The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Big Sandy junior high football players may dream of the day they suit up under the lights for the varsity but their 2019 schedule might make their senior counterparts jealous.

The younger Pioneers host nearby rivals Box Elder and Highwood amidst a five-game homestand to begin this season. Meanwhile, the senior high team buses as far as Grenora, North Dakota, for a September contest and will not face any Golden Triangle foes until the playoffs, if at all.

"I'm sure these guys will be pretty excited to play Box Elder," coach Tuckaer Taylor said, as the Bears who have played 8-man football in...