Tale of the Tape: Madison vs. St. Augustine

#8 Madison Warhawks (1-0) at #5 St. Augustine Saints (1-0)

Friday, September 4, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. PT

San Diego Mesa College (Merrill Douglas Stadium)

Series History

First Meeting: 1968 - St. Augustine 26, Madison 0

Previous Meeting: Dec. 5, 2014 - St. Augustine 49, Madison 42 (D-I Championship)

St. Augustine leads the all-time series 8-6

Breakdown

The Saints and Warhawks played two exciting down-to-the-wire games last season, and this Division I championship rematch shouldn't be any different. Both teams are coming off blowout victories over previously-ranked opponents.

After being left out of the preseason rankings, Madison made a huge statement in last week's season opener by knocking off state finalist El Capitan. They hope to make an even bigger statement this Friday by defeating St. Augustine for the first time since the 2012 Division IV section title game. This will be their second straight contest against an opponent that beat them last year.

Meanwhile the defending D-I champion Saints are riding high after opening their season with a 41-3 thumping at Ramona. They will play in front of their home crowd for the first time this year looking to earn their third straight win over the Warhawks. No matter how this game pans out, you can expect another exciting match-up with both teams lighting up the scoreboard.

MADISON WARHAWKS (1-0)

Division: I

League: Western

Head Coach: Rick Jackson (12th Season)

Last Week’s Result: Def. El Capitan 44-7

Rankings

Cal Preps: #7

Max Preps: #7

Prep Pigskin Report: #3

San Diego Football Network: #8

San Diego Union Tribune: #4

Ranking Average: 5.8

Impact Warhawks

Junior QB Terrell Carter

- 3 TD Passes vs. El Capitan

Junior WR Brandon Lewis

- 3 TD Catches vs. El Capitan

Senior WR/KR Shaheed Madyun

- 2 Return TDs vs. El Capitan

ST. AUGUSTINE SAINTS (1-0)

Division: I

League: Eastern

Head Coach: Richard Sanchez (7th Season)

Last Week’s Result: Def. Ramona 41-3

Rankings

Cal Preps: #2

Max Preps: #2

Prep Pigskin Report: #4

San Diego Football Network: #5

San Diego Union Tribune: #2

Ranking Average: 3.0

Impact Saints

Junior RB Elijah Preston

- Rushed for 116 Yards & 2 TDs vs. Ramona

Junior QB Rodney Thompson

- 2 TD Passes vs. Ramona