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WAITSBUG - With the Southeast 2B District 9 football league down to four teams, non-league games will dominate the Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals' schedule this year. And those games will be tough.

"This is the toughest schedule we've had since I've been here," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow, who is entering his 16th season as head coach.

With Dayton converting to eight-man football, WP's only league opponents this year will be De- Sales, Tri-City Prep and Asotin. The season begins with a road game at Mac Hi in Milton-Freewater on September 5, and includes several other larger schools, including Oro...