WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT CARDINALS VS. LIND-RITZVILLE/SPRAGUE BRONCOS
CLASS 2B QUARTERFINAL
Time, date, place: Noon Saturday, Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco.
Head coaches: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Greg Whitmore; Waitsburg-Prescott, Jeff Bartlow.
Leagues: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Northeast; Waitsburg-Prescott, Southeast.
Records: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 9-1; Waitsburg-Prescott 11-0.
Next opponent: Colfax-White Swan winner.
Last week: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 34, Manson 7; Waitsburg-Prescott 48, Brewster 7.
Playoff appearances: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 20, Waitsburg-Prescott 14 (including both schools).
Last playoff appearance: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, 2010 (lost quarterfinal); Waitsburg-Prescott, 2010 (lost semifinal).
Deepest advancement: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, title game (2002, L, Reardan 17-14; 2004, W, DeSales 25-21); Lind, first round (four times); Ritzville, title game (1980, W, North Beach 13-6; 1981, L, Morton 28-14; 2000, L, Davenport 21-16); Waitsburg, semifinals (1997, L, DeSales 42-15; 2000, L, Davenport 48-7), Prescott, title game (1975, W, Pe Ell 58-0; 1976, L, Napavine 74-60; 2001, L, Inchelium 36-29), Waitsburg-Prescott, semifinals (2010, L, Colfax 21-14).
Previous playoff meetings: None.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague leaders: RB/DL Chris Steinmetz, senior (12 rushing TDs); RB/WR Connor O'Neill, sophomore (9 rushing TDs, 2 receiving TDs); QB/DB Dylan Hartz, sophomore (10 passing TDs, 5 rushing TDs); WR/DB Jake Dewald, senior (4 receiving TDs).
Waitsburg-Prescott leaders: QB Zach Bartlow, senior (122-1,128 rushing with 20 TDs; 130-229-5--1,683 passing with 25 TDs); RB Billy Brown, junior (111-1,047 rushing and 8 TDs; 6-119 receiving and 3 TDs); WR Dalton Estes, junior (41-650 receiving with 13 TDs); WR Dustin Wooderchak, senior (26-396 receiving with 6 TDs); WR Devin Acevedo, senior (23-219 receiving with 3 TDs).
Notes: A young Broncos team faces off against an experienced Cardinals team in this quarterfinal battle. ... Waitsburg-Prescott has been on a mission since losing to Colfax in the semifinals in 2010 and a win today could set up a possible rematch.
- Craig Craker, Herald staff writer
