Date: 2012-08-29 Author: Rusty Emery and MoSports.com

Game of the Week: This week's top game takes us to Graham, home of the Nodaway-Holt Trojans. Following successful seasons in 2009, when the team made the playoffs, and 2010, last season was not what the Trojans were looking for. Nodaway-Holt limped to a 0-9 record. This year expectations are much higher in Graham and the Trojans begin their season strong with a 42-20 opening game win over South Holt. This week Nodaway-Holt host Stanberry. One of the top programs in Missouri 8-man football over the last several years, the Stanberry Bulldogs are set for another outstanding season. Led by three All District selections from a year ago, including All State running back Nate Luke, the Bulldogs rolled in their season opener, defeating North Nodaway 62-0. Stanberry comes into this week's game as the No. 2 ranked team in the state while Nodaway-Holt climbs into the state poll for the first time since 2010. Here is this week's Missouri 8-man Poll. 1.Mound City (1-0) last week - defeated Tarkio 84-26, this week - South Holt (0-1) 2.Stanberry (1-0) last week - defeated North Nodaway 62-0, this week - at Nodaway-Holt (1-0) 3.Rock Port (1-0) last week - defeated Worth County 36-26, this week - at North Nodaway (0-1) 4.Hardin Central (1-0) last week - defeated South Nodaway 54-28, this week - at Stewartsville (0-1) 5.Southwest Livingston (1-0) last week - defeated Northwest 54-26, this week - Union Star 6.Worth County (0-1) last week - lost to Rock Port 26-36, this week - West Nodaway (1-0) 7.North Andrew (1-0) last week - defeated St Joseph Christian 62-12, this week - at DeKalb (1-0) 8.DeKalb (1-0) last week - defeated Chilhowee 22-14, this week - North Andrew (1-0) 9.St Joseph Christian (0-1) last week - lost to North Andrew 12-62, this week - at South Nodaway (0-1) 10.Nodaway-Holt (1-0) last week - defeated South Holt 42-20, this week - Stanberry (1-0)