The scheduling agreement in place for football between the Big 8 and the Southwest 10 brings us a slate of Week 9 games selected on the basis of where teams finished in the conference standings.
That could have included a champion-vs-champion matchup, but when Decatur beat White Pigeon 22-14 Week 8 and claimed the conference title, that set up a scenario where the Raiders would have a rematch of a Week 2 game against Springport. The Spartans captured their first Big 8 title since 2010 when they beat Union City on Friday.