During his tenure as Norwalk St. Paul’s football coach, John Livengood has won a number of regular season games, conference titles and regional championships, but has never won the big one.

On Saturday, Livengood will get another chance to add Division VI State Championship to his resume as the Flyers take on Delphos St. John’s at Paul Brown Stadium in Massillon, Ohio, at 3 p.m.

This will be Livengood’s fourth trip to the championship game, first since 2004, and to win his first title he will have to defeat a familiar foe in St. John’s.

Not only are the Blue Jays the defending Division VI championships, but they also defeated the Flyers in the 1997 and 1999 championship games.

Livengood has downplayed getting back to title game throughout the playoffs, but with the championship game on the horizon, he acknowledged what his team has done this season.

“Number one: I’m very proud of what we have accomplished,” Livengood said. “This senior class has won a lot of big games, but the job is not done yet.

Both teams come into the game undefeated at 14-0, but their roads to the championship have been different.

The Flyers steamrolled their way through the regular season, and have not skipped a beat during the postseason.

In its four wins against Berlin Center Western Reserve, Mogadore, Bucyrus Wyford and Grove City Christian, St. Paul has outscored its opponents 173-35. The Flyers have also rushed for 1,031 yards in the four victories, which is an average of 257.7 yards per game.

For the season, St. Paul has averaged 46.7 points per game and 405.7 yards of total offense. Defensively, the Flyers have allowed just 6.1 points per game and 134.3 yards of total offense.

St. John’s also coasted in the regular season and in its first two playoff wins against Arlington and Leipsic, but experienced some turbulence in its last two games.

The Blue Jays needed overtime to beat Ada in the regional final, and had to comeback to force overtime against Maria Stein Marion Local in the state semifinal.

Despite the struggles, the Blue Jays’ resume is just as impressive as St. Paul.

St. John’s has averaged 39 points per game, and allowed just 9.4 points per game. They also average 292 rushing yards per game and 378 yards of total offense.

Livengood said his team understands what it is up against on Saturday.

“They are a tremendous team,” said Livengood about St. John’s. “They have a tremendous program, they are well coached and we have to be ready for four quarters if we want to beat them.”

Livengood said one of the keys to the game well be the containment of Blue Jays’ quarterback Wes Ulm.

For the season, Ulm is 59 of 119 for 1,149 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also has rushed for 1,035 yards and 13 scores.

The Blue Jays also have a beast in the backfield in Jordan Leininger. Leininger leads the team with 1,494 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns.

“From a defensive standpoint we have to stop their power game,” Livengood said. “They like to run the option and we cannot give up any big plays.”

Livengood said once again the team will have to utilize its team speed to make up for their lack of size.

“We have to do a good job of keeping things in front of us,” Livengood said. “Its going to be physical and we have to match their intensity.”

One thing the Flyers should be able to match the Blue Jays are weapons on offense.

St. Paul is led by Eric Schwieterman, who is 82 of 111 for 1,283 yards and 18 TDs. Brian Griffin leads the Flyers ground attack with 1,457 yards and 28 TDs. Dan Tract leads the team with 40 receptions and 728 yards with nine TDs, while Justin Wilde (20 receptions, 291 yards, 6 TDs) and Zach Service (105 attempts, 625 yards, 10 TDs).

Schwieterman said the team is ready for the Blue Jays.

“Practices have been really good and really intense,” Schwieterman said. “You can tell guys are getting anxious to play.”

Schwieterman said the team’s confidence continues to grow with every win, but he said the team is not getting ahead of themselves.

“We’ve played well so far, but they are a solid team,” Schwieterman said. “They are very resilient, especially after the way they came back against Marion Local.

“We can’t be shell shocked when we hit the field, we have to stay focused and play our game. We’re not going to score 42 or 49 points, it’s going to be a dogfight.”

Schwieterman, who is a senior, said the team hasn’t talked about winning the championship, but admitted it’s in the back of his mind.

“Our seniors haven’t really discussed anything other than the game itself,” Schwieterman said. “It would be a great send off for this senior class, but we have work to do on the field.”