PASCO -- Here is a preview of today's state 2B semifinal of the Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals vs. the Colfax Bulldogs:
Time, date, place: 3 p.m. Saturday, Edgar Brown Stadium
Head coaches: Colfax, Mike Morgan; Waitsburg-Prescott, Jeff Bartlow.
Leagues: Colfax, Northeast; Waitsburg-Prescott, Southeast.
Records: Colfax, 11-0; Waitsburg-Prescott, 12-0.
Next opponent: Morton/White Pass vs. Napavine winner.
Last week: Colfax 42, White Swan 37; Waitsburg-Prescott 42, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 7.
Playoff appearances: Colfax 16, Waitsburg-Prescott 14 (including both schools).
Last playoff appearance: Colfax, 2010 (lost title game); Waitsburg-Prescott, 2010 (lost semifinal).
Deepest advancement: Colfax, title game (1981, def. Montesano 6-0; 1997, lost to Lynden Christian 22-20; 2001, def. Tacoma Baptist 49-7; 2009, lost to Adna 32-24; 2010, lost to South Bend, 28-8); 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: 2009, first round, Colfax 39-0; 2010, semifinals, Colfax 21-14.
Colfax leaders: Alvin Li, senior, running back/linebacker; Justin Berarducci, quarterback.
Waitsburg-Prescott leaders: QB Zach Bartlow, senior (144-249-5--1,891, 26 TDs passing; 131-1,179, 21 TDs rushing); RB Billy Brown, junior (124-1,218, 10 TDs rushing; 7-118, 3 TDs receiving); WR Dalton Estes, junior (45-688, 14 TDs); WR Dustin Wooderchak, senior (28-460, 6 TDs); WR Devin Acavedo, senior (27-295, 4 TDs).
Radio/webcast: www.ListenToTheGame.com
Notes: The Bulldogs struggled through their closest game of the season last week, having to score with 37 seconds left to hold off White Swan. ... Colfax went on an 80-yard drive, chewing up nearly 4 minutes of the game clock to score the winning touchdown. ... Li rushed for 139 yards, while Berarducci rushed for 81 and threw for 166 in the win. ... The Cardinals continued their impressive march to this rematch, destroying a one-loss Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team last week. ... Colfax has eliminated Waitsburg-Prescott each of the last two seasons, including in the semifinals in 2010.
