High school football kickoff altered by dangerous heat. Here’s the new Week 1 schedule

Ahmad Lathan
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Editor’s Note 8/24 - This story has been updated to correct the day of the starting time of the Highland-Breese Central and Triad-Mattoon games.

An excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service in St. Louis extends through Friday, which was the planned kickoff for the new high school football season in Illinois.

Most of the metro-east’s athletic directors have heeded the warning, adjusting the week 1 schedule beyond the forecast triple-digit temperatures and soaring humidity.

Planning to take in the game locally? Here is an update of recent schedule changes for the start of metro-east high school football:

  • Edwardsville plays host to Jackson (MO) at 8 p.m. Friday, Augusts 25 (Pending weather)

  • Breese Central visits Highland at 8 p.m. Friday, August 25

  • Triad hosts Mattoon at 8 p.m. Friday, August 25

  • O’Fallon will play host to Granite City at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Belleville East welcomes Collinsville at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Mascoutah visits Belleville West at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Althoff visits Burroughs at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Wood River visits Gateway STEM at 12 p.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Columbia plays host to Mater Dei at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Waterloo welcomes Mount Vernon at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Red Bud visits Pickneyville at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 26

  • Alton will travel to Cahokia High School at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26