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It’s a scheduling dream come true. The Blair Oaks Falcons are playing a Week 9 game against the Southern Boone Eagles with plenty on the line tonight. It’s a state-ranked matchup between the Class 3 No. 1 Falcons and the Class 3 No. 10 Eagles. There’s a chance for Blair Oaks to move up to the coveted No. 1 spot in the district standings. And, most importantly, the Tri-County Conference championship is up for grabs, as both teams enter the game with 5-0 records in Tri-County play.

The high school football postseason doesn’t begin for another few weeks. Don’t tell that to the Blair Oaks Falcons. As far as they are concerned, district play begins tonight. Blair Oaks wraps up the regular season with two Tri-County Conference games, both against district foes. First up is tonight’s game against the Hallsville Indians.

It was far from an ideal start for the Blair Oaks Falcons. Blair Oaks lost a fumble on its first play from scrimmage, then the Seaman Vikings scored a touchdown on their first play on offense. “It was reminiscent of Lutheran North,” Blair Oaks coach Ted LePage said of the start to the game. But that’s why football games last 48 minutes, not 20 seconds.

The Blair Oaks Falcons will be taking a rare midseason break from Tri-County Conference play. And for just the third time in the program’s 48 seasons, Blair Oaks will play an out-of-state program. The Falcons welcome the Seaman Vikings, a Class 5A school from Topeka, Kan., tonight to the Falcon Athletic Complex. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

It was as close to a perfect night as the Blair Oaks Falcons could have delivered. Blair Oaks scored a total of 10 touchdowns, including three in the second half by the backup players, and the defense held the California Pintos to 36 total yards, which includes 2 net yards rushing. The Falcons dominated from start to finish to rout the Pintos 69-0 on Friday night at the Falcon Athletic Complex.