Totino-Grace vs. Cretin-Derham Hall
7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 31
Besides featuring teams with plenty of championship pedigree, Thursday's contest offers an interesting match on the sidelines, as last season's coaches association Coach of the Year Jeff Ferguson and Totino-Grace face a Cretin-Derham Hall team led by former NFL quarterback Brooks Bollinger.
The Eagles graduated 23 seniors last season, but Ferguson has been through this drill and always come back strong. Totino-Grace looks to Sam Hanson to step up in the backfield following a junior season in which he rushed for 423 yards and four touchdowns as a backup.
Bollinger's Raiders have had to replace several players as well. The top returner in the backfield is senior Terrance Nash, who ran for 455 yards and seven touchdowns a year ago.