DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTOS/Chris Kinkaid
Bogalusa takes the field prior to a game last season. Football season is getting closer. The MAIS schools, which include local teams Ben’s Ford Christian School and Bowling Green School, open the year on Aug. 20. LHSAA teams, which are local schools Bogalusa, Franklinton, Pine and Varnado, begin the regular season on Sept. 3.

Franklinton and Jewel Sumner captains meet at midfield prior to a contest last year.