The 2019 football season will have a few new looks. Public schools in the area will play nine regular-season games instead of 10, and they'll have to get through an extra round in the playoffs -- five overall -- to win a state championship. Plus, St. Frances Academy again will not play in the MIAA A Conference. The Panthers, expected to be one of the country's top teams, will travel around the country and play a tough schedule. Here's a quick look at what to watch this season.
TEAM TO WATCH: St. Frances
This is the season St. Frances really makes the transition to more of a national team. Last year, the program had to put a national schedule together in short order and finished 10-0 and as USA Today's No. 4 team in the country.
