Mansfield at Charleston

KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Mansfield 5-0, 2-0 3A-1; Charleston 2-3, 2-0

COACHES Mansfield — Whit Overton; Charleston — Ricky May

KEY PLAYERS Mansfield – RB Tyler Turnipseed (Sr., 5-7, 155), WR Peyton Martin (Sr., 5-11, 145), DL Dakota Deer (Jr., 6-2, 175), RB Daniel Burton (Jr., 5-9, 150), LB Samuel Burton (Jr., 5-10, 165). Charleston – LB Hunter Little (Sr., 5-11. 180), DL/ OL Trevor Jones (Sr., 5-11, 245), WR Eli Huck (Sr., 5-8, 150), DB Brycen Kindrix (Sr., 5-8, 145), DB Reese Merechka (Sr., 5-8, 165).

NOTABLE Charleston is the defending Class 3A state champion and has won two straight to open 3A-1 Conference play after going 0-3 in nonconference games with losses to Class 4A Elkins, Ozark and Nashville, which are a combined 12-3. … Mansfield is off to its best start since winning its first six games in 2018, which included a 22-10 win over Charleston for the sixth win. … In last week’s 65-0 win at Greenland, Mansfield led 51-0 at the 8:51 mark of the second quarter and 58-0 at the half, and for the game rushed for 493 yards and eight touchdowns while holding Greenland to 109 yards and five first downs. … Mansfield had three 100-yard rushers with Daniel Burton (6 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD), Tyler Turnipseed (6-124-1) and Daniel Burton (4-101-1) all going over the mark. … Charleston led Cedarville, 37-0, at the half last week before winning, 37-16, with QB Carter Little completing all 15 of his passes for 291 yards and three scores. … Charleston had two receivers over the 100-yard mark with Eli Huck (4-105-2) and Emiliano Gaona (4-122-1) going over the plateau. … Charleston has won 23 straight conference games dating back to a loss to Lamar to close the 2019 season.

OUR TAKE Charleston 30, Mansfield 28