Friday night lights are back: Week 1 high school football schedule in Missouri

Football ... it’s back this week with high school games around the Kansas City metro.

Or half of it, anyway, at least for one week. That’s because it’s Week 1 of the season in Missouri, with Kansas-side schools set to follow next week.

Here is the lineup for games around KC this week in the Show Me State:

(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

Thursday’s game

Plattsburg at Mid-Buchanan

Friday’s games

Sherwood at Adrian

Lockwood at Archie

North Kansas City at Columbia Battle with Columbia Independent

Excelsior Springs at Belton

Liberty North at Blue Springs South

North Platte at Butler

St. Joseph Lafayette at Center

Braymer at Concordia

Holden at Crest Ridge with Chilhowee

Liberal at Drexel

Central at Eat Buchanan

Carrollton at Fayette

Raytown at Grain Valley

Park Hill South at Grandview

Sweet Springs at Hardin-Central

Richmond at Harrisonville

Van Horn at Hillcrest

Fort Osage at Kearney

Penney at Lafayette County

Raymore-Peculiar at Lee’s Summit North

Blue Springs at Lee’s Summit West

Lathrop at Lexington

Lee’s Summit at Liberty

Windsor at Lone Jack with Kingsville

St. Joseph Benton at Northeast

Cameron at Oak Grove

Staley at Oak Park

Southern Boone at Odessa

Northland Christian at Orrick

Southeast at Pembroke Hill

Savannah at Pleasant Hill

Smithville at Raytown South

Park Hill at Columbia Rock Bridge

Midway at Salisbury

Warrensburg at Sedalia Smith-Cotton

Rockhurst at St. Pius X

St. Michael the Archangel at Summit Christian Academy

Ruskin at Truman

Lincoln Prep at University Academy with Kauffman Charter

Knob Noster with Leeton at Versailles

Lawson at Warsaw

Slater at Wellington-Napoleon

Platte County at William Chrisman

St. Joseph Central at Winnetonka

Saturday’s games

Hogan Prep at KIPP KC Legacy, 1 p.m.

West Platte at Christ Prep, 3:30 p.m.