WEATHER: Friday night, partly cloudy with lows around 60 in Ashland.
GOING TO THE GAME: Heading north on U.S. 63 toward Columbia, take the MO-M/MO-Y ramp toward ASHLAND/GUTHRIE and turn left. Take a right onto N. MAIN ST, which becomes S. CRUMP LN. The school is located at 4520 S. CRUMP LN. The trip is 129 miles.
ABOUT THE EAGLES: Southern Boone lost its season opener 38-14 Friday night at Cole Camp. …The 2008 season is the fifth in program history. …Southern Boone’s lone victory last season was a 34-6 win against Westran. …The Eagles compete in the Mid-MO Conference with Tipton, North Callaway and South Callaway. … The Eagles are replacing their quarterback, top three rushers and leading receiver from last year. Sophomore Cole Finley takes over at quarterback. Coach Kevin Hixson is confident in Finley’s ability to handle the offense but will also rely heavily on Brenden Sapp and Sam Mueller to keep the running game moving. Neither player had previously carried the ball in a varsity game.
TIGER TIDBITS: Quarterback David Weybright had four punts against Cabool. The Tigers lined up in their regular spread offense for all four attempts. The remaining punts were handled by Travis Baker, who booted a 49-yarder on his second attempt. …Weybright missed his only PAT attempt. …Kyle Williams handled the first kickoff before giving way to sophomore Jacob Case. …The Tigers were held to zero or negative yards on eight of their 15 rushes.
