Huntington vs. South Charleston

On the surface, this game looks like a snoozer. It is a pair of 0-4 teams facing off against each other.

NOTE: YOU MUST LOOK DEEPER!!

Coming into tonight, Huntington has been its own worst enemy in three of its four losses and was simply outplayed by Capital. However, this Highlander team could easily be 2-2 or even 3-1 had it not started so poorly in each of its contests.

Huntington has all the athletic weapons to be successful, but poor play in the trenches is keeping the high-octane Huntington offense off the field and the Highlander defense on the field.

To the Highlanders' credit, their strength of schedule is not shabby with their four losses coming to opponents with a combined mark of 12-3.

In that sense, South Charleston is in the same boat. The Black Eagles have lost to teams with a combined mark of 15-1.

South Charleston may very well be the best 0-4 team in the state and could still make the playoffs after losing to undefeated George Washington, Parkersburg and St. Albans in three consecutive by a combined six points. The Black Eagles also lost to Riverside 19-8.

So which team will win their first game of the season this weekend? Can C.J. Crawford and the Highlanders avoid the early deficit or will South Charleston get over the hump?