Today's high school football games 9/19/08

Fredericktown (3-0) at Scott City (2-1)

Last week: Fredericktown 7, Herculaneum 6; East Prairie 35, Scott City 0.

Last year's meeting: Fredericktown 43, Scott City 12.

Outlook: Fredericktown enters perfect after defeating Sikeston, Chester (Ill.) and Herculaneum. Scott City coach Ronnie Jones said the Blackcats don't do anything fancy but they just basically line up and run the ball, which they do about 75 percent of the time.

St. Pius X (Festus) (0-3) at Chaffee (1-2)

Last week: Crystal City 35, Chaffee 21; Maplewood 55, St. Pius 7.

Last year's meeting: The two teams did not meet last year.

Outlook: St. Pius enters having lost to Principia, Cuba and Maplewood.

Central (0-3) at Farmington (2-1)

Last week: Blytheville Ark. 42, Central 6; Helias 43, Farmington 0.

Last year's meeting: The two teams did not meet last year.

Outlook: Farmington enters after having been blown out by Helias last week. Central remains winless after being routed in Week 3 by Blytheville. Central's Cantrell Andrews enters as Southeast Missouri's sixth-leading rusher. He has carried 53 times for 353 yards.

Park Hills (2-1) at Perryville (1-2)

Last week: Ste. Genevieve 41, Perryville 17; Park Hills 43, Windsor 22.

Last year's meeting: Park Hills Central 25, Perryville 17.

Outlook: Class 3 Parks Hills Central has posted victories over St. Vincent and Windsor after losing in Week 1 to Maplewood, the top-ranked team in Class 2. Perryville coach Jim May said Park Hills is a big team all the way across the front and he said tailback Tony Martin is one of the best backs his team will face this year.

St. Vincent (1-2) at Maplewood (3-0)

Last week: Valle Catholic 46, St. Vincent 7; Maplewood 55, St. Pius X (Festus) 7.

Last year's meeting: Maplewood 35, St. Vincent 0.

Outlook: Maplewood is the No. 1 ranked team in Class 2. It has started its year off with wins over Park Hills Central, Brentwood and St. Pius. Maplewood's offense spreads out, has a strong quarterback and a strong wide receiver Bryant Allen, a four-year starter who is being recruited.

Sikeston (2-1) at Jackson (1-2)

Last week: Gateway Tech 14, Jackson 7; Sikeston 49, Dexter 27.

Last year: Jackson 42, Sikeston 0.

Outlook: Sikeston has beaten Charleston 48-6 and Dexter 49-27. The Bulldogs' lone defeat came during Week 1, losing to Fredericktown 42-29. Sikeston running back Eli Jackson is the second-leading rusher in Southeast Missouri so far this fall with 51 carries for 523 yards.

Sikeston is the highest scoring team in this area at 42 point-per game, but it has played two Class 3 schools and one Class 2 school. Quarterback Charlie Bohannon has 198 yards rushing and is 23-of-37 passing for 358 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Jackson running back Adam Zweigart enters with 95 carries for 496 yards.