Goal Lines, your Mid-Missouri football guide

2014 Week 9 Previews

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 hit the road to take on the second-ranked Rockhurst Hawklets in their annual clash. The Jays have been showing steady improvement throughout the season and look to continue that in this game.

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THE FIRST LOSS of the season left a bad taste in the mouths of the Helias Crusaders. Helias looks to get back on track tonight when it hosts Sullivan for Homecoming.

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STAYING HEALTHY IS the No. 1 goal for the Blair Oaks Falcons this evening as they close out the regular season with a home contest against the Versailles Tigers.

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THE VERSAILLES TIGERS have struggled this season against a daunting schedule.

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THE ELDON MUSTANGS have used a lot of young players this season. The Mustangs haven't had the success they have become accustomed to in recent seasons, but there's still time left.

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A TRI-COUNTY Conference championship awaits the California Pintos tonight if they can defeat the Warsaw Wildcats on the road.

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THE SCHOOL OF the Osage Indians look to knock off a Tri-County Conference power tonight in the Hallsville Indians.

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THE SOUTH CALLAWAY Bulldogs have cruised to eight consecutive victories to start the season. But the No. 3 Bulldogs figure to be tested tonight by one-loss Bowling Green.

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ONE OF FULTON'S goals coming into the season was to get to host a district playoff game. The Hornets could accomplish that tonight with a victory at Kirksville.

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IT MAY BE the ninth week of the season, but the North Callaway Thunderbirds have their eyes on Week 10. District seeding is on the line tonight in a game against Van-Far.

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THE CAMDENTON LAKERS have sown up the No. 1 seed in their district heading into tonight's game against the pass-happy Glendale Falcons.

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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; staff at 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.

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