Friday night football (Aug. 28): KC area schedule, games to watch and 810 Varsity online games
Kansas City area high school football: WEEK 2
FRIDAY’S GAMES TO WATCH
Blue Springs South (1-0) at Liberty North (1-0)
When Blue Springs South travels to William Jewell on Friday, it will produce a matchup between two state-ranked teams coming off opening-week victories.
But don’t expect a shootout.
Blue Springs South is looking to return to its defensive dominance this season, and it held Park Hill to seven points last week. That included a goal-line stand in the final minute to preserve the 14-7 win.
And it’s more of the same with Liberty North. After allowing only 9.1 points per game last season, the Eagles limited Raytown to less than 200 total yards in its 14-9 win last week.
Truman (0-1) at Raytown South (0-1)
Since it opened its doors in 1961, Raytown South has never played a true home football game.
That changes Friday.
For the first time in 54 years, the Cardinals will play a Friday night game on its school campus, when it faces Truman at 7 p.m.
A monumental moment could produce a quality game, too. While both teams lost their season openers last week, the expectations remain high after they put together strong seasons in 2014.
Truman lost 33-0 to Lee’s Summit in its season opener, and it will have to improve its success on the ground, the staple of its offense. Raytown South actually led Fort Osage at halftime, but it couldn’t sustain any drives in the second half. There was some good news, though, as quarterback Jabril Cox scored in his return from an ACL injury.
| Sam McDowell, smcdowell@kcstar.com
810 VARSITY ONLINE GAMES
810 Varsity will broadcast live high school events in the Kansas City area throughout the 2015-16 school year. Here are the Friday night football games that can be watched online at 810Varsity.com.
Liberty at Kearney
Park Hill South at Lee’s Summit West
Rockhurst at Webb City
Savannah at Harrisonville
Smithville at Park Hill
Staley at Raymore-Peculiar
(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Belton at North Kansas City
Blue Springs South at Liberty North
Cameron at Excelsior Springs
Center at Nevada
Columbia Hickman at Lee’s Summit
Fort Osage at Blue Springs
Grandview at Oak Park
Holden at Southwest
Liberty at Kearney
Maryville at St. Pius X
Midway at Archie
Northeast at Plattsburg
Odessa at Clinton
Orrick at Concordia
Park Hill South at Lee’s Summit West
Platte County at St. Joseph Central
Raytown at William Chrisman
Richmond at Lawson
Rockhurst at Webb City
Ruskin at Pembroke Hill
St. Joseph Benton at Grain Valley
St. Joseph LeBlond at Van Horn
Savannah at Harrisonville
Smithville at Park Hill
Staley at Raymore-Peculiar
Truman at Raytown South
University Academy at North Platte
Warrensburg at Pleasant Hill
West Platte at Wellington-Napoleon
Winnetonka at Lee’s Summit North
SATURDAY’S GAMES
African Centered at East, 1 p.m.
Eldon at Hogan Prep, 2 p.m.
Lone Jack at Summit Christian, 1 p.m.
This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 6:27 PM with the headline "Friday night football (Aug. 28): KC area schedule, games to watch and 810 Varsity online games."