Washburn Faces Belle Plaine In Playoffs

THE MATCH-UP

(6-2, 5-0 Minneapolis City Conference) vs. Belle Plaine (7-2, 5-2 Minnesota River Conference)

PLAYMAKERS
Antonio Ayala (Washburn - Quarterback)
The junior signal caller completed 14 of 24 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown in first round playoff win. He has thrown for 1,130 yards and 12 scores this season.
Jeff Jones (Washburn – Running Back)
The sophomore scored two touchdowns in 21-12 playoff win over Richfield as he rushed 19 times for 158 yards. He has gained 1,044 yards and has 20 rushing touchdowns this season.

Jayden Howie (Belle Plaine – Running Back)
The junior signal caller has completed 88 of 167 passes for 1359 yards and nine touchdowns. He scored on a one-yard touchdown run in 20-10 first round win over St. Peter.
Dan Beal (Belle Plaine – Quarterback)
The senior wideout has 24 catches for 375 yards and five scores this season.

MILLERS WIN IF...
They can continue to a balanced attack with Ayala, who passed for 203 yards, the second most this season and open up holes for Jones, who is one of the top state’s sophomores. The winner of this game faces the winner of Waseca versus Holy Family. Washburn lost to Waseca 59-28 earlier this season

TIGERS WIN IF...
They can continue to get off to get off to a good start. They have outscored their opponents 82-43. They scored 14 points in the third quarter last weekend, the first time they scored in that period all season.

2-MINUTE DRILL
SITE: Minneapolis Washburn High School – Section 2AAA second round playoffs
TIME: 2 p.m. Saturday
WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 48 degrees
LAST MEETING: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

WASHBURN SCHEDULE
Thu, Sep 1 Henry W 40-12
Fri, Sep 9 at South W 45-6
Fri, Sep 16 Waseca L 59-28
Fri, Sep 23 at Southwest W 24-12
Fri, Sep 30 Edison W 67-8
Fri, Oct 14 North W 52-8
Wed, Oct 19 St. Paul Central L 35-0
Tue, Oct 25 Richfield W 21-12

BELLE PLAINE SCHEDULE
Thu, Sep 1 at New Ulm W 19-13
Fri, Sep 9 Norwood-Young America L 47-28
Fri, Sep 16 at Montgomery-Lonsdale L 5-0
Fri, Sep 23 Watertown-Mayer W 7-0
Fri, Sep 30 at Sibley East W 26-6
Fri, Oct 7 Jordan W 22-7
Fri, Oct 14 at Mayer Lutheran W 7-6
Wed, Oct 19 LeSueur-Henderson W 21-14
Tue, Oct 25 St. Peter W 20-10