Great week of games: China Spring, West, McGregor-Lorena, Troy-Cameron Yoe, plus strange sportswriter stories

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 5:39 a.m.

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• It\'s Week 8 already (if you\'re in 4A-1A), and cancellations have been a factor — Chad had to change the game he was covering twice between the podcast and sundown on Thursday. But overall, is this season\'s glass half empty or half full?

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• The new pound-for-pound power rankings are out, and they\'ve been pretty consistent all year. But we\'ve got a new entry in the top 5 this week.

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• What a fantastic lineup of games on Friday night: No. 6 China Spring at No. 10 Salado; No. 2 Grandview at West; McGregor at Lorena; Troy at Cameron Yoe. If you had your pick, which one would you cover and why?

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• When Brice covers volleyball games, they go 5 sets and have strange schedule problems. What\'s the strangest way we\'ve ever had to file a story remotely?

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