No. 1 Florence (12-0) at No. 4 Olathe (10-2)
Saturday, 1 p.m.
Olathe surrendered only 18 points during its two playoff wins, but the Pirates’ defense will have its hands full with a Florence attack that produced a 35-21 win at Olathe on Sept. 10. . . . Florence quarterback Cody Nichols led the Huskies’ earlier win over Olathe with 132 yards rushing and two touchdowns. . . . The Huskies’ punishing ground attack churned out four rushing touchdowns — three by Tyler Faoro—in last week’s 27-16 victory over Platte Canyon. . . . The Pirates scored 14 consecutive points in the second half to rally for a 14-11 victory last week at Faith Christian.
No. 3 Brush (10-2) at No. 2 Kent Denver (10-2)
Saturday, 1 p.m.
Kent Denver boasts one of the hottest defenses in the state, producing six consecutive shutouts to end the regular season before recording playoff wins against Coal Ridge and Aspen. . . . The Sun Devils’ stingy defense will be tested by a Brush offense that got three 100-yard performances in last week’s win against Bayfield — Skyler Seewald (139 yards), Eric Garcia (135) and Connor Weisser (134). . . . Kent Denver QB Richard Yates has completed 19-of-35 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns, adding another 95 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, in the two playoff victories.
