PREP FOOTBALL: Week 1 Preview Capsules

Source: The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.存倉Aug. 30--FRIDAY'S GAMESAlton at PekinTime: 7 p.m. Place: Pekin High SchoolThe 110th season of Redbirds football kicks off at Pekin against the Dragons. Alton had played Quincy in every season opener since 1994 and the Redbirds ended that series holding a 13-6 edge despite the Blue Devils winning the last four meetings. Quincy defeated Alton 40-12 last season when the Redbirds finished 2-7. The Dragons and Redbirds last met in 1992 when Alton won 43-29 to account for the lone postseason victory in the program's history. Pekin finished 6-4 last season, losing a first-round Class 7A playoff game at Edwardsville 49-7.Hazelwood West at EdwardsvilleTime: 7 p.m. Place: District 7 Sports ComplexThe Tigers are coming off a 10-2 season that began with a 56-0 victory at Hazelwood West. The Wildcats cross the river for the home opener at Edwardsville. West went 0-10 last season after posting a 1-9 record in 2011.Newton at Civic MemorialTime: 7 p.m. Place: Hauser FieldThe Eagles gave coach Justin Winslow a win in his head coaching debut last season at Newton with a 27-6 victory. That was CM's first 1-0 start since beating Collinsville in 2005 and ended a streak of six straight losses in season openers. Both CM and Newton went on to finish 4-5 in 2012.Decatur MacArthur at JerseyTime: 7 p.m. Place: Snyders Sports ComplexAfter ending its Week 1 series with Jacksonville -- the Crimsons won seven of nine dates with the Panthers since 1999 -- Jersey opened 2012 at Decatur and beat MacArthur 10-7. That triggered a run of 10 consecutive victories for the Panthers in a 10-1 year that halted a streak of seven successive losing seasons. MacArthur returns to play the Panthers after finishing 3-6 last year.EA-WR at ColumbiaTime: 8 p.m. Place: Columbia High SchoolThe Oilers open under new coach Joe Parmentier and draw a tough assignment on the road in Columbia. East Alton-Wood River entered the 2012 season with a school-record 28-game losing streak that was snapped at 29 with a Week 2 victory and the Oilers went on to finish 3-6. Columbia beat EA-WR 49-13 last season in Wood River and finished 9-2 to make the playoffs for the eighth time in coach Scott Horner's 12 seasons.Carlinville at RoxanaTime: 7 p.m. Place: Charles Raich FieldA key Week 1 matchup between two teams hoping to contend in the South Central Conference is on tap at Raich Field. The Cavaliers shared the SCC title with Greenville last season and finished 9-2. Roxana was one win shy of the playoffs with a 4-5 record. The Cavs beat the Shells 56-20 in Carlinville in 2012 after winning 50-7 in 2011. Carlinville has won nine straight against Roxana and 13 of the last 14 in the series.Southwestern at HillsboroTime: 7 p.m. Place: Sawyer FieldThe Piasa Birds debut under new coach Brian Borkowski against a Hiltoppers squad coming off a 1-8 season that was its worst since 1-8 in 1997. Hillsboro has labored through three consecutive losing seasons after making the playoffs in 10 of the previous 11 years. Southwestern beat the Toppers 28-6 last season and have won three of the last four in the series. The Birds went 3-6 in 2012.Vandalia at GillespieTime: 7 p.m. Place: Alumni FieldThe Miners open with high hopes with most of its starters returning from a 3-6 team in 2012. Vandalia posted a 7-3 record last season, opening with a 42-14 home win over Gillespie. That was the first meeting between the Miners and Vandals since 2006迷你倉 Gillespie's last win over Vandalia came in a 48-20 triumph in 2005.Pana at StauntonTime: 7 p.m. Place: Staunton High SchoolStaunton saw its run of consecutive playoff appearances end at five straight with a 4-5 record in 2012. The year began with a 49-7 loss to Pana in the first meeting between the two teams since 2008. The Panthers and Bulldogs have split their last four games. Pana went 5-5 last season and has reached postseason in fifth successive seasons.St. Louis Priory at MarquetteTime: 7 p.m. Place: Public School StadiumMarquette Catholic opens it second season in the Prairie State Conference after 19 years in the South Central with a second straight season opener at home against non-league foe Priory. The Explorers beat the Rebels 55-34 last season. Both teams went on to big years, with Marquette finishing 10-2 and Priory going 9-3. It is the debut for Explorers coach Matt Bucher.Bunker Hill at Metro East LutheranTime: 7 p.m. Place: Metro East Lutheran High SchoolBunker Hill defeated Metro 38-32 in overtime last season to end a 25-game losing streak. That is the Minutemen's lone victory in their last 34 games. The Knights have similar struggles with the only win in their last 18 games coming by forfeit. Last year's matchup was the first between the Knights and Minutemen since Metro won all five games in a stretch from 2001-05.Carrollton at Jacksonville ISDTime: 7 p.m. Place: Jacksonville ISD High SchoolWhat appears to be the WIVC's biggest Week 1 mismatch unfolds in Jacksonville where South favorite Carrollton takes on an ISD program that has lost 29 straight games and 52 of its last 53. The Tigers and Hawks last met in 2010 with Carrollton winning 54-0. The Hawks have eight shutouts in a run of 12 straight wins over ISD.Greenfield at Brown CountyTime: 7 p.m. Place: Mount Sterling Brown County High SchoolThe Tigers lost at Brown County 25-20 in Week 8 last season and make another trip to Mount Sterling to open 2013. The Hornets went 5-5 in 2012 and made a ninth straight playoff appearance. Greenfield finished 5-4 and was left out of postseason. Brown County has won the last five dates with Greenfield since the Tigers won 29-0 in 2007.Jacksonville Routt at CalhounTime: 7:30 p.m. Place: Calhoun High SchoolBoth the Warriors and Rockets are coming off disappointing 2-7 seasons. Aaron Elmore, a Calhoun alum, makes his debut as Warriors head coach. It is the first meeting between Calhoun and Routt since 2009 when the Rockets won 24-6 in a Class 1A second-round playoff game. The teams last met in the regular season in 2008, with Routt winning 48-0.Camp Point Central at North GreeneTime: 7 p.m. Place: Spartan FieldDefending WIVC North champion Central travels to White Hall where the Panthers beat the Spartans 42-0 in a Week 8 matchup last season. Central went on to finish 12-1, while North Greene went 4-5. The Spartans are seeking their first playoff berth since 2005.SATURDAY'S GAMESOblong at Mount OliveTime: 6 p.m. Place: Mount Olive High SchoolThe Wildcats went 6-4 to reach the playoffs following back-to-back 1-8 seasons. The Oblong Panthers make the 120-mile journey to Mount Olive coming off a 6-4 year that ended a string of 17 consecutive losing seasons. The Panthers and Wildcats met in the 2012 opener with Oblong winning 43-6.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.) Visit The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.) at .thetelegraph.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉