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Pregame at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff at 7 p.m.
Lakeside at Osborne on 94.1 FM, KD Country 94
St. John's/Tipton at Rock Hills on Z96.3
Hear all the scores from the night's games at 10:05 p.m. on KD Country 94 with the Local Scoreboard Show!
By CONOR NICHOLL-Hays Daily News
Osborne and Downs-Lakeside high schools, located 12 miles apart, have a big rivalry in all sports, except football. Osborne has always played 11-man football, while Lakeside is in eight man. This year, though, Osborne dropped down and will meet its neighbor in the Bulldogs' inaugural eight-man contest Friday night at Osborne.
By CONOR NICHOLL-Hays Daily News
OSBORNE -- The Osborne prep football team always enjoyed 11-man football even though victories were often rare. Since longtime coach Dave Johnson (210 wins) retired in 1990, the Bulldogs have had just one winning season, a 5-4 record in 2004.
By CONOR NICHOLL-Hays Daily News
CAWKER CITY -- Second-year coach Curt Christians arrives for the first day of practice with pads for the Downs-Lakeside football team. Christians is constantly joking and talking while he fixes pads, compliments senior wideout Connor Shoemaker for being the first one ready, organizes the squad for a team photo and asks if players have combed their hair and powdered their noses.
By RANDY GONZALES-Hays Daily News
Ryan Zachman can be a game-changer for the Russell prep football team.
But opponents likely will do their best to not let that happen.
Last season, the 5-foot-8, 165-pound Zachman led Russell in rushing in its wishbone offense. He piled up 771 yards and ran for 10 touchdowns as the right halfback.
