The end of the high school football season comes tonight for all too many Marion-area teams. Mount Gilead is in the playoffs. North Union is almost assured of a spot, too. Ridgedale can work its way into the postseason, as well. But for everyone else ...

The surging Mesa Jackrabbits (5-3, 2-0) will put their three-game winning streak on the line Friday night when they travel to face the Basha Bears (7-1, 2-0) in a key Class 6A Southern region showdown with potential playoff seeding implications.