St. Thomas Aquinas, which had such a great run last season, is back on the field and that's a good thing.
They take on St. James in what is becoming a slightly stronger league around Kansas City. Oklahoma's Bixby comes to town, too.
We have a championship game in the North Carolina with upstarts Marvin Ridge against more established Hough. Overall these two teams are 14-0 with points for and against of 509-92, which seems pretty good. Few have come close to stopping Hough's attack.
Jesuit of Sacramento tours Southern California, and you know how happy that makes us when we do the rankings. We take a look at some big games in NorCal here: Heating Up in NorCal
In Florida, Gibbons vs Boca carries some early-season weight.
But perhaps most eyes will be on the HS club scene in Texas where Woodlands plays a powerful West Houston side. This is a fairly important game for both, and they know it.