Highlighting Week 8 of Boone County high school football is the annual Providence Bowl in Columbia. Hickman (6-1) will host Rock Bridge (4-3) in one of the more anticipated meetings between the two in over a decade.

The Kewpies haven’t defeated the Bruins since the Class 6 district semifinals on Nov. 2, 2012. Rock Bridge has won 12 straight in the city rivalry.

Hickman, however, is off to its best start since 2012. It has scored 30-plus points during a five-game winning streak. Last Friday, the Kewpies defeated Camdenton 63-37 at home.

Rock Bridge has found its footing after starting 2-3. Its offense has picked up in October. On Oct. 3, the Bruins defeated the Lakers 63-7, followed by a 64-0 win against Battle last Friday. Both the Bruins and the Kewpies share the same district in Class

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