High School Football Gains Momentum Across Multiple U.S. Regions

Friday, Oct. 3 delivered a coast‑to‑coast slate of high school football, with statewide coverage noting 179 games in Alabama (22 featuring top‑25 teams) and 136 games in Washington (15 ranked matchups) among dozens of other schedules. Local newsrooms and scoreboards provided live updates and Game‑of‑the‑Week coverage—Kansas and Courier‑Journal pages, CBS17 and Fox43 live streams, and SI’s state pages all offered ongoing scoreboards and alerts. Early results reported included Lincoln Southwest 35, Lincoln Northeast 13 and Norris 42, Lincoln Standing Bear 0 in Nebraska, while Sharon opened its game with a 65‑yard touchdown to lead Grove City 7‑0 after one quarter. High‑profile matchups drew attention nationally and regionally: No. 1 IMG Academy hosted No. 10 Venice in Florida, Malcolm at Bishop Neumann was Channel 8’s Game of the Week in Lincoln, and South Salem at Sprague was the Statesman Journal’s Game of the Week in Oregon. Fans were encouraged to follow the live score pages and local broadcasts for continuing updates, highlights and photo galleries throughout the night.