The first weekend of high school basketball is underway, with the Marshall Owls starting the season on the road.

The Owls will open the season Friday, Nov. 21 with a double-header at Sweet Springs. Pregame coverage begins at 5:50 p.m. on KMMO AM 1300, before the girls tip off against the Greyhounds. The boys game will follow around 7:30 p.m.

Other basketball games Friday night include:

Doubleheaders
Columbia Christian Fellowship at Bunceton
Green Ridge at Crest Ridge
Lathrop at Gallatin
Meadville at Glasgow
Polo at Hardin-Central
Chilhowee at La Monte
Orrick at Northwestern (Mendon)
Slater at Prairie Home
Leeton at Sacred Heart
Northwest (Hughesville) at Santa Fe
Harrisburg at Sturgeon
Brookfield at Westran

Girls
Versailles at Jamestown
Warsaw at Macks Creek

Boys
(Bethel) Heartland Christian at Keytesville
Fatima at Versailles

The Concordia at Smithton game scheduled for Nov. 21 is postponed because of Concordia’s quarterfinal football matchup at Wellington-Napoleon on Saturday afternoon. Concordia has also announced that their Tuesday evening contest against Holden will be just a girls basketball contest. The state champion girls’ spring softball team will receive their rings during a halftime ceremony.

A number of basketball teams tipped off their seasons Thursday evening:

Girls
Harrisonville 66, Smith-Cotton 42
Lone Jack 43, Van Horn 39

Boys
Kingsville 70, Otterville 53
Smith-Cotton 64, Harrisonville 50

The Lone Jack boys soccer team will have their Class One semifinal contest against Laquey/Richland on Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the World Wide Technology Soccer Complex in Fenton. The third-place game is Saturday at 10 a.m., with the championship against 11 a.m.