Sauk Valley Media football capsules, third round of playoffs

Class 1A quarterfinal

Fulton (9-2) at Lena-Winslow (9-2)

When: 1 p.m. Saturday

First round: Fulton 42, Chicago Raby 0; Le-Win 54, Aurora Christian 7

Second round: Fulton 55, Ottawa Marquette 14; Le-Win 38, Forreston 8

Last meeting: Le-Win 54-7 (Week 5)

About the Steamers: Fulton has outscored its opponents 384-181 this season, including 97-14 through the first two rounds of the playoffs. … The Steamers gained 344 yards on offense last week, while holding Marquette to 137 total yards – 269 fewer than its per-game average. … Jacob Jones had 111 total yards and 3 total TDs last week, Keegan VanKampen ran for 101 yards & 2 TDs, Patrick Lower threw for 118 yards & 3 TDs, and Brock Mason had a pair of TD catches. … VanKampen has 150 carries for 1,039 yards & 19 TDs this season, while Jones has 106 rushes for 669 yards & 7 TDs. … Lower is 68-for-98 passing for 874 yards & 12 TDs. … Mason has 32 catches for 567 yards & 8 TDs, Jones has 27 catches for 312 yards & 4 TDs, and Baylen Damhoff has 16 catches for 270 yards & 3 TDs. … Fulton has won six straight games since the Week 5 loss to Le-Win.

About the Panthers: Le-Win holds a 448-113 scoring edge on its opponents this year, a per-game average of 40.7-10.3. … After losing two of their last three regular-season games, the Panthers have won their two playoffs games by a combined 92-15. … Le-Win has allowed 8 points or fewer in eight of its 11 games, while scoring 38 or more eight times. … Marey Roby ran  for 165 yards and 4 TDs on 17 carries in last weekend’s win over Forreston. … The Panthers are still the reigning Class 1A state champions, after winning the title in 2019; there were no playoffs this past spring due to COVID.

FND pick: Le-Win

8-man semifinals

Polo (11-0) at West Central (9-2)

When: 1 p.m. Saturday

Where: Biggsville

First round: Polo 66, West Prairie 16; West Central 38, Decatur Lutheran 28

Second round: Polo 62, Milford-Cissna Park 52; West Central 56, South Beloit 28

Last meeting: First meeting

About the Marcos: Polo has outscored its opponents 481-168 this season in nine contested games, but the 52 points it allowed last week were the most all season. … The Marcos gave up 28 points or fewer seven times, and scored 40 or more seven times. … The 20-7 deficit Polo faced last weekend against M-CP was the largest of the season. … Brock Soltow (123 rushes, 1,212 yards, 21 TDs) and Avery Grenoble (150 rushes, 1,081 yards, 20 TDs) have both run for more than 1,000 yards this season. … Tyler Merdian is 31-for-52 passing for 685 yards & 10 TDs, and has run for 223 yards & 4 scores. … Kahlil Sankey (10 catches, 248 yards, 5 TDs), Grenoble (9 catches, 209 yards, 2 TDs) and Soltow (9 catches, 172 yards, 2 TDs) are Merdian’s top targets.

About the Heat: West Central has outscored opponents 452-272 this season, and has allowed 28 points or fewer in eight games. It allowed 60 and 42 in back-to-back weeks while missing starters due to illness and injury. … The Heat have scored 38 points or more nine times, including in each of the last six games. … West Central trailed 14-8 last weekend before scoring 48 straight points. … RB Kaiden Droste is a 1,000-yard rusher for the Heat, and he ran for 174 yards & 4 TDs last week. QB Mason Carnes had 76 yards & 3 TDs on the ground. … West Central was the No. 1 team in 8-man football for the first 3 weeks of the season. Polo, the reigning 8-man state champion, took over the spot at that point, and kept it for the rest of the season.

FND pick: Polo

Orangeville (10-1) at Amboy-LaMoille (7-4)

When: 1 p.m.

First round: Orangeville 56, Hiawatha 8; Amboy 52, Aquin 28

Second round: Orangeville 48, Martinsville 20; Amboy 28, Milledgeville 18

Last meeting: Orangeville 55, Amboy 6 (Week 8)

About the Broncos: Orangeville has outscored opponents 496-188 this season, including 104-28 in the first two rounds of the playoffs. … The Broncos have two five-game winning streaks this season around their only loss to Milledgeville, and have scored 34 points or more eight times, while allowing 20 points or fewer seven times. ... Orangeville has gained 4,109 yards of total offense this season (410.9 per game) while allowing 2,092 (209.2 per game). … RB Gunnar Lobdell has run for 2,040 yards and 38 TDs on 185 carries, an average of 11 yards per carry. He also has three TD catches. … QB Carson Rote has completed 66% of his passes for 800 yards and 11 TDs without an interception, and has also run for 371 yards & 6 TDs. … RB/WR Brandon Cahoon has 600 total yards & 6 TDs, while TE Nate Anderson has 10 catches for 264 yards & 5 TDs.

About the Clippers: Amboy has outscored opponents 391-267 this season, including 80-46 in the playoffs, and has won five of its last six games. … The Clippers have scored 28 points or more eight times, while allowing 28 or fewer six times. … Amboy has seized momentum right before halftime in each of its first two playoff games, with touchdown passes at the halftime buzzer against both Aquin and Milledgeville. … The Clippers avenged a Week 2 loss to the Missiles with last week’s win. … The 55 points Amboy gave up against Orangeville in Week 8 is the most in a game this season. … QB Tucker Lindenmeyer leads the Clippers on the ground (105 rushes, 838 yards, 12 TDs) and through the air (43-for-78 passing, 891 yards, 14 TDs, 2 INTs). … Kye Koch (63 rushes, 467 yards, 7 TDs) and Dylan Daniels (69-420, 6 TDs) lead the running back corps, with Joe Quest (50-228, 7 TDs) and Jordan Guilley (39-196, 4 TDs) also getting carries. … Brennan Blaine (25 catches, 617 yards, 10 TDs) and Caden Wittenauer (7 catches, 156 yards, 2 TDs) lead the receivers.

FND pick: Amboy