Knoch wants a victory. Keystone Oaks just wants its lineup on the field.

The banged-up Golden Eagles host Knoch at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a battle of winless football teams.

"It's anybody's game this week," Knoch coach Mike King said. "These are two 0-3 teams. They're both going to be hungry."

But only one is healthy. While King reports no injuries, Keystone Oaks coach Nick Kamberis finds it easier to just talk about who's healthy enough to play.

"We only have two seniors left in the lineup," Kamberis said. "We lost six starters during preseason camp and it seems like someone else comes up lame with each practice.

"It's been one of those years."

Keystone Oaks lost to East Allegheny 31-15, Chartiers Valley 14-0 and Highlands 41-12 in the first three weeks of the season.

The Golden Eagles slipped to 2-7 last year after putting together back-to-back playoff campaigns in 2001 and 2002.

"Our expectations were very high before the injuries hit," Kamberis said. "We had a lot of starters coming back."

One of them was fullback John Morgan, who led the team with 568 yards on 85 carries last year. But he is among the wounded this season.

Sophomore Eddie Beveridge leads the Golden Eagles with approximately 200 yards rushing so far this year.Quarterback Luke McCann was a standout receiver a year ago who moved behind center. He's thrown a touchdown pass and caught one through three games."Luke's been hobbling around, but he's been out there," Kamberis said. "We still move him around to different spots on the field."King isn't so quick to toss any sympathy in his opponent's direction."They're new to our conference, and I don't know a whole lot about them," King said. "They have a big offensive line and they have the ability to use their size and run right at you."You watch an 0-3 team on film and it looks like they can't do much, but you relax and that's the week they get things on track. That's the danger of playing a team like this."The Knights have been improving and Jordan Shoop and Curtis Compton have developed into a solid passing combo. Shoop has thrown for 245 yards and three TDs while Compton has nine catches for 133 yards and a score.In preparing for Knoch, Kamberis is preparing for Shoop."They have a phenomenal quarterback," he said. "That kid runs and throws the ball very well. He's fun to watch on film."David Bergamasco leads Knoch's ground attack with 182 yards on 41 carries."Our backs want to run the football and playing high school football around here, I think you have to be able to run the football," King said. "We want to be balanced and we'll get to that point."Knoch has played two of the top Class AAA teams in the WPIAL - Moon and Hampton - the past two weeks."From what I see, Hampton has the best team in our (Greater Allegheny) conference," King said."We approach each game separately from week to week. Whether it's 3-0 or 0-3, you accept the challenge in front of you. Our kids love to play football. They practice and work hard every day and they'll realize their share of success this year."