KC area high school football schedule for Sept. 12-13

Here are two games in the spotlight on Friday’s Kansas City area high school football schedule:

TRUMAN (1-2) AT RUSKIN (1-2)

A pair of programs that have been bottom feeders in the Suburban Red Conference evidently are ready to change that.

After three weeks, Truman already has surpassed last season’s win total. Ruskin has already matched its 2013 output. One of the programs will reach .500 Friday night.

Truman has scored 103 points through three weeks, which is 33 more than it scored in all of 2013. Why the sudden surge? The answer is a dominant rushing attack. Tre’Von Sorrells and Jordan Salima combined for more than 400 rushing yards in last week’s win at St. Joseph Central.

Ruskin has shown its biggest improvement on defense under first-year coach Kiwaukee Thomas, a former NFL defensive back. The Eagles are still looking to gather some momentum on offense.

BLUE VALLEY WEST (1-0) AT BLUE VALLEY (1-0)

Although it is early, this game between perennial powers could have big implications in the Eastern Kansas League race.

Blue Valley is the Kansas Class 5A defending state champion and is a favorite to win the league title. Blue Valley West, though, is not far behind. The Jaguars are looking to make a deeper run into the playoffs after advancing to at least the quarterfinals the last two years.

A little more fire should come from the fact that Blue Valley edged the Jaguars by five points last season in the state semifinals. BV West QB Zev Mallin threw for three touchdowns last week. AJ Totta will be a threat on the ground for Blue Valley after rushing for two TDs last week.

810 Varsity will broadcast live high school events in the Kansas City area throughout the 2014-15 school year. Here are the Friday night football games that can be watched online on 810Varsity.com

▪ Basehor-Linwood at Lansing

▪ Blue Valley West at Blue Valley

▪ Gardner Edgerton at Bishop Miege

▪ Lee’s Summit North at Lee’s Summit

▪ Platte County at Park Hill South

▪ Raytown South at Kearney

▪ Rock Bridge at Lee’s Summit West

▪ SM South at SM East

▪ Wyandotte at St. James Academy

(Game times 7 p.m. unless noted)

FRIDAY

Appleton City at Midway

Atchison at Sumner Academy

Basehor-Linwood at Lansing

Belton at Grandview

Bishop Ward at Ottawa

Blue Springs South at Raymore-Peculiar

Blue Valley Southwest at Shawnee Heights

Blue Valley West at Blue Valley

Bonner Springs at Chanute

Butler at Van Horn

Center at Lincoln Prep

De Soto at Paola

East at Schlagle

Eudora at Louisburg

Excelsior Springs at Columbia Battle

Fort Osage at North Kansas City

Fort Scott at Spring Hill

Gardner Edgerton at Bishop Miege

Grain Valley at Boonville

Harmon at Highland Park

Holden at Odessa

Labette County at Osawatomie

Leavenworth at Lawrence

Lee’s Summit North at Lee’s Summit

Liberty North at Staley

Maranatha Christian at Arma-Northeast

McLouth at Immaculata

North Platte at Lawson

Northeast at Pembroke Hill

Oak Park at William Chrisman

O’Hara at Nevada

Olathe North at Lawrence Free State

Olathe East at Olathe South

Orrick at Crest Ridge

Oskaloosa at Jefferson County North

Park Hill at Liberty

Piper at Baldwin

Platte County at Park Hill South

Pleasant Ridge at Valley Falls

Raytown South at Kearney

Richmond at Harrisonville

Rock Bridge at Lee’s Summit West

St. Joseph Central at Blue Springs

St. Pius X at Clinton

St. Thomas Aquinas at Blue Valley North

Santa Fe at Lone Jack

SM Northwest at SM North

SM South at SM East

SM West at Olathe Northwest

Smith-Cotton at Pleasant Hill

Smithville at St. Joseph Benton

Springdale Har-Ber (Ark.) at Rockhurst, 7:30 p.m.

Summit Christian at Sherwood

Tonganoxie at Turner

Truman at Ruskin

Warrensburg at Oak Grove

West Platte at Lathrop

Winnetonka at Raytown

Wyandotte at St. James Academy

SATURDAY

Central at University Academy, 2 p.m.

Southwest at Hogan Prep, 1 p.m.

This story was originally published September 11, 2014 at 4:28 PM with the headline "KC area high school football schedule for Sept. 12-13."