Week 9

Game time: 7:30 p.m.

Game place: Grinnell Senior High School, Grinnell

FAIRFIELD TROJANS

Overall record: 5-3 Class 3A District 5 record: 2-2

Last week: Washington 17, Fairfield 14

Five things to know

1. Max Weaton is fourth in Class 3A with 8 touchdown receptions

2. Fairfield is No. 21 in RPI, used to determine playoff at-large qualifiers

3. Tate Allen is sixth in touchdowns (23) in Class 3A

4. Last winning season was 2016 at 5-4

5. Last playoff appearance was 2013

Keys to the game

1. Defend inside run game

2. Find rhythm on offense

3. Control line of scrimmage

Team stats

Passing yards: 1,10

Rushing yards: 949

Total tackles: n/a

Individual stats

Tate Allen: 75-of-158 for 1,110 yards, 14 touchdowns, 209 yards rushing, 8 touchdowns

Max Weaton: 36 receptions, 466 yards, 8 touchdowns

Teddy Metcalf: 99 carries, 391 yards 2 touchdowns

Evan Haines: 15 receptions, 271 yards, 5 touchdowns

Hunter Cecchini: 43 rushes, 311 yards 4 touchdowns

From the coach

“Grinnell is a very downhill and physical football team. Our defense simply needs to execute their job responsibilities and be very physical in order to continue to put our offense in good position.

“We are confident in our guys up front to get the job done in our running game, which certainly opens opportunity doors for our receivers.”

“We feel that we are a playoff team, but we have got to execute in all three areas of the game this week in order to earn it.”— Nate Weaton

GRINNELL TIGERS

Overall record: 5-3 Class 3A District 5 record: 3-1

Last week: Solon 35, Grinnell 17

Five things to know

1. Tigers have thrown 5 interceptions, Fairfield 3 and 5 different players have thrown at least 3 passes

2. The Tigers are fifth in 3A in rushing attempts, 13th in yards, 10th in touchdowns

3. Grinnell wins and it is in playoffs

4. Alex Smith was 6-of-7 passing against Solon while Colin Gibson was 5-for-25

5. Teams’ history: Sept. 20, 2019 Grinnell 58-20; Sept. 14, 2018 Fairfield 61-44

Keys to the game

1. Fix mistakes made in Solon loss

2. Contain Fairfield tight end Max Weaton

3. With multiple two-way players, beware of fatigue

Team stats

Passing yards: 1,219

Rushing yards: 1,396

Total tackles: 312

Individual stats

Colin Gibson: 40-for-101, 710 yards, 11 touchdowns

Cole Johnson: 154 carries, 876 yards, 11 touchdowns

Calvin Jaworski: 32 receptions, 490 yards, 6 touchdowns

Tryston Stark: 48.5 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries, interception

Will Doty: 22 tackles, 15 solo, 12 tackles for loss

From the coach

“Allen is a really good athlete and accurate passer. Metcalf runs really hard at running back. Weaton does a lot of really nice things with the ball. He catches well for a big guy and has made some tough catches for TDs. It's a fun spot to be in a Week 9 game that has playoff implications. We're treating this game as if the playoffs start a week early for us.“ — Tony Stenberg