The Washington Demon football team takes the field one final time in the 2025 regular season tonight when they hit the road to take on the Keokuk Chiefs in a game you can hear on KCII.

Washington enters tonight’s action 4-4 overall and 2-2 in district play after a 42-15 win over Fort Madison last week. Against the Bloodhounds, senior quarterback Kael Williams dominated the run game to the tune of 210 yards and three touchdowns on just 10 carries to push himself over 1,000 yards on the season. He also threw for 146 yards, including a 24-yard scoring toss to Liam Roberts. Roberts and Caden Greiner combined for four catches for 106 yards. Blaine Rees led the Demon defense with 12 tackles, three for loss. Nic Stone had a pick. This year, Washington scores 26 points per game, gives up 31 and averages 287 yards a night, 191 on the ground. As the leading passer, Williams has completed 64 passes for 722 yards and four touchdowns to eight picks. He is the leading rusher on the team, with 123 carries for 1,045 yards and 16 touchdowns. His favorite targets are Roberts and Stone, who have a combined 37 catches for 500 yards and all four aerial scores. Rees is poised to reach 80 tackles on the season, as he leads the Demon defense with 72-and-a-half, six in the backfield, a sack and a forced fumble. As a team, Washington owns 12 total takeaways and is top five in Class 3A in five statistical categories.

Keokuk is 3-5 on the season with one win in district play over Fort Madison in September. They fell last Friday to conference foe Fairfield 38-30. Sophomore quarterback Jadyn Burton went 15 for 27 for 254 yards and a pair of touchdown tosses to Mason Claus and Chayce Smith. Claus and Smith combined for nine catches and 226 receiving yards. Burton also rushed for two touchdowns. Jarod Anderson led the defensive charge with nine tackles, while Kurt Joy had two INTs. This season, the Chiefs score 27 points per game, allow 37 and average 300 yards a night, 257 through the air. Burton is the leading passer, having completed 122 of his passes for over 1,900 yards and 23 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. Anderson leads in the ground game with 82 carries for 240 yards and one TD. Joy is Burton’s favorite target with 39 receptions for 624 yards and seven touchdown hauls. Claus leads defensively with 61 stops, 12 for loss and five sacks. As a team, Keokuk also has 12 takeaways and is top five in 3A in 14 different stat categories.

This week, Washington head coach Kelly Williams broke down the keys to a fifth win on the year with KCII Sports.

They’re [Keokuk] going to throw it around,” Williams said. 1,900 (passing) yards and some change. Their sophomore quarterback is doing some really nice things. Going to have to keep him in check. They’re going to make plays. They have some athletes. First and foremost, the offense will have to score some points. Defensively, our D line is going to have to get after their offensive line and just put some pressure on that quarterback just so he doesn’t have time to get comfortable.” 

In the Varsity Bound era, Washington leads the all-time series with Keokuk 15-3 dating back to 2008, and have taken eight of the last 10, including last season’s 35-0 shutout.

You can hear tonight’s regular season finale between Washington and Keokuk on FM 106.1, the KCII1 App and streaming online at KCIIRadio.com beginning with the La Morenitas pregame show at 7 p.m. and kickoff between the Demons and Chiefs at 7:30 from Calvert Stadium in Keokuk.