RED DEVILS LOOK TO BUZZ MOHAWKS WHEN PIGGOTT MAKES ITS FIRST VISIT

Chaffee isn't Hades, but it is the home of the Devils.

And while the Red Devils don't play on a field of flames, coach Allan Horrell and his players will be fired up when the Piggott, Ark. Mohawks visit tonight.

"We're still undefeated at home and it's our game plan to stay that way," Horrell said. "The biggest thing now is to stay up. We went down to Gosnell (Ark.) and hung on as long as we could."

Chaffee is coming off a 33-6 loss to Gosnell in a game that was closer than the score would indicate.

Piggott, meanwhile, blasted its opponent 34-0. But Piggott blew out East Prairie, likely the weakest team in Southeast Missouri.

Hayti, another traditionally weak program, beat East Prairie 33-6.

What does all that mean?

On paper this appears to be an even matchup considering Chaffee hasn't exactly been a powerhouse either in the past few years.

"I know they beat up on East Prairie pretty good," Horrell said. "They pretty much line up and come right at you. This will be our first time playing them, but I don't know if that's an advantage or disadvantage."

Scott City vs. East Prairie

Anything less than a blowout would be uncivilized.

East Prairie took a pounding in its first two games, including a 33-6 loss to Hayti -- a traditionally weak team -- in the season opener and the Rams are looking to follow suit.

"Hayti did anything they wanted to do and Piggott (Ark.) did too," said first-year coach Roy Williams. "We're going to try to put together a real good defensive package and get ourselves where we're really sharp against the pass. They're probably a better passing team than they are a running team.

"They do some things that nobody else does. They run the flex bone offense. It's really a high-skill offense."

Scott City is coming off an impressive 44-6 win over Portageville after the Rams were humiliated by Malden 30-0 in the season opener.

"We just did a better job at everything," Williams said. "Portageville didn't give us anything; we had to earn it. We caused a couple of fumbles and we were trying to do that. Our game was more complete. Our kicking game was also better."

Last week, the Rams piled up 270 rushing yards.

Matt Underwood, who ran for more yards than any other back in the region a year ago, ran for 75 yards on 11 carries and was pulled from the game after he suffered a slight ankle sprain.

"They were really keyed on him. Any time he did anything, he had two guys on him and that's what opened other things up," said Williams. "They gave us other things."

Park Hills at St. Vincent

St. Vincent coach Paul Sauer will see a familiar face on the other sideline this week when Park Hills visits.

"Their head coach was my high school coach and I know they'll be prepared," Sauer said. "They're big up front and have a couple of quick running backs that we'll have to contain."

Park Hills beat Potosi 28-18 last week and lost to Fredericktown 14-12 in its season opener.

"They run a ball-control wishbone and we'll have to slow that down," Sauer said. "If you let them eat up the clock and put points on the scoreboard, you don't have much time to work with. We'll have to get started in the first half this week. That will be a big key."

Last week, St. Vincent toppled Fredericktown 17-0 and before that, the Indians defeated Carlyle (Ill.) 27-14. But St. Vincent has yet to hold a lead at halftime.

Fredericktown vs. Ste. Genevieve

The Black Cats are the Black-and-Blue Cats this week.

Fredericktown heads into tonight's game against Ste. Genevieve with some key injuries.

Danny Bowman, the starting center and Cody Harper, a starting outside linebacker are both out and starting quarterback Clay Hendrix is questionable.

"Injuries are part of it and you have to do what you have to do," said Fredericktown coach Kent Gibbs.

What the Black Cats will have to do is drum up some offense.

"We were terrible on offense," Gibbs said of Fredericktown's 17-0 loss to St. Vincent last week. "We got 71 yards of offense. We were really pleased with the way our defense played (The teams were scoreless at halftime). We need to muster up some offense so we can hold onto the ball a little longer."

Ste. Gen's offense hasn't been particularly strong, either. The Dragons lost to De Soto 12-6 in the opener and defeated Perryville 25-22 last week. But Ste. Genevieve scored two touchdowns on special teams and a turnover contributed to another touchdown.

"Right now, their offense hasn't been clicking," Gibbs said. "It looks like it will need to be a low scoring game for us to win."

Charleston vs. Caruthersville

Somebody's gotta win. Might as well be you.

Such is the case Friday night when two winless teams -- Caruthersville and Charleston -- lock up at Caruthersville.

Charleston is coming off a 38-26 loss to Sikeston after suffering a 36-6 loss to Kennett.

Caruthersville, meanwhile, is reeling after a 35-18 loss to Greene County and a 44-12 setback to Kennett.

The two teams have allowed a total of 153 points this season.

Charleston must also be kicking itself -- or is it punting itself -- after averaging just 17.7 yards per punt attempt last week. The Blue Jays punted six times.

Jordy Mixon is Charleston's leading running back. He has carried the ball 33 times this season for 200 yards.

Jamal Jackson (134 yards on 18 carries this season) is Caruthersville's top threat.