Turf toes - St. Vincent preps at Houck to break in shoes

The lights were on and the Indians were on the field Tuesday night at Houck Stadium.

It was the St. Vincent High School Indians making the trip south from Perryville to prepare on an artificial surface for this weekend's state title game.

"We got some turf shoes, and we wanted to try them out," St. Vincent coach Keith Winkler said.

The Indians will play at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on Saturday for the Class 1 state championship. The Indians (12-1) will take on undefeated East Buchanan (12-0) at noon. This will be the third trip the to the state finals for St. Vincent, but the first since 2000.