HANNIBAL — The Monroe Central Seminoles and River Pilots have a lot on the line Friday. The Seminoles (0-2) are searching for their first win of the season after playing tough foes in weeks one and two in Liberty Union and Bellaire, while the Pilots (1-1) are hoping to stack a second straight win after defeating Buckeye Local last week.

It is also, as neither team needs to be reminded, a rivalry matchup, one that stretches back to high school gone-by, when River and Woodsfield High School’s rivalry meetings were the talk of the towns.

Since River and Woodsfield’s first meeting in 1958, River and Woodsfield/Monroe Central have met on the gridiron 49 times. Friday on Martin Flannery Field will make 50, a landmark number for a well-fought rivalry where River currently holds the all-time adv

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