West Jefferson vs. Karr, 6 p.m.
The Cougars might be the most intriguing team in the metro area coming into the season after they lost a plethora of seniors who helped them win the Class 4A state title last season. How will Skylar Perry fare as Karr’s first quarterback not named Aldon Clark in four years? Will wide receiver Anthony Spurlock be able to make a connection with Perry? And no worries about the Bucs – Coach Cyril Crutchfield always has something up his sleeve.
Landry-Walker vs. Carver, 7:15 p.m.
Speaking of big-time quarterbacks who have departed to the land of Saturday football, Keytaon Thompson is gone for the Charging Bucs, but they still have plenty of scoring threats. Who will emerge as their quarterback? And don’t sleep on Carver, which returns the top wide receiver – yardage-wise – from 2016 in Gary Young.
