PARKERSBURG -The high school football season has reached the halfway point with only one Mid-Ohio Valley school, Wahama, without a loss.
The 5-0 White Falcons will entertain one-win Southern this Friday night in a Tri Valley Conference contest as the second half of the season gets under way.
Meanwhile, for the first time in six weeks, all three Wood County stadiums will play host to Friday night games. At Stadium Field, Parkersburg High will celebrate Homecoming against long-time rival Riverside, while the Erickson All-Sports Facility will witness Parkersburg South taking on Friendship Collegiate Academy, a Washington, D.C. powerhouse who was 2-0 heading into Saturday night's game in Chicago against Leo High School.
At Williamstown, one of the biggest rivalries in the Little Kanawha Conference will take place with the Yellowjackets meeting St. Marys, a game that always has huge ramifications for the league's Class A championship.
The only Wood County team that will play on the road is Parkersburg Catholic, which will venture to West Union on Friday night to meet Doddridge County at Cline Stansberry Stadium.
In a big Class AA showdown in the Little Kanawha Conference, Ravenswood will visit Ritchie County, while in Class A South Harrison will visit Calhoun County.
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Prep Football Week 6 Schedule
Riverside (1-3) at Parkersburg (3-2)
Friendship Collegiate Academy (2-0) at Parkersburg South (3-2)
St. Marys (3-1) at Williamstown (3-2)
Parkersburg Catholic (2-3) at Doddridge County (3-2)
Ravenswood (2-2) at Ritchie County (3-2)
Eastern (3-2) at Belpre (1-4)
Cambridge (3-2) at Marietta (1-4)
Roane County (3-2) at Ripley (2-3)
Monroe Central at Magnolia (4-1), 7 p.m.
South Harrison (2-2) at Calhoun County (2-3)
Cameron (2-3) at Paden City (1-4)
Gilmer County (1-4) at Tygarts Valley (0-4)
Caldwell (0-5) at Barnesville (4-1), 7 p.m.
Frontier (2-3) at Fort Frye (3-2), 7 p.m.
Southern (1-4) at Wahama (5-0)
South Gallia (0-5) at Federal Hocking (4-1)
Warren (2-3) at Jackson (2-3)
Waterford (1-4) at Trimble (4-1)
Two LKC teams are venturing outside the league as Class AA Roane County is making the trip across Route 33 to Class AAA Ripley, a member of the Mountain State Athletic Conference. Also, Gilmer County will travel to Tygarts Valley in a battle of Class A teams.
In a Mason-Dixon Conference contest, Paden City, coming off its first win, will entertain rival Cameron.
Across the Ohio, Marietta, Belpre and Fort Frye will play home games on Friday. Marietta entertains Cambridge at Don Drumm Stadium, Belpre plays host to Eastern at Ralph Holder Stadium and Fort Frye will meet Washington County rival Frontier in a Pioneer Valley Conference contest. Warren will travel to Jackson and Waterford will visit Trimble.
In other Ohio games, Caldwell visits Barnesville and South Gallia travels to Federal Hocking.
Meanwhile, Magnolia, coming off a huge win over Wheeling Central, will play host to Ohio rival Monroe Central.
