Valley high school football previews

Colony hosts Wasilla

Colony hosts Wasilla tonight at 7 p.m. for Colony's homecoming game.

With both teams featuring a good defense, this may be a low-scoring game. One mistake may determine the winner.

Colony's offense is still struggling as it tries to find a way to mix passing with the running game. Its defense is strong.

Colony held the top-ranked team in the state to 14 points last week.

Wasilla comes off a great win in the Potato Bowl. The team boasts a fine defense that held Palmer to 17 points last week.

Wasilla's offense mixes the pass and run effectively, keeping opposing defenses off balance.

Palmer hosts Bartlett

Palmer hosts Bartlett Saturday at 2 p.m. for Palmer's homecoming game.

The Moose are coming off a stinging 19-17 defeat by Wasilla last week.

It doesn't get any easier this week, facing the fourth-ranked team in the state in Bartlett.

Palmer's defense is solid, holding both Wasilla and West Valley to 19 and 20 points.

The Moose offensive line and punishing running backs continue to dominate and move the ball effectively.

Houston hosts Soldotna

Houston hosts Soldotna Saturday at 4 p.m. for Houston's homecoming game.

Houston suffered many key injuries in last week's game with ACS, but won the game with fine play from its backup players.

Both teams come in with identical records of 2-4 overall and 2-1 in their respective conferences.