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The high school football postseason is in full swing. Friday is the second round of the Class A playoffs and will see the Maquoketa Valley Wildcats (7-2) travel to Fairbank to take on the unbeaten Wapsie Valley Warriors on their home turf. Here is a quick look at both teams and what they accomplished to reach this point.

First round playoff game

(6-2) Maquoketa Valley 43

(6-2) Danville 0

The Wildcats shut out Danville on their home field, holding the Bears to just 206 yards of total offense and scoring two touchdowns from interceptions.

(3-5) Starmont 3

(8-0) Wapsie Valley 50

Wapsie Valley senior running back Hunter Curley racked up 240 yards on the ground and scored three touchdowns. The Warriors Caleb Hogan threw for two touchdowns on 70 yards in total passing. Wapsie Valley picked off the Stars twice, one being a pick-six.

Previous meeting

The 4-0 Warriors traveled to Delhi on September 26th for a regular season district game. The Wildcats were 3-1 at that point, having lost to North Linn in Week 2. Wapsie Valley won the game, but it was their closest contest of the season. The Warriors had two big plays in the first half: a 64-yard TD pass to Landon Moulds and a 91-yard touchdown run by Curley. At halftime it was a one possession game with the Wildcats down 13-6. A Wapsie Valley defensive stop inside the five-yard line on fourth down kept Maquoketa Valley from going into the break with either a tie or one-point lead. Another key factor came in the third quarter when the Wildcats had to settle for a field goal after a 69-yard run by Rogan Heidt put them inside the 10-yard line. This was a four-point game with less than five minutes to play. Wapsie Valley’s big plays and the offensive line opening holes for Curley made the difference in the 27-16 Warrior win. Curley finished the game with 286 yards in rushing and three touchdowns. Heidt finished with 212 yards for the Wildcats and one touchdown. Wapsie Valley quarterback Hogan had 97-yards passing while Maquoketa Valley’s quarterback Trevor Grimm finished with 186-yards in the air.

Offensive stats comparison

Passing

Maquoketa Valley – Trevor Grimm, 69/125 – 966 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs; Brady Wall, 16/27 – 188 yards, 4 TDs.

Wapsie Valley – Caleb Hogan, 55/110 – 852 yards, 11 TDs, 3 INT

Rushing

Maquoketa Valley – Rogan Heidt, 146 – 984 yards, 9 TDs; Dylan Knipper, 53 – 234 yards, 4 TDs; Macoy Stone, 25 – 229 yards, 3 TDs; Brady Wall, 37 – 211 yards, 4 TDs; Dashawn Strickland, 13 – 58 yards, 1 TD; Dalton Africa, 1 – 12 yards; Lukas Chestnut, 4 – 7 yards; Trevor Grimm, 34 – 7 yards.

Wapsie Valley – Hunter Curley, 178 – 1786 yards, 27 TDs; Cadyn Dana, 38 – 313 yards, 4 TDs; Gavin Henry, 29 – 254 yards, 3 TDs; Andrew Tiedt, 33 – 205 yards, 5 TDs; Caleb Hogan, 17 – 39 yards; 3 TDs; Charlie Adamson, 5 – 15 yards; Kayden Bentley, 5 – 13 yards; Bryar Bellis, 1 – 9 yards; Braden Bantz, 1 – 7 yards; Dayton Etringer, 1 – 2 yards; Evan Wedemeier, 1 – 1 yard.

Receiving

Maquoketa Valley – Eli Dougherty, 24 – 411 yards, 1 TD; Anderson Holtz, 12 – 254 yards, 5 TDs; Dylan Knipper, 26 – 223 yards; Macoy Stone, 6 – 69 yards, 2 TDs; Rogan Heidt, 3 – 38 yards; Kash Hunt, 3 – 37 yards; Lukas Chestnut, 3 – 14 yards, 1 TD.

Wapsie Valley – Landon Moulds, 17 – 367 yards, 5 TDs; Carter Kaufman, 7 – 136 yards, 1 TD; Bryar Bellis, 10 – 121 yards, 1 TD; Hunter Curley, 7 – 94 yards, 1 TD; Andrew Tiedt, 3 – 42 yards, 1 TD; Carver Schares, 6 – 37 yards, 1 TD; Wally Kaufman, 2 – 28 yards, 1 TD; Dawson Fenton, 1 -15 yards; Braden Bantz, 2 – 12 yards.

Defensive stats comparison

Tackles

Maquoketa Valley – Dylan Knipper, 75.5, 39 solo, 12.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks; Kyle Engelken, 48.0, 21 solo, 12.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks; Dalton Africa, 35.5, 14 solo, 11.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks; Colin Smith, 31.5, 14 solo, 11.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks; Anderson Holtz, 29.5, 14 solo, 3.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks; Gabriel Halweg, 29.0, 10 solo, 7.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks; Kipton Thompson, 28.5, 16 solo, 9.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks; Kash Hunt, 24.5, 18 solo, 2.0 TFLs; Ford Domeyer, 20.5, 8 solo, 9.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks; Lukas Chestnut, 16.5, 7 solo, 7.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks; Eli Dougherty, 14.0, 12 solo; Jaxson LeGassick, 12.5, 8 solo, 1.0 TFL; Carter LeClere, 9.0, 6 solo; Jefferson LeGassick, 9.0, 4 solo; Deshawn Strickland, 7.5, 4 solo; Brady Wall, 7.5, 4 solo, 0.5 TFL; Rogan Hiedt, 6.0; 4 solo; Preston Salow, 5.0, 3 solo, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack; Landon Helmrichs, 4.5, 2 solo, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack; Tyler Beitz, 3.0, 0.5 TFL; Griffin Honkomp, 2.5; Macoy Stone, 2.5, 2 solo; Brayden Schuster, 1.5; Sawyer Kemp, 0.5, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack.

Wapsie Valley – Cadyn Dana, 61.5, 49 solo, 9.0 TFLs; Blake Hesse, 45.0, 30 solo, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack; Andrew Tiedt, 43.5, 31 solo, 6.0 TFLs; Cooper Adair, 31.0, 22 solo, 12.0 TFLs, 8.0 sacks; Hunter Curley, 27.5, 20 solo, 12.5 TFLs, 6.5 sacks; Carter Kaufman, 24.0, 15 solo, 10.5 TFLs, 5.5 sacks; Wally Kaufman, 24.0, 14 solo; Gavin Henry, 20.5, 17 solo, 0.5 TFL; Hayden Ryherd, 19.0, 11 solo, 4.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks; Braden Bantz, 12.5, 10 solo; Greyson Miller, 10.5, 5 solo 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks; Landon Moulds, 9.5, 8 solo, 0.5 TFL; Luke Riordan, 7.0, 5 solo, 2.5 TFLs; Carver Schares, 6.5, 5 solo; Kayden Bentley, 6.0, 4 solo; Bryar Bellis, 5.0, 5 solo; Charlie Adamson, 4.0, 3 solo; Dayton Etringer, 3.0, 2 solo; Lane Shores, 3.0, 2 solo, 1.0 TFL; Brock Berg, 1.5, 1 solo; Wesley Bram, 1.0, 1 solo; Brecken Mangrich, 1.0, 1 solo; Ryker Oberle, 1.0, 0.5 TFL; Evan Wedemeier, 1.0; Griffin Brown, 0.5; Dawson Fenton, 0.5; Reece Hagenow, 0.5.

Fumbles

Maquoketa Valley – Ford Domeyer, 2 REC; Dalton Africa, 1 REC; Kash Hunt, 1 REC; Dylan Knipper, 1 REC; Kipton Thompson, 1 REC

Wapsie Valley – Carter Kaufman, 3 FF, 1 REC; Andrew Tiedt, 2 FF, 1 REC; Cooper Adair, 1 FF, 2 REC; Kayden Bentley 1 FF; Cadyn Dana, 1 FF, 1 REC, 10 yards, 1 TD; Wally Kaufman 1 FF, 1 REC; Braden Bantz, 1 REC; Hunter Curley, 1 REC; Gage Fischels, 1 REC; Greyson Miller 1 REC; Luke Riordan, 1 REC; Hayden Ryherd, 1 REC.

Interceptions

Maquoketa Valley – Eli Dougherty, 3 – 84 yards, 1 TD; Kash Hunt, 3 – 5 yards; Brady Wall, 2 – 42 yards, 1 TD; Kyle Engelken, 1 – 64 yards, 1 TD; Anderson Holtz, 1 – 0 yards; Dylan Knipper, 1 – 24 yards, 1 TD; Brayden Schuster, 1 – 31 yards, 1 TD; Deshawn Strickland, 1 – 7 yards; Kipton Thompson, 1 – 12 yards.

Wapsie Valley – Braden Bantz, 2 – 0 yards; Cadyn Dana, 2 – 48 yards, 1 TD; Carver Schares, 2 – 17 yards, 1 PD; Cooper Adair, 1 – 19 yards, 1 TD; Charlie Adamson, 1 – 0 yards; Kayden Bentley, 1 – 0 yards; Hunter Curley, 1 – 10 yards, 1 TD, 4 PD; Gavin Henry, 2 – 15 yards; Blake Hesse, 1 – 0 yards; Andrew Tiedt, 1 – 0 yards.

Special Teams stats comparison

Kick returns

Maquoketa Valley – Macoy Stone, 5 – 183 yards, 1 TD; Jaxson LeGassick, 6 – 109 yards; Kash Hunt, 2 – 36 yards; Dylan Knipper, 1 – 17 yards; Kipton Thompson, 1 – 0 yards.

Wapsie Valley – Braden Bantz, 4 – 89 yards; Hunter Curley, 2 – 61 yards; Landen Moulds, 5 – 56 yards; Wally Kaufman, 3 – 42 yards; Gavin Henry, 1 – neg 2 yards.

Punt returns

Maquoketa Valley – Kash Hunt, 13 – 149 yards.

Wapsie Valley – Landen Moulds, 14 – 238 yards; Cadyn Dana, 3 – 84 yards; Andrew Tiedt, 1 – 40 yards; Bryar Bellis, 1 – 38 yards; Braden Bantz, 2 – 17 yards.

Kicking

Maquoketa Valley – Eli Dougherty, 51 KOs – 2578 yards, 4 TBs, 5/6 FG (35 yd longest), 33/36 PAT.

Wapsie Valley – Carter Kaufman, 60 KOs – 2884 yards, 10 TBs; Reece Hagenow, 25/34 PATs; Landen Moulds, 10/16 PATs.

Punting

Maquoketa Valley – Dalton Africa 24 – 854 yards, 35.6 avg; Brady Wall, 5 – 188 yards, 37.6 avg.

Wapsie Valley – Hunter Curley, 14 – 444 yards, 31.7 avg; Andrew Tiedt, 8 – 258 yards, 32.2 avg.

Two-point conversions

Maquoketa Valley – 0

Wapsie Valley – Caleb Hogan, 2; Andrew Tiedt, 2; Hunter Curley, 1.

Coaches’ comments

Maquoketa Valley – Second-year head coach Andrew Christensen: “With it being a rematch, I think the biggest thing we are trying to do is fix the fixable things from the first matchup. Obviously, we need to be able to slow down the run better than the first time, but that is easier said than done. The other thing we need to be able to do is execute consistently on offense, not get behind the chains, and finish when we get into the redzone.�

Wapsie Valley – Fifth-year head coach Duane Foster: “Maquoketa Valley is a tough opponent. They have a diverse offense and a physical defense. They are a senior-led team that have a lot of experience and have won a lot of games. We are excited for the challenge. We will have to play well to be victorious. Our guys are up for the challenge and excited for Friday night.�