Princeton's unbeaten Vikings play their first varsity football game on Pat Mancuso Field on Friday, Oct. 2, when they host Mason at 7 p.m.

The Vikings (6-0, 5-0 Greater Miami Conference), ranked No. 1 in the AP Division I state poll, carry a conference-best 41.6 points-per-game scoring average into the Week 7 matchup against the Comets (2-4, 2-3 GMC), according to the Journal-News Week 7 preview. A win would stretch Princeton's lead to two games over each of them, with three games left.

The field is named for former head coach Pat Mancuso, who won 305 games with three state titles during his tenure from 1960 to 1997. Mancuso will be in attendance Friday, according to Princeton City Schools. The stadium and field held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of the People of Princeton Festival, and the girls junior varsity soccer team played the first competition there that afternoon.

Princeton captured 15 of 19 first-place votes in the AP Division I state poll released Tuesday, Sept. 29, climbing from No. 2 to No. 1 with 186 total points. The Vikings are the only unbeaten team left in the GMC, as we reported Sept. 30.

Senior running back Jordan Hall leads Princeton's offense with 496 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns through six games. In the Week 6 win over Lakota East, Hall carried 15 times for 150 yards and four scores, according to Cleveland.com. Quarterback Key'Sean Torbert completed 15 of 24 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown while adding 130 rushing yards and a score in that 48-22 victory.

On defense, lineman Terrance Jones leads Southwest Ohio Division I-II with 5.5 sacks through five games, according to Cincinnati.com. Jon Civils has four sacks and defensive back Gianni Simpson has three interceptions.

Mason enters after routing Hamilton 40-3 in Week 6. Comets quarterback Alex Nagel has rushed for 723 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Against Hamilton, Nagel threw for 46 yards and two touchdowns while running for 118 yards and two more scores.

Princeton head coach Andre Parker's squad overcame six turnovers to beat Lakota West 27-24 in Week 5. "We won ugly … You have to be a special team to do that," Parker told TriStateFootball.com after the Sept. 19 win over Lakota West.

Lakota West (5-1, 4-1 GMC) and Middletown (4-2, 4-1 GMC) sit tied for second in the conference behind Princeton.

Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday at Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium. Tickets are $11 at the gate. Students can buy pre-sale tickets at lunch for $5, and alumni can purchase a special-rate ticket for $5.