See the schedule, matchups for Kansas & Missouri high school football teams this week

The City Showdown returns to Lawrence this weekend, as crosstown rivals Lawrence High and Free State meet on the gridiron.

Blue Valley Northwest faces Blue Valley North, Lee’s Summit North and West will met, and Ray-Pec will play at Liberty North.

And starting the weekend? A Thursday contest between Shawnee Mission West and Olathe Northwest.

Take a look at the high school football schedule in and around the KC metro for this week.

And if you missed any of our coverage from last Friday’s games: Check out recaps of the top high school football games in Kansas and Missouri at kansascity.com/sports/high-school.

KC area high school football schedule

Note: All games at 7 p.m. unless noted.

Thursday’s games

Shawnee Mission West at Olathe Northwest

Northeast at Highland Park

Friday’s games

Schuyler County at Northland Christian, 6 p.m.

Blue Valley West at Bishop Miege

St. Thomas Aquinas at Blue Valley

Blue Valley North at Blue Valley Northwest

Blue Valley Southwest at Wyandotte

Kapaun Mt. Carmel at St. James Academy

Olathe East at Gardner Edgerton

Lawrence at Lawrence Free State

Mill Valley at Olathe North

Olathe South at Shawnee Mission South

Shawnee Mission North at Olathe West

Shawnee Mission East at Shawnee Mission Northwest

Topeka Seaman at Basehor-Linwood

De Soto at Turner

Manhattan at Lansing

Leavenworth at Piper

Topeka West at Shawnee Heights

Bishop Ward at Baldwin

Bonner Springs at Paola

Eudora at Tonganoxie

Ottawa at Louisburg

Spring Hill at Fort Scott

Perry-Lecompton at Atchison

Sumner Academy at Harmon

Washington at Schlagle

Wellsville at Santa Fe Trail

Rossville at Pleasant Ridge

Burlington at Osawatomie

Maranatha Christian at Lyndon

McLouth at Oskaloosa

Sweet Springs at Archie

Raytown at Belton

Blue Springs at Blue Springs South

Truman at Capital City

Holden at Carrollton

Pleasant Hill at Center

Oak Park at St. Joseph Central

Adrian at Cole Camp

Plattsburg at Concordia

Osceola at Drexel

Raytown South at Excelsior Springs

KIPP KC Legacy at Father Tolton

North Kansas City at Fort Osage

William Chrisman at Grain Valley

Kearney at Grandview

St. Pius X at St. Joseph Lafayette

Lexington at Lafayette County

Lathrop at Lawson

Lee’s Summit West at Lee’s Summit North

Lee’s Summit at Liberty

Raymore-Peculiar at Liberty North

Southeast with Central at Lincoln Prep

Appleton City at Lockwood

East Buchanan at Mid-Buchanan

Lincoln at Midway

West Platte at North Platte

Orrick at North Shelby

Harrisonville at Oak Grove

Chillicothe at Odessa

Staley at Park Hill

Summit Christian at Pembroke Hill

Park Hill South at Platte County

Knob Noster at Richmond

St. Louis University High at Rockhurst

Russellville at Sherwood

Pittsburg at Smithville

Lone Jack with Kingsville at Tipton

Clinton at Warrensburg

Penney at Wellington-Napoleon

Crest Ridge with Chilhowee at Windsor

Ruskin at Winnetonka

Saturday’s games

St. Michael the Archangel at Hogan Prep, 1 p.m.

Van Horn at University Academy with Kauffman Charter, 1 p.m.