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By Michael Cooper, Staff Writer 11:44 PM Thursday, September 15, 2011

Game of the week

Southeastern at West Liberty-Salem, tonight,  7:30: The Ohio Heritage Conference kicks off with a bang when the Division IV 10th-ranked Trojans travel to West Liberty to face the D-V 23rd-ranked Tigers in a battle of unbeatens.

West Liberty-Salem  (3-0) returns a strong squad from last year’s team that went 8-2, but missed the D-V, Region 20 playoffs. The Tigers have dominated the competition so far, outscoring opponents 139-19 — making them tops in the area in both scoring and defense.

Southeastern (3-0) is on a roll this season, having already surpassed its win total from 2010, when it finished 2-8. The Trojans have outscored opponents 88-28 and have been putting up big numbers offensively.

The Trojans haven’t beaten WLS since 2003. Last season the Tigers won 13-7.

Other top gridiron games

Tecumseh at Urbana,  7:30: This game could mean big computer points for the winner.

Triad at Catholic Central, 7:30: The stat guys for the Irish and Cardinals better have their pencils ready. This could be a shootout.

Kenton Ridge at Greenon, 7:30: The Knights will look to upset the unbeaten Cougars.

Other top events

Graham Invitational, cross country meet, Saturday, 10 a.m.: Two of the top boys teams in the area, Shawnee and West Liberty-Salem, will square off.

Hadley Fall Classic boys golf tournament, Saturday, 1 p.m.: Four strong CBC squads — Kenton Ridge, Shawnee, Tecumseh and Greenon — will compete in this event.

Greeneview at Northwestern boys and girls soccer, Saturday, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.: These two strong soccer programs will compete in non-conference action.

Things to watch

Playoff points: The OHSAA will release its Harbin points standings next Tuesday, so area teams will look to get wins under their belts to improve their starting positions in the playoff standings.

Still unbeaten: This week, just four teams remain unbeaten — Shawnee, Kenton Ridge, WLS and Southeastern — and the latter two face off tonight.

Compiled by Michael Cooper

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