackles

From the coach

“The best way to get over losing to Fairfield is to beat Washington. A loss is always tough, but I think we learned a lot about our kids — they’re willing to fight and do whatever it takes. In battles with Washington, it didn’t matter who the better team was, it was going to be a dogfight until the end.” — Shawn Striegel