ROSEBURG – The Roseburg football team is dealing with an injury bug that will result in some changes to the starting lineup. Senior quarterback Sam Tibbets will miss Roseburg’s home game against Sheldon due to a concussion suffered against South Eugene last week. Tibbets sat out nearly the entire second half of the game after taking a hard hit on one of the Indians’ early drives in the third quarter.
Filling in will be sophomore Collin Warmouth, who has played in two games so far this season and will make his first start at quarterback. Fellow sophomore Zack Mandera will also likely see time behind center for the Indians.
Roseburg will look to score a big upset and get its first win of the year against an undefeated Sheldon team. The kickoff from Finlay Field starts at 7 p.m. and coverage of the contest starts at 6:45 p.m. on 1490 The Score or watch the game online at 541radio.com.
The Douglas Trojans and South Umpqua Lancers are looking to take the early lead in the race for the Far West League title. Both teams are 1-0 after wins last week.
South Umpqua scored a major upset against No. 2 ranked Marshfield last Friday and now the Lancers make a long trek to the coast to face Brookings-Harbor Friday at 7 p.m.
Douglas won its third straight game by shutting out Siuslaw 53-0 last week. The Trojans will now see if they can continue that momentum in a contest at Marshfield, where the Pirates will likely be looking to make a statement after last week’s loss to South Umpqua.
Douglas and Marshfield kickoff at 7 p.m.
Sutherlin is back at home after a lopsided loss against Sisters last week. The Bulldogs are still seeking their first win of the season and they’ll try to notch it against an undefeated Elmira squad Friday at 7 p.m. Tune in to follow the action on i101 FM at 6:45 p.m.
UMPQUA PREPS FRIDAY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:
Southwest Conference:
Sheldon at ROSEBURG 7:00pm
Far West League:
Douglas at MARSHFIELD 7:00pm
South Umpqua at BROOKINGS-HARBOR 7:00pm
Sky-Em League:
Elmira at SUTHERLIN 7:00pm
Mountain Valley Conference:
La Pine at GLIDE 7:00pm
Mountain View Conference:
Oakland at OAKRIDGE 7:00pm
1A Special District 2:
Camas Valley at ELKTON 4:00pm
Powers at GLENDALE 7:00pm
Days Creek at PROSPECT CHAR. 7:00pm
1A Special District 3:
*FORFEIT* North Douglas 1, SILETZ VALLEY 0
Non-League:
Riddle at NORTH DOUGLAS 7:30pm
Yoncalla at MAPLETON 7:00pm