Wartburg and Central square off again for Iowa Conference crown

Central hosts Wartburg for the Iowa Conference football championship on Saturday. Both teams are 8-0 and Wartburg coach Rick Willis says this scenario is nothing new for both teams as it’s the third year in a row they’ve met when both are undefeated.Willis says solving Central’s defense will be a key for his team.Central is third-ranked nationally in division-three while Wartburg is ranked fifth. The winner grabs an automatic spot in the playoffs, but Willis says both teams could eventually advance as they did a year ago.Central coach Rich Kacmarynski says a game like this is what every team strives for and his team is excited.Kacmarynski says the size of Wartburg’s offensive line is a concern. He says their backs are hard running and they have good receivers.Kacmarynski says this will be the toughest challenge the Central defense has faced