Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats are undefeated through five games of the nine-game regular season. They opened Kansas Eight-Man Division I, District 2 play with a large-margin win last week.
The Wildcats host longtime Three Rivers League archrival Uniontown High’s Eagles this week. It has been awhile since these two schools have met on the football field.
Marmaton Valley has been playing eight-man football for quite a few years. Uniontown is in its first-ever season as an eight-man football team.
So on Friday — it’s homecoming for the Wildcats — riding on the outcome are several things. It is a Three Rivers League contest and an Eight-Man I, District 2 contest.
Marmaton Valley is 5-0 overall, 2-0 in TRL play and 1-0 in district. Uniontown is 1-3, 0-3 in league and 0-1 in district.
The Wildcats are ranked among the top 10 teams in the Kansas Eight-Man I division by Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle. K-Preps has Marmaton Valley at No. 5 but there are eight 5-0 teams in the state in the division.
St. Paul is in the same district as Marmaton Valley and Uniontown along with winless Yates Center. St. Paul is 4-0 overall and 3-0 in TRL play plus 1-0 in district action.
Marmaton Valley plays at St. Paul on Oct. 25 to conclude the regular season.
Crest High’s Lancers had a tough one last Friday going up against fourth-ranked Waverly (5-0) in an Eight-Man II, District 3 opener. The Lancers are 2-3 overall and should be able to even their district mark this week at Elk Valley (0-4).
Southern Coffey County High’s Titans notched their first win of the season last week and it came in Eight-Man, District 3 play. The Titans go to Chetopa (3-2) Friday in district action.
The Lancers will be home next week. The battle for one of the two district playoff spots will be on the line against Chetopa.
In all area high school football districts, the top teams
advance into Kansas postseason play. For the area eight-man and 11-man teams, postseason begins Oct. 30.
IOLA HIGH’S Mustangs and Humboldt High’s Cubs have to worry about Friday’s respective league games before district play begins for the two area 11-man football teams.
