WEATHER: Friday, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
TIGER TIDBITS: Starting left tackle and linebacker Kyle Williams, who tore his ACL last season, injured his other knee Friday. Tigers coach Chris Edwards said Williams likely won’t play this weekend against Mountain Grove. …The Tigers huddled between offensive plays for the first time in two seasons. Edwards said he wanted to give his two-way players as many breaks as possible.
THE GROVE: The Panthers’ 36-14 loss Friday to Liberty was their first conference defeat since losing 14-7 to Willow Springs in October 2004. …Mountain Grove fell from fourth to ninth in the Class 3 state poll following the loss. …Starting tailback Evan Williams left Friday’s game after rushing for 31 yards on six carries. He had 269 yards and four scores the previous week against Thayer.
