Big Sandy , Chester square off in first round of playoffs

The Big Sandy Pioneers and Chester Coyotes won't have to wait until 2004 to renew the most heated rivalry in Northern C football after all. The two teams will hook up tonight in Big Sandy in the first round of the 2003 Class C football playoffs.

The second-ranked Pioneers roll into the game with a ton of momentum and a perfect 8-0 record. Included in those eight wins is a 46-20 thumping of the Coyotes back on Sept. 26 in Chester.

Despite the victory, Pioneer head coach Scott Chauvet knows that this is post season football and is taking nothing for granted.

"We have not been in this situation i...