The 2015 high school football season arrives Friday night and the area schedule will have plenty of marquee matchups for fans to enjoy.

While Warsaw and Wawasee will both host openers in Kosciusko County, a trio of great games dot the docket in neighboring Elkhart County Friday night.

The battle for city bragging rights and the Mangy Lion trophy has Elkhart Memorial clashing with crosstown rival Elkhart Central at Rice Field. The Blue Blazers won 28-12 a year ago.

Memorial is looking to rebuild under new coach Scot Shaw. Shaw has 26 years of prep coaching experience and guided Fort Wayne Wayne to a 9-2 mark in his only season there in 2014. The Crimson Chargers were 1-9 a year ago and have won just five games over the last three seasons.

The Memorial at Central game will be part of the Great American Rivalry Series. The series, which began in 2004, will showcase 102 top games from 40 different states during the 2015 season. The “We Know Friday Nights” series is presented by the U.S. Marine Corps.  The winning team and game MVP will receive trophies and the top student athletes from both schools will be recognized.

Another key clash of traditon-packed programs comes on the SR 19 heavyweight showdown as Jimtown makes the short trek to Nappanee to face NorthWood at Jim Andrews Field. The Panthers prevailed 14-6 a year ago.

The final clash of neighbors comes as Goshen also makes a short bus ride to Fairfield. The Redskins are looking to snap a 23-game losing streak.

Following is a list of area games on tap for Friday night. All kick-offs are at 7 p.m. EST unless otherwise noted.

Northern Lakes Conference: Columbia City at Warsaw, Concord at South Bend St. Joseph, Elkhart Memorial at Elkhart Central, Goshen at Fairfield, Griffith at Wawasee (7:30), Jimtown at NorthWood, Northridge at South Bend Adams, Plymouth at Bremen.

Three Rivers Conference: Tippecanoe Valley at Culver Academies (7:30), Cambridge City Lincoln at Whitko, Bluffton at Northfields, Boone Grove at Wabash (8:00), Maconaquah at North Miami, Manchester at Mississinewa, Peru at Logansport, Rochester at John Glenn, Southern Wells at Southwood.

Hoosier North Athletic Conference: Caston at Triton, Lewis Cass at Pioneer, North Judson at Culver (7:30), West Central at LaVille (7:30), Winamac at Knox (7:30).

Northern Indiana Conference: Concord at South Bend St. Joseph, Elkhart Memorial at Elkhart Central, Jimtown at NorthWood, Leo at South Bend Riley, Mishawaka Marian at South Bend Clay, New Prairie at LaPorte (8:00), Northridge at South Bend Adams, Penn at Valparaiso (7:30), Plymouth at Bremen, Portage at Mishawaka (7:30), Rochester at John Glenn, South Bend Washington at Michigan City (8:00).