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Nov 9, 2008 Check Out previous Blogs
That loud booming sound that you heard coming out of the western side of the STATE was the Rockhurst Hawklets blasting a cannon in celebration. The Hawklets avenged an earlier loss to Blue Springs by pummeling the Wildcats 48-0 in class 6 sectional action ! Nathan Scheelhaase threw four consecutive passes that produced touchdowns as Rockhurst led 35-0 at half. Does anyone have a cannon as strong as Rockhurst in 2008 ?
All FIVE 4th down attempts fail ??? I've never seen it.....in the MICDS-Normandy, class 4 Regional round game won by MICDS 21-14, there were five attempts to convert on 4th down by both teams. NONE were successful! In this highly entertaining game where the offenses ran up & down the field with strong rushing games, it came down to a special team play. A high, errant snap in punt formation gave MICDS the ball 18 yards from the end zone. The Rams punched over the winning TD on the first play.
How about all these teams wining their 1st post season game? Take a look at this trio of 1st time winners.... Ft Zumwalt West used the multi-talented arm and legs of TJ Moe to scored two 4th quarter TD's and beat DeSmet 35-21. This was the classic offense vs defense tussle. The Jaguars averaged 53.3 ppg coming into the contest while the Spartans surrendered just over 9 ppg defensively. 4 turnovers (2 very costly-late in game) was too much for the Spartans to overcome after battling back from a 14 point deficit (21-7) to tie it at 21. Moe threw for 207 (3 TD), rushed for 179 (2 TD) in the winning effort.
The Oakville Tigers were 0-7 entering district. After shocking the Fox Warriors last week to win district. The Tigers got revenge by beating their intra-district rival, the Mehlville Panthers 24-7. Why the turnaround? Oakville faced 4 playoff teams in the first 7 weeks. At some point Coach Arlee Connor to ride his horse. In this case, the horse was Jr QB Joe Plassmeyer. Plassmeyer has splattered the previous passing record (1312 yards) by racking up 2357 yards this year. Plassmeyer has thrown for 1045 in the last 4 games. Also, the Tigers capitalized on 6 Mehlville turnovers in the rematch.
District 1 of class 6 was sometimes ridiculed for its strength prior to district. Well, things aren't always as they appear.....Oakville won sectional as did the #2 team-the Fox Warriors. Demonstrating really courage in OT, the Warriors saw the SLUH Jr. Bills score a TD and kick a PAT. When Levi Terrell scored for Fox on their first possession, Fox called time out. EVERYONE KNEW THIS WAS THE GAME. Fox gave it back to Terrell who powered it over the goal line and powered Fox past the Jr. Bills 36-35. We'll have a Fox-Oakville rematch of 2 weeks ago.
Almost 5 miles in the air!! In the southeastern part of the State, in a class 3 school--Ste. Genevieve a QB has really piled up the yards in a real quiet way. Kory Faulkner, Ste. Geneveive, Sr.Quarterback has posted numbers that are really startling. This year, Faulkner is 279 of 386 passes for 3,488 yards. Throughout his career at SG, Faulkner has thrown for 7,883 yards through the air! That's 4.47 miles of yards through the air with more possible playoff games on the plate!! Oh yeah...he's thrown for 92 TD passes in his career. Further, Faulkner has rushed fof 891 yards, 13TD this year alone. Yes...he is being recruited!! The Suburban North is standing tall! After some "bashed" the Sub North as slipping some this year. Hazelwood Central spanks Marquette and McCluer North upends Lafayette in Class 6 sectional games. Meanwhile in class 5, McCluer Comets(8-3) ended the high school career of Timberland's Montee Ball 35-28 in OT. Hazelwood East takes on Kirkwood on Monday. Who's doing the bashing now ? Your thoughts on Suburban North bryan@prepcasts.com
Rematch-- good or bad ? As mentioned earlier, Oakville will face Fox in a rematch of an earlier district game. That scenario will take place 15 times in the post season across the State. I'm not sure that we do justice to team that won the first game by having a rematch two weeks later. This was cited as a weakness when the new system was introduced this year. Many seem to forget that District IS the first level of the STATE tournament. thoughts? bryan@prepcasts.com
NOT one goal stand....but THREE !! Salem(8-3) pounded the ball early and moved it deep into Fulton territory on three different occasions in the first half. Each time the Tigers reached at least the 5 yard line only to be stopped by the Hornets(9-2) great defense. After escaping these early attacks, Fulton went on to win their 1st post season victory since 1993 with a 20-7 win. The Hornets capitalized on Salem fumbles in the 2nd half, as Salem fumbled 3 of 4 possessions, to set up their game with Sullivan on Monday.
A new way to win! This year we've all heard all about the soaring offensive numbers across the state. Not at Sullivan last Wednesday! Sullivan (10-1) stopped Mexico cold in its tracks as Mexico mustered out only 22 total yards in dropping a 28-0 decision to the Eagles. Offense might get the front pages but defense wins games!
1 win to 8 wins in one year ? The Westran Hornets (8-3) were knocked off by Wellington-Napolean(9-2) 55-16 in class 1 play on Wednesday. The Hornets had a terrific year!! Westran won their first conference title in 20 years, their first district championship in 8 years, hadn't won more than two games in the last four years and saw their 2007 win total of 1 balloon up to 8 wins this year in 2008 !! more turnaround years ? bryan@prepcasts.com
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