Expression Prep at Martins Ferry — Nonleague opener Friday, Aug. 22 (7 p.m. ET)

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Expression Prep Lions travel to Martins Ferry for a nonleague opener on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET in Martins Ferry, Ohio. The Purple Riders and the Lions both open the season 0-0 and will look to set the tone early in 2025.

Game details

• Game: Expression Prep at Martins Ferry — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/football/games/5680563-expression-prep-vs-martins-ferry

• Date/time: Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 — 7 p.m. ET (listed originally in PDT as 4 p.m.)

• Location: Martins Ferry, Ohio

• Home: Martins Ferry Purple Riders — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/football/teams/248331-martins-ferry-purple-riders (fans: 15, picks: 1)

• Away: Expression Prep Lions — https://scorebooklive.com/west-virginia/football/teams/621242-expression-prep-lions (fans: 0, picks: 0)

• Records: Both teams 0-0

• Next games: Martins Ferry vs. Malvern (Aug. 29) — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/football/games/5680052-malvern-vs-martins-ferry; Expression Prep at Garaway (Aug. 29) — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/football/games/5680454-expression-prep-vs-garaway

What to watch

This is an early-season meeting with no recent head-to-head history listed, so expect coaches to use this as a barometer for areas to improve heading into league play. Martins Ferry will have home-field advantage and the small but growing SBLive fan base; Expression Prep will try to establish its identity on the road.

Streaming and tickets

• Martins Ferry lists an NFHS Network broadcast page for its games: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/martins-ferry-high-school-martins-ferry-oh/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only included streaming information available from the game data. No ticket links were provided.)

Get involved — follow and pick

Follow both teams on SBLive to get updates: Martins Ferry — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/football/teams/248331-martins-ferry-purple-riders; Expression Prep — https://scorebooklive.com/west-virginia/football/teams/621242-expression-prep-lions. Fans and picks shown on SBLive may change — increase a team’s fan count by following them, and make your pick for fun to show support (picks are for fan engagement and not tied to any win projections).

Stay tuned to the game page for live updates and final scores: https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/football/games/5680563-expression-prep-vs-martins-ferry