QUICK SLANTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULES
Blue Springs (1-0) vs. St. Joseph Central (1-0)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Central High School, St. Joseph.
Last time they met: Blue Springs defeated Central 63-20 in 2005.
The game: The teams open Suburban Big Seven play. … Blue Springs has won the last four meetings. … Central, which plays its first Big Seven conference game ever, opened with 42-12 victory over Winnetonka. Blue Springs, ranked second in Class 6, edged Lee’s Summit West, the top-ranked team in Class 5, 36-35 on a late touchdown and two-point conversion.
Blue Springs South (0-1) vs. Park Hill (1-0)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Park Hill High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: Park Hill opened with a tight 21-19 victory over North Kansas City. … Blue Springs South looks to rebound from 42-14 loss to Rockhurst. … The Jaguars have lost two in a row – both to Rockhurst – after winning 24 in succession. They have dropped out of Class 6 state rankings. Park Hill moved up in the Class 5 rankings from third to second.
Fort Osage (1-0) vs. Kearney (1-0)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Kearney High School.
The game: Fort Osage faces a tough early-season test in Kearney, which opened with 52-0 victory over Raytown and is the top-ranked team in the state in Class 4. … Fort Osage, which is ranked fourth in Class 5, rallied to defeat Park Hill South 28-20. … This is the first of three consecutive road games for the Indians.
Grain Valley (1-0) vs. Marshall (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Marshall High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: Grain Valley comes off wild 59-41 victory over Lincoln Prep and moved into the Class 4 state poll at No. 10. … Marshall suffered a season-opening 48-14 loss to Chillicothe, the ninth-ranked Class 3 team that visits Grain Valley next week.
Lee’s Summit West (0-1) vs. Truman (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Independence All-School Stadium/Norm James Field.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: Truman faces a difficult non-conference test in Lee’s Summit West, which opened with a 36-35 loss to Blue Springs after leading most of the game. … Truman tries to regroup from a 42-8 defeat to Raymore-Peculiar. … The 36 points allowed by West were the most since a 38-14 loss to Raymore-Peculiar on Sept. 23, 2005. … The Titans, despite the loss to Class 6 Blue Springs, remained the top-ranked team in Class 5 in this week’s state poll
Oak Grove (1-0) vs. O’Hara (1-0)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at O’Hara High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: The teams come off impressive season-opening victories. Oak Grove stopped Warrensburg 33-10 and O’Hara routed Clinton 49-0. … Trey Rigby scored three touchdowns in the Oak Grove rout. … O’Hara is ranked sixth and Oak Grove received votes in the Class 3 state poll this week.
Park Hill South (0-1) vs. Lee’s Summit (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium, Lee’s Summit High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: The Tigers play a second consecutive home game. … Park Hill South looks to rebound from season-opening 28-20 loss to Fort Osage. … Lee’s Summit also tries to come back from 28-18 defeat to Oak Park.
Raytown South (1-0) vs. Platte County (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Platte County High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: Perennial power Platte County, a new member in the Suburban Small Six, opened with a 28-0 loss to Belton. … Raytown South lived up to early season expectations by routing first-year school Staley 52-9. … South opens the season with three road games.
St. Mary’s (0-1) vs. St. Paul’s Lutheran-Concordia (1-0)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul’s Lutheran High School, Concordia.
Last time they met: St. Mary’s defeated St. Paul’s 6-0 last year.
The game: St. Mary’s only win last year was over St. Paul’s. … The victory also snapped St. Paul’s streak of four consecutive victories over the Trojans. … St. Mary’s lost its season opener to Rock Port, 19-14. St. Paul’s outlasted Wentworth Military Academy of Lexington 26-18 in overtime to snap a 10-game losing streak and post its first season-opening victory since 2004.
Staley (0-1) vs. Raytown (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Ted Chittwood Stadium, Raytown High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: Staley plays only its second game ever after tough 52-9 season opening loss to Raytown South. … Raytown opened by falling 52-0 to Kearney, the top-ranked team in the state in Class 4.
Van Horn (0-1) vs. Ruskin (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Ruskin High School.
Last time they met: First meeting.
The game: Ruskin has lost 18 consecutive games, including 16-14 last week to William Chrisman. … Van Horn plays its second game as an Independent. The Falcons fell to Pembroke Hill 57-6 last week. ..It’s the second of fourth consecutive road games for the Falcons.
William Chrisman (1-0) vs. Lee’s Summit North (0-1)
When/Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Lee’s Summit North High School.
Last time they met: Lee’s Summit North defeated William Chrisman 35-13 last year.
The game: North has won the four previous meetings with William Chrisman. … Chrisman ended an 11-game slide in a 16-14 season-opening victory over Ruskin. … North fell 27-12 to Columbia Rock Bridge.
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