For openers, it’s No. 4 Rockridge vs. No. 4 Princeton

You want openers, we’ve got them.

A battle of two high-ranked teams will clash at Prouty Field in Princeton. Host Princeton is ranked No. 4 in 3A and Rockridge is ranked No. 2 in 2A in the AP preseason poll.

Both teams went 6-0 in the abbreviated 2021 spring football COVID-19 season.

Kick off is 7 p.m.

In other openers Friday in and around Bureau County:

Hall hosts Orion at Nesti Stadium at 7 p.m.

St. Bede hosts Sherrard at 7 p.m.

E-P is at Mendota, 7 p.m.

L-P is at Morton, 7:30 p.m.

Monmouth-Roseville is at Kewanee, 7 p.m.

Morrison at Newman, 7 p.m.

Peoria Heights is at Amboy-LaMoille, 7 p.m.

Bureau Valley will have to wait a day, having moved their opener to 5 p.m. Saturday vs. Riverdale due to a shortage of officials.

See a feature story on the officials story in Saturday’s BCR and online at bcrnews.com/sports and fridaynight.drive.