The Boston Globe

Division 3 Super Bowl at a glance MILTON (11-0) VS. WAKEFIELD (12-0)

- JAKE LEVIN

When: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., at Gillette Stadium.

How to watch: Patriots.com, CBSBoston.com.

Coaches: Milton — Steve Dembowski (8th season, 68-16); Wakefield — John Rafferty (5th season, 28-21).

Scoring: Milton — 35.6; Wakefield — 27.8.

Defense: Milton — 13.1; Wakefield — 8.8.

The heavies up front: Milton — Anderson Perez-Ruiz (6 feet, 300 pounds); Wakefield — Kaiden Johnson (6-1, 250).

Stat check: Milton QB Owen McHugh has completed 159 of 244 attempts for 2,253 yards and 31 touchdowns (with just five intercepti­ons) while rushing for 512 yards on 84 carries and four scores. Jack Finnegan has a team-leading 717 yards and 15 touchdowns on 131 carries; the team’s kicker, he is 42 of 51 point-afters and two of his three field goal attempts, has seven intercepti­ons (at defensive back), and returned a punt return for a touchdown. Luke Sammon (48 catches, 779 yards, eight touchdowns) and Michael Fulton (36 catches, 718 yards, 11 touchdowns) are primary targets. Linebacker Liam McLoughlin has 112 total tackles, with three picks. . . . Wakefield QB Javin Willis has thrown for 1,922 yards and 22 touchdowns, with nearly half of his TDs going to WR Steve Woish (10). Nathan Delgado has produced 1,109 yards on 180 carries with 13 total touchdowns. At LB, he has a team-high 84 tackles and four picks.

The captains: Milton — OLB/TE KJ Beckett (Sr.), C Drew Cakouros (Sr.), RB/DB/K Jack Finnegan (Sr.), QB/DB Owen McHugh (Sr.) Wakefield — WR/DB Christian Delgado (Sr.), RB/LB Nathan Delgado (Sr)., TE/OLB Ian Dixon (Sr.), QB/DB Javin Willis (Sr.).

Seniors on roster: Milton — 20; Wakefield — 12.

Last Super Bowl appearance: Milton — Never; Wakefield — 2011 (last/only win — 1999) Matchup: The Wildcats played from behind in all three of their postseason wins — including in the fourth quarter of quarterfin­al and semifinal wins vs. No. 8 Marblehead (24-20) and No. 4 Hanover (32-30). Wakefield pulled away from Plymouth South (24-14) in the quarters and escaped vs. No. 2 North Attleborou­gh in the semis (31-24), and vs. Melrose, 15-12, on Thanksgivi­ng. Prediction: Wakefield, which defeated D6 finalist Stoneham, has won two straight road playoff games to reach Gillette. But do the Warriors have the depth to keep up with the Wildcats on offense? Milton 38, Wakefield 31

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