This week's issue of Goal Lines features football previews for California, Camdenton, Eldon, School of the Osage, Versailles, Jefferson City, Helias, Blair Oaks, Fulton, South Callaway and North Callaway.
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THE CALIFORNIA PINTOS know what to expect tonight from the Eldon Mustangs - a physical Tri-County Conference battle.
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IT HAS BEEN a rugged stretch of games to start the season for the Eldon Mustangs. It doesn't get any easier tonight with a trip to California to face the state-ranked Pintos.
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DEFENSE COULD BE the key for Camdenton tonight as the Lakers head to Springfield to take on the Kickapoo Chiefs.
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THE SCHOOL OF the Osage Indians look to continue their strong start to the season in a Tri-County Conference contest against the Southern Boone Eagles.
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THE VERSAILLES TIGERS look to get to .500 with a win in a home game against the Warsaw Wildcats.
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THE JEFFERSON CITY Jays are prepared to do whatever it takes to get a victory tonight when they travel to St. Louis to face the DeSmet Spartans.
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THE HELIAS CRUSADERS have had one of the most successful programs in the state in recent years. But they've had a problem in their meetings with the Hickman Kewpies.
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EVEN IF THEY are off to a 3-0 start, the Blair Oaks Falcons know they have areas in which they need to improve. That process starts tonight with a home Tri-County Conference game against Hallsville.
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THE FULTON HORNETS are describing tonight's North Central Missouri Conference opener against the Moberly Spartans as one of their biggest games in recent seasons.
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THE SOUTH CALLAWAY Bulldogs have cruised through the first three weeks of the season. They are challenging themselves to remain sharp and live up to their No. 4 ranking in Class 2.
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THE NORTH CALLAWAY Thunderbirds believe it is just a handful of plays in each game that have proved to be costly in losses this season.
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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.