Week 6

Game time: 7:00 p.m.

Game place: Bill Nelson Field, West Burlington High School

FAIRFIELD TROJANS

Overall record: 4-1 District record: 1-0

Last week: Fairfield 38, Keokuk 13

Five things to know

1. Tate Allen’s 966 yards is 13th in Class 3A

2. Trojans have scored two touchdowns in each of three losses to WB/ND

3. Max Weaton is fifth in Class 3A with 23 catches, 10th in yards receiving with 317

4. Falcons defense works off a bar 4-4 alignment with some 4-2-5 philosophies

5. West Burlington’s homecoming

Keys to the game

1. Keep balanced attack

2. Spread the ball around

3. Control line of scrimmage

Team stats

Passing yards: 815

Rushing yards: 685

Total tackles: 207

Individual stats

Tate Allen: 52-for-100, 815 yards, 7 touchdowns, 42 carries, 151 yards 7 touchdowns

Max Weaton: 23 catches, 317 yards, 4 touchdowns

Teddy Metcalf: 72 carries, 284 yards, 2 touchdowns

Hunter Cecchini: 20 carries, 212 yards, 4 touchdowns

From the coach

“We never want to overlook any opponent. We prepare the same for everybody.” — Nate Weaton

WEST BURLINGTON-NOTRE DAME

Overall record: 0-5 District record: 0-1

Last week: Solon 56, WBND 0

Five things to know

1. Last winning season was 7-3 in 2009

2. There was a running clock in the first quarter against Solon last week

3. Falcons are 3-0 against Fairfield, including last year’s 42-14 win

4. Travian Donaldson was 7th in 2A in 2020 with 1,324 yards rushing

5. Donaldson tore ACL in second quarter of 24-20 Mt. Pleasant loss

Keys to the game

1. Must find offensive identity

2. Win the battle at the line of scrimmage

3. Don’t give the ball away

Team stats

Passing yards: 496

Rushing yards:506

Total tackles: 195.5

Individual stats

Hayden Vandenburg: 35-for-92, 3 touchdowns; 43 tackles, 35 solo

Kobe Twillie: 10 catches, 165 yards, 2 TDs

Carson Chiprez: 10 catches, 108 yards

Tyler Burch: 29.5 total tackles, 24 solo

From the coach

“Fairfield plays hard. They have an athletic tight end and physical running backs. You can tell their coach has the program moving in the right direction. In order to win this game, we need to play mistake free and we need guys in new positions to step up.”

— Joe Bowman