Its week 3 of the high school football season and some big matchups for local schools.
The small COC moves into conference play. For Hollister its a chance for a few firsts. A win over Logan-Rogersville would move them to 3-0 for the first time ever and would also match their school records for wins in a season. Additionally, it would be the first time they will have beaten the Wildcats. Hollister is coming off of two big wins to start the season. As I predicted Jacob Hamon’s ball team is much improved. One would have a hard time saying that its not the best team Hollister has fielded in its short history. The only question at this point is how high in the COC standings are they ready to rise.
The big matchup in the league the past few years has been Reeds Spring vs Bolivar. Well, that looks to be the case again this season. But, instead of having the whole year to build up and playing the final week of the regular season with the title on the line, the two are opening up the conference play against each other. They play tomorrow night at Carl Langley Field. Bolivar is 0-2 but have been very competitive in loses to Republic and Willard. The Wolves got a win week one against Mt Vernon but fell last week at Cassville.
Branson hits the road for another long trip. And it is not going to get any easier for the Pirates. They travel to Carthage. The same team that beat Webb City a week ago. Branson is 0-2 on the season but had to take some confidence out of their game with Nixa. The Pirates were in the game the whole way. It was a one score game in the fourth quarter. That shows the improvement we talked about in the season preview. The Pirates are going to get over the hump and could really turn some heads if they are able to do in this week.
