High school football returns to KC metro with stout schedule of Missouri games

High school football returns to the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro this week with a stout schedule of season-opening games.

Teams on the Kansas side of the state line play their season-opening games next week.

Here’s a rundown of this week’s Show Me State showdowns across the KC prep gridiron:

All games at 7 p.m. unless noted.

Thursday’s game

Grandview at Park Hill South

Friday’s games

Northeast at St. Joseph Benton

Lee’s Summit West at Blue Springs

Concordia at Bryamer

Oak Grove at Cameron

Fayette at Carrollton

Winnetonka at St. Joseph Central

Van Horn at East

Belton at Excelsior Springs

Kearney at Fort Osage

Crest Ridge with Chilhowee at Holden

Center at St. Joseph Lafayette

Lexington at Lathrop

Warsaw at Lawson

Liberty at Lee’s Summit

Drexel at Liberal

Blue Springs South at Liberty North

University Academy with Kauffman Charter at Lincoln Prep

Archie at Lockwood

Mid-Buchanan at Midway

Battle with Columbia Independent at North Kansas City

Butler at North Platte

Cornerstone at Northland Christian

Southwest (Livingston County) at Orrick

Columbia Rock Bridge at Park Hill

Lafayette County at Penney

William Chrisman at Platte County

Lee’s Summit North at Raymore-Peculiar

Grain Valley at Raytown

Harrisonville at Richmond

St. Pius X at Rockhurst

Truman at Ruskin

Northwest (Hughesville) at Santa Fe

Pleasant Hill at Savannah

Adrian at Sherwood

Wellington-Napoleon at Slater

Raytown South at Smithville

Pembroke Hill at Southeast

Odessa at Southern Boone

KIPP KC Legacy at St. Mary’s Academy (Kan.)

Summit Christian Academy at St. Michael the Archangel

Knox County at St. Paul Lutheran

Oak Park at Staley

Knob Noster with Leeton at Versailles

Sedalia Smith-Cotton at Warrensburg

Polo at West Platte

Lone Jack with Kingsville at Windsor

Saturday’s game

East Buchanan at Central, noon