La Grange at Columbus

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Columbus Records: LG is 0-1. Columbus is 1-0. Of Note: The Leps face another tough challenge this week as they tangle with Columbus, a team ranked No. 6 in the state in Class 3A. The Cardinals are coming off a manhandling of Giddings, which they beat 42-7 last week. In that game, sophomore quarterback Adam Schobel completed 14 of 19 passes for 313 yards and four touchdowns. Columbus also has a trio of Schobels who are standouts on defense. Columbus head coach Matt Schobel is a former TCU star who went on to play in the NFL as a tight end for several years. The Cardinals also had a pair of running backs rush for over 100 yards each last week, including JJ Hurd, who ran for two TDs. The Cardinals went 10-3 last year and return nine starters on each side of the ball ... The Leps, meanwhile, are trying to bounce back from last week’s 24-14 loss to Bellville. The Leps played well but had trouble holding onto the football (four turnovers). Junior quarterback Jaden Williams ran for a team-high 179 yards in that game. The Leps lost star lineman (and Baylor commit) Jaren Woods for the season because of a broken leg in that game.

Last meeting: The Leps haven’t played the Cardinals since 2019. That year the Leps won 24-21.

Smithville 1-0 Cuero 1-0 Gonzales 1-0 La Grange 0-1 Caldwell 0-1 Giddings 0-1

This week’s games:

La Grange at Columbus Navarro at Cuero Gonzales at La Vernia Sealy at Smithville Giddings at Jarrell Caldwell at Waco Robinson