Morris will travel up the road...

...to Kaneland this Friday, and so will I. (Turns out quarterback Drew David will be starting for the home team Knights after all. Cool!)

This will only be the third meeting between the two programs in recent history, with Kaneland winning both contests (home team in CAPS):

2011: Kaneland (12-1) 31, MORRIS (9-2) 28
2010: KANELAND (12-1) 47, Morris (6-4) 7

(Trivia question: Who handed Kaneland their only loss in each of the last two seasons and eliminated them from the playoffs? Answer: Montini.)

So what will happen Friday night? It's tempting to predict another Kaneland victory, but the Redskins of Morris bring a perfect 8-0 record with a victory over 7-1 Richards in Week Two.

Morris is led by quarterback Zach Cinnamon, above, who transferred from Streator only last January. Cinnamon seems to prefer to run rather than pass, but when he isn't carrying the ball himself he hands it off to either Reese Sobol or Jeff Perry. And, just to keep defenses honest, Cinnamon's been known to throw to receivers Anthonee Monson or Danny Friend.

Morris (ranked No. 2 in 5A by Associated Press and No. 28 over all by MaxPreps) will need all of these weapons against Kaneland (No. 2 in 6A and No. 10 over all).

Here's a look at the Redskins' schedule so far:

Morris 14, MINOOKA (3-5) 6
MORRIS 15, Richards (7-1) 13
MORRIS 43, Geneseo (4-4) 0
Morris 56, DIXON (0-8) 6
MORRIS 41, Yorkville (3-5) 17
Morris 13, SYCAMORE (5-3) 0
MORRIS 56, DeKalb (2-6) 27
Morris 28, ROCHELLE (5-3) 21

As for Kaneland, also 8-0, their best opponent so far has been 6-2 Sterling. (Neither of these teams has played a sterling schedule. Sorry.)

But the Knights have an explosive offense, averaging over 43 points a game. The key is junior quarterback Drew David, who has passed for over 1100 yards this season. David also runs with the ball, as does junior running backs Jesse Balluff, above, and Nate Dyer. David's prime receivers besides Balluf are Zack Martinelli and another junior, Dylan Nauert. (Are these guys stacked for next year, or what?)

Here's the Knights' 2012 schedule:

Kaneland 25, BROOKS COLLEGE PREP (5-2) 24
Kaneland 52, HUNTLEY (5-3) 35
KANELAND 42, Sterling (6-2) 0
Kaneland 41, STREATOR (0-8) 0
Kaneland 34, ROCHELLE (5-3) 6
KANELAND 66, DeKalb (2-6) 23
Kaneland 55, YORKVILLE (3-5) 0
KANELAND 30, Sycamore (5-3) 7

Again, it's hard not to expect another Kaneland victory Friday night, but I wouldn't be driving all that way if it was a lock. Don't rule out a Morris upset.

BOWG prediction: Kaneland 28, Morris 24.