Calloway County's Josh McKeel made his weekly visit to his coaches' show on 1340 WNBS on Saturday morning, and he indicated that despite a 40-19 loss to Caldwell County, he saw plenty of positives from his Lakers in the 2010 season opener.  Coach McKeel was pleased with his team's effort out of the gate, and he said that a 7-6 halftime score (the Lakers led at the time) and a 20-17 deficit after three quarters was much more indicative of the game's level of competitiveness than the 21-point final margin might reveal.  McKeel said the Calloway County defense played well, and he saw plenty of good things from young quarterback Tyler Greer (277 yards passing) and breakout receiver Josh Friedrich (155 yards receiving, TD).  McKeel tipped his cap to Caldwell's Brandon Sigler for his all-around brilliance (two rush TD's, INT return TD, KO return TD) and credited him for tipping the scales in the Tigers favor.  McKeel also took a look ahead that this week's Classic battle with Murray High, and he talked about getting his players to believe they could pull an upset of another set of Tigers.

Coach McKeel and the Lakers are the host team as they welcome Murray High to MSU's Roy Stewart Stadium for the third annual Murray Bank Crosstown Classic at 7:30 on August 27.