Friday night football (Oct. 23): Games to watch, 810 Varsity online games and KC area schedule
Where’s your favorite high school football team playing this week? Check out The Star’s Friday and Saturday schedule, as well as two Friday game previews and a list of Friday games that 810 Varsity will be broadcast online.
GAMES TO WATCH
Lee’s Summit North (5-4) at Lee’s Summit West (5-4)
After the Missouri high school football playoffs were reformatted in 2012, the new system — a straight-bracket alignment — offered an unintended consequence.
Rematches.
And the opening round of Missouri Class 6 has a good one.
Lee’s Summit West will play host to Lee’s Summit North for the second time this season. Lee’s Summit North won the first matchup 13-9 on Sept. 18, aided by a fourth-quarter interception return from Sterling Swopes.
The defenses could own the day in the rematch. The Lee’s Summit West defense has also shown a propensity for scoring. Mario Goodrich has three interception returns for touchdowns this season.
Sam McDowell, smcdowell@kcstar.com
Olathe North (7-0) at Lawrence (7-0)
These two schools have to share the Sunflower League crown, since they did not meet during conference play. Only one team, though, will get the opportunity to build upon an undefeated record after Friday’s game.
Each is coming off a dominant double-digit victory last week.
Olathe North is led by a core of veteran players, including Vinnie Shabazz, Isaiah Simmons and Matt Wright. They have provided the majority of the Eagles’ offensive attack in both the running and passing games.
Offensively, Lawrence is led by senior running back JD Woods, who rushed for three touchdowns last week. Two of those scores came on runs of 45 or more yards.
Kathleen Gier, kgier@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 Friday night’s games that can be watched online at 810Varsity.com.
Atchison at Basehor-Linwood
Blue Valley West at St. Thomas Aquinas
Lee’s Summit North at Lee’s Summit West
Pleasant Hill at Harrisonville
KC AREA SCHEDULE: WEEK 9
(All times 7 p.m. unless noted)
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Atchison at Basehor-Linwood
Atchison County at McLouth
Blue Valley at Olathe South
Blue Valley West at St. Thomas Aquinas
Bonner Springs at Mill Valley
Chanute at Paola
Eudora at De Soto
Gardner Edgerton at Blue Valley Northwest
Harmon at SM North
Jefferson County North at Immaculata/Maranatha
Leavenworth at Washington
Louisburg at Bishop Miege
Manhattan at Lawrence Free State
Maur Hill MA at Pleasant Ridge
Olathe East at Olathe Northwest
Olathe North at Lawrence
Osawatomie at Bishop Ward
Piper at Tonganoxie
Pittsburg at Blue Valley Southwest
St. James Academy at Turner
Schlagle at Lansing
SM West at SM South
Silver Lake at Oskaloosa
Missouri districts
CLASS 6
Troy Buchanan at Blue Springs South
Lee’s Summit at Kickapoo
Lee’s Summit North at Lee’s Summit West
Blue Springs at Joplin
Rockhurst at Raymore-Peculiar
CLASS 5
Willard at Belton
Ruskin at Neosho (Christian)
North Kansas City at Raytown
Winnetonka at William Chrisman
Liberty at St. Joseph Central
Oak Park at Park Hill
Park Hill South at Liberty North
CLASS 4
Pleasant Hill at Harrisonville
Grain Valley at Raytown South
Nevada at Center
Warrensburg at Grandview
Excelsior Springs at Kearney
Van Horn at Savannah
St. Joseph Lafayette at Smithville
St. Joseph Benton at Platte County
CLASS 3
Central at Odessa
Clinton at O’Hara
Pembroke Hill at Oak Grove
Northeast at Maryville
Lincoln Prep at East
St. Pius X at Richmond
CLASS 2
Lathrop at Brookfield
Lawson at Lexington
CLASS 1
Liberal at Midway
Archie at Adrian
Orrick at Wellington-Napoleon
Plattsburg at North Platte
Concordia at West Platte
Lone Jack at Mid-Buchanan
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Missouri districts
CLASS 3
Southwest ECC at Hogan Prep, 2 p.m.
CLASS 2
El Dorado Springs at University Academy, 4 p.m.
African Centered at Summit Christian, 2 p.m.
This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 8:11 PM with the headline "Friday night football (Oct. 23): Games to watch, 810 Varsity online games and KC area schedule."