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FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Area football teams returning to gridiron for week two of play

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Photos by Michael Weaver, Dan Brannan, Madelaine Gerard)

ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE – The football teams from Granite City, Roxana, Civic Memorial, Metro-East Lutheran and Bunker Hill High Schools are in for one interesting night of play this Friday night at arenas throughout the region.

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Between the prospects of the glory of winning two games in a row or the possible redemption of earning a victory after falling short in week one, this week’s play can change the tone of the season for the young athletes headed out on the field.

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After last week’s heartbreaking 39-35 loss against the Jersey Panthers, the Granite City Warriors are traveling south to Carbondale High School Friday night. On the 27th, the Terriers narrowly defeated their opponents from Murphysboro with a score of 14-13, stretching their record to 1-0.  

The Bunker Hill Minutemen defeated the Metro-East Lutheran Knights in a 30-14 victory on the road. This week, the team will travel over two hours to Farmer City, Ill. to face the Knights. Metro-East will host Lighthouse Christian Academy of Springfield, Mo,. on Friday. Last week, the Chargers lost 42-0 to the Ava High School Bears who also hail from Missouri.

The Roxana Shells had some trouble getting the ball into the zone last week at Carlinville High School, losing in a shutout with a score of 54-0 against the Cavaliers. This week, the Shells travel yet again to face the Pana High School Panthers. Pana started their season strong with a 49-0 shutout against Staunton High School last Friday.

Civic Memorial started their season with a 30-0 sweep win last week against the Explorers at home. Friday, the Eagles will return to Hauser Field for a battle against the Salem High School Wildcats. The Wildcats fell last week to the Centralia Orphans 22-0.

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