KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Way back in 2010, a local high school football coach, a contractor and a real estate broker got together to discuss how to make the rivalry football game between the Kelseyville Knights and Clear Lake Cardinal more exciting and memorable.

Out of that meeting came an idea, The Bass Bowl.

Friday night will be the 13th rendition of that idea when the unbeaten and top ranked Clear Lake Cardinals travel to play the Kelseyville Knights in Bass Bowl XIII.

The game begins at 7:30 p.m. at Kelseyville High School.

The Cardinals have been a juggernaut this season, averaging over 48 points a game while giving up less than eight points in winning all eight games thus far.

The Knights are also fielding one of their best teams in years and will come in with a 6-2 record, averaging 41 points a game while giving up just 12 points a game.

While the Cardinals will be a clear-cut favorite to win, they are hobbling a bit after a very physical game at Willits in which several of their players got banged up.

But they are riding a four-game winning streak against Kelseyville, winning the last three Bass Bowls and a playoff game last year.

Kelseyville had dominated the Bass Bowl series, taking a 7-2 lead in 2018 when they blanked Clear Lake 44-0.

But it has been all Clear Lake ever since, and if they win Friday, they will cut the lead to 7-6.

The Bass Bowl was created to foster community awareness and involvement in high school athletics in general, and the Bass Bowl in particular.

For more information, visit TheBassBowl.com.