When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.

 

Where: House Park

Radio/TV: 1370 AM.

Records: Westlake 4-4, 4-1; Austin High 5-3, 3-2

Last season: l. 27-24

Foe to know: Emory Blake – The versatile WR leads all area 5A players with 43 catches for 697 yards.

Stat that matters: 6-4, 292 – Average height and weight for Austin high’s starting offensive linemen.

 

Rundown: Until the second half of last week’s 37-28 win over Bastrop, the Maroons struggled to run the ball. They had 203 yards rushing in the half, which makes up almost 20 percent of their season total. … QB Jacob Morgan leads District 25-5A with 1,740 yards passing and 16 TDs. … Defense has allowed 28 points per district game. … Austin High lost its first 16 games against Westlake before winning the first of back-to-back games in 2006. … Blake also leads Austin High in rushing with 447 yards on 47 attempts. Most of his yards come on direct snaps when lined up shotgun behind center or on end arounds. … The Chaps held Blake in check during last season’s game. The Maroon receiver had five catches for 57 yards and five carries for 27 yards. He did not score a touchdown. … Austin High averages 128 yards rushing per game. In the Maroons’ two consecutive wins over Westlake, they have averaged 251 yards rushing per contest.

Picayune’s pick: Westlake 42, Austin High 24.