1A football preview: Enterprise vs. Rich

Enterprise (7-4, 3-1) vs. Rich (7-3, 4-0)

1A State Tournament semifinal game

Saturday, 2 p.m. at Woods Cross High School

Parry's Power Guide: Rich by 9

All-time series: Rich leads 6-1.

Last meeting: 2007 regular season, Rich won 19-8.

They say defense wins championship, and the Rich Rebels hope that mantra rings true for two more weeks.

Heading into this semifinal match-up against Enterprise, Rich is on a seven-game winning streak, including three shutouts. One of those shutouts was against Parowan in a 6-0 shutout win last week.

Defense will be the key once again in the semifinals. Both teams are averaging under 20 points a game, and neither figures to light up the scoreboard at Woods Cross either.

This Saturday's game is a rematch of a regular season game in late September, which Rich won 19-8. Since that loss, Enterprise has won three of four, and the Wolves hope that trend continues this weekend.

Enterprise Wolves statistical breakdown

Scoring offense: 18.1 ppg

Scoring defense: 18.7 ppg

Passing leader: Justin Vanderhoof (63-148, 42.1%, 898 yards, 4 TDs)

Rushing leader: Chance Phelps (175 rushes, 772 yards, 5 TDs)

Receiving leader: Trevor Colf (46 receptions, 955 yards, 7 TDs)

Tackles leader: not provided

Sacks leader: not provided

Interceptions leader: not provided

Rich Rebels statistical breakdown

Scoring offense: 18.8 ppg

Scoring defense: 12.4 ppg

Passing leader: Bradley Holmes (47-87, 54%, 578 yards, 2 TDs)

Rushing leader: Tyler Satterthwaite (194 carries, 843 yards, 7 TDs)

Receiving leader: Jade Cornia (8 receptions, 218 yards, 2 TDs)

Tackles leader: not provided

Sacks leader: not provided