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Oct 21, 2008 Check Out previous Blogs
Americans absolutely LOVE rooting for the underdog. Many fans had their wishes granted this weekend as there was one upset after another in district football action.
In class 6, the numero uno fell...Blue Springs South(6-2) hands #1 rated, intra-district rival-the Blue Springs Wildcats (7-1) their first loss 42-15. The Jaguars QB, Blaine Dalton, held a hot hand and passed for 273 yards in the surprisingly lopsided margin. Blue Springs now has a 7-1 Liberty Bluejay team to defeat to stay alive in the playoffs!
In District 7 of Class 6, Lee Summit North (3-5) stuns the Joplin Eagles 63-35! The Broncos racked up all these points without throwing a pass for the entire game. The Eagles high scoring offense (44ppg prior to Friday) was a bit off its norm but the Broncos have positioned themselves beautifully to advance out of district.
Class 6 District 4 is completely topsy-turvy. The two 4-4 teams (McCluer North & Riverview) each won as they beat two teams that are now 6-2 (Hazelwood Central & Hazelwood West). The North Stars kicked a field goal with 4 seconds left to shock the Haz Central Hawks 31-30. On the other hand, the RG Rams whitewashed Haz West 20-0. The Wildcats suffer their 2nd consecutive loss after opening with 6 straight wins.
Class 6, Dist 2 seemed very tightly bunched to many observers prior to the Friday contests. The pundits were right-on! SLUH beats Ritenour 27-26 in OT as Ritenour opts to go for the 2pointer to win the game but fails. Mehlville, despite less than 40 rushing yards, uses a strong defense and opportunistic offense to sneak past Lindbergh 16-13.
MORE UPSETS in CLASS 5! In the wildest game of the night, the Vianney Golden Griffins had the ball last (or so it seems) as they outlast Chaminade 57-54. That's right 111 points and NO RUNNING CLOCK ! Rob Standard (Cham) was the 3rd back to cross the 400 yard barrier in the last 3 weeks against Vianney but it wasn't enough. Red-Hot Dalton Hewitt rang up 461 passing yards for Vianney. The Griffins are now well placed for post-district action with the win. In the Other game of that district, the Webster Groves Statesman romped past Roosevelt 34-6. The Statesman are "coming on" and could advance several rounds in the post season.
Parkway North Vikings(6-2) shutout the Parkway West Longhorns (6-2) 16-0. The Vikings did it the old-fashioned way-- field position, defense and no turnovers. Outstanding punting and some stalled drives gave the Longhorns the ball inside their 24 yard line each of their first 8 possessions! The other game of this Class 5 district 3 saw the Kirkwood Pioneers spot the Parkway Central Colts a 14-0 halftime lead. The Pioneers came alive on a turnover, then turned up the throttle and ran off 32 unanswered points as they won 32-14.
Crystal ball gazing after 1 week of district... Most expect DeSmet to emerge as the champion of District 5. If that proves to be true, the Spartans will have the tough task of taking on the loser of the FtZ West-Jeff City game....what a 1st round game.
Does anyone else know that the Normandy Vikings are 8-0 after whipping Jennings 42-25? The Vikes have several Saturday games and seem to get lost in the college-day shuffle.
To no one's surprise, I'm looking at Webb City from the bottom bracket of Class 4. The top of the bracket...some of my early favorites (I reserve the right to change my mind later of course) are Helias, MICDS, Farmington, and Normandy.
SLUH's Joe Schrick kicked his 9th & 10th field goals of the year this week in Ritenour win. What a difference a great kicker makes to a team!
TJ Moe had 424 total yards HIMSELF last week despite the game-planning of the Hickman Kewpies.
NO...Mr. Whipple wasn't on duty...they weren't squeezing the Charmin but the Kelly Hawks used the squeeze play over and over again. Just glancing at the 7-1 score, many would think it was AL style of ball. No sir...The Hawks squeezed four different times and also hit two sacrifice flys on their way to the win over the Fatima Comets.
The first of 5 games at Ballwin Athletic Association field went extra innings. In the top of the 8th, Amanda Geile (Parkway South) cleared all the bases with a Home run to lead the Patriots to a 8-4 win over Oakville. In the last game, Howell Central had Christine Ulses blast out a grand slam to open up a 5-1 lead. The Spartans hung on for a 5-4 win over the Lafayette Lancers. This blast wasn't entirely new to Ulses-- it was her 2nd grand salami of the year and her 8th home run blast of 2008.
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