Kicking off a big week (and the final game) for several teams

Check back throughout the week for more updates, including a look ahead to Week 10 games, regional matchups and updated local stats.

For now, a quick look at what's new in the past two days: Check the high school football photo index for five exclusive photo galleries from area football games Friday. Photographers were at Hayti vs. Chaffee, North County vs. DeSoto, Sikeston vs. Poplar Bluff, St. Pius X vs. Grandview, and Farmington vs. West Plains.

And don't forget to vote for Southeast Missouri's high school football MVP on our home page. It's the only MVP award that includes every team in the region, and almost 500 votes have already been cast so far. Brandon Bourbon of Potosi leads the pack with 49 percent, leaving Michael Greminger of Valle second and Joey Lewandowski of Fredericktown third.

We'll leave the voting open until the end of football season, so the clock is ticking to make your choice.