This week's issue of Goal Lines features football previews for Jefferson City, Helias, Blair Oaks, California, Fulton, South Callaway, North Callaway, Camdenton, Eldon, School of the Osage and Versailles.
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THE JEFFERSON CITY Jays are riding a two-game winning streak and head coach Ted LePage believes the team is improving each week. Jefferson City's defense figures to get a stiff test tonight from the running game of Rogers, Ark.
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EVEN WITH A 4-0 start the season, there's always room for improvement. The Helias Crusaders are looking for better starts to games from their offense and special teams, starting with Saturday night's home game against the Battle Spartans.
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TURNOVERS AND PENALTIES plagued the Blair Oaks Falcons through the first three weeks of the season. The Falcons won all three of those games. But they couldn't overcome those woes in Week 4. They look to get back on track tonight at Southern Boone.
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A BATTLE OF 4-0 teams in the Tri-County Conference will take place tonight as the California Pintos travel to take on the Hallsville Indians.
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FINALLY THROUGH A difficult stretch of their schedule, the Eldon Mustangs look to get back in the win column in a Tri-County Conference contest against Warsaw.
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THE SCHOOL OF the Osage Indians are off to a 4-0 start and look to continue their winning ways in a Tri-County Conference game against the Versailles Tigers.
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THE SOUTH CALLAWAY Bulldogs have rolled through their opponents in the first four weeks of the season. But Wright City's option attack on offense could provide a challenge tonight.
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THE NORTH CALLAWAY Thunderbirds look for a consistent effort tonight when they take on Mark Twain.
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THE FULTON HORNETS have won their last three games due to strong performances from both its offense and defense. They look to continue that success tonight at Marshall.
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THE CAMDENTON LAKERS look to get back above the .500 mark with a game against the Parkview Vikings.
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Goal Lines is a publication by the combined staffs of the Jefferson City News Tribune, the Fulton Sun, the California Democrat and the Lake Today. Stories were written by Josh Hall, Tony Hawley and Tom Rackers of the News Tribune; Ryan Bowland and Josh Mosley of the Fulton Sun; April Arnett of the California Democrat and Travis Zimpfer of the Lake Today. Photographs are by Kris Wilson of the News Tribune, Brittany Ruess of the Fulton Sun and Travis Zimpfer of the Lake Today.