Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The 2016 season was another fantastic year for Staley High School. Located in Kansas City, the Staley Falcons finished 10-3 and made it all the way the Class 5 state semifinals but ultimately fell, 34-31, to eventual champion Vianney. With a favorable schedule, experience in the pocket, and a veteran defense returning, the Falcons enter the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In football, nothing beats experience on the field be it in practice, getting one valuable rep after another, or in a game, truly putting one’s skillset to the test. Having experience on the field is one thing, but being ready for that opportunity is a whole other thing. Since the beginning of June through […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When Lutheran North High School takes the gridiron Donovan Marshall’s time card gets punched. The every-down back rushed for 1,476 yards with 17 touchdowns during his junior campaign rocketing up recruiting boards across the country after rushing for 1,100 yards in 2015. Big expectations have been placed on Marshall’s shoulders for his senior season. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As the old saying goes, all is fair in love and war, and out on the recruiting trail nothing is scared when it comes down to college football programs competing for a top prospect. Class of 2018 defensive end Cartez Crook-Jones smoked opposing Missouri 4A competition during his junior season leading to early offers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Jayhawks are off to an amazing start to their 2018 recruiting class jumping to No. 4 in the nation per 247Sports. Kansas added their eight commit of the class on Thursday when Missouri defensive end Cartez Crook-Jones pledged. Crook-Jones was a standout for Grandview High School during his junior season. A relentless pass […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Size, speed, strength, and determination travels playing on any high school gridiron in the nation. Scrolling through the list of top Class of 2018 athletes with playmaking abilities in all three phases of the game, few can stack up to Missouri wide receiver/cornerback Mario Goodrich. Goodrich exploded onto the scene in 2015 giving a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks may have gotten one of the bigger steals in the 2017 recruiting class landing long snapper Jordan Silver on Sunday. All football fans know the importance of special teams but few realize just how important until a bad snap leads to a missed field goal or a bad snap sails or fumbles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The push on the college football recruiting trail to take action seems to start earlier and earlier for young men across the nation. What used to be a senior sometimes junior classification affair has turned into a recruiting march for some beginning during their eighth grade season. One Class of 2018 recruit getting plenty […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The college football recruiting trail is a lot about timing and feel. When coaches feel right about a player, they will offer. When a player feels good about an offer from a given school and staff, he will verbally commit. On Monday night, offer plus feel came together for Kansas State and Anthony Payne […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When Missouri offenses start game planning for Raymore-Peculiar High School the first thing every head coach and offensive coordinator start off with is No. 99. Teams have to know where Anthony Payne is after he ratcheted it up a notch in 2015 coming up with 61 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, and four […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @Charlie_cd3 The Blue Springs Wildcats, located in Blue Springs, Missouri just 20 miles east of Kansas City, had a rocky start to their season in 2015 going 1-5 but then reeled off four straight wins to close the regular season 5-5. Blue Springs then knocked off Raymore-Peculiar (14-12) in the first round of the Missouri […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It is really difficult to label a recruit an undervalued or under the radar prospect with 16 offers on the table but one could make the case for Raymore-Peculiar High School’s Anthony Payne. Payne did nothing short of dominate Class 6 Missouri opponents throughout the 2015 season. “Red Lightening”, nickname given to Payne due […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saturday turned out to be a good day for the Arkansas coaching staff on the recruiting trail landing Missouri offensive/defensive tackle Shane Clenin. Clenin is an under the radar recruit despite having 10 reported offers. He tore open holes on offense for his running backs helping Jefferson High School (Festus) to an 8-5 record […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Archbishop O’Hara High School in Kansas City had a great season in 2015 as the Celtics went 7-4 and reached the second round of the playoffs before losing 41-7 to Odessa. During the season, O’Hara’s offense scored 31.5 points while their defense just gave up 22 points a game. One reason for their great success was […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Lee’s Summit West, located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, had a roller coaster of a season in 2015 as the Titans finished 6-5 and lost in the second round of the 6A playoffs to Kickapoo, 26-7. One of the keys to their success was the play of their offensive line which was led by senior Boe […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Cale Garrett had a great career at Kearney High School in Kearney (MO). During his senior season in 2015, the 6’3”, 225 pound, beast posted some incredible numbers by notching 160 total tackles, 21 tackles for a loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. Garrett then led the Bulldogs to the Missouri 4A […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When a new coaching staff comes into any football program there is always a certain amount of buzz centered on the new coach. The watercooler talk normally is divided down the line between the fans in early support of the new coach, some holding onto the old staff, and those wishing for a different […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The Winnetonka Griffins, from Kansas City (MO), had a disappointing 2015 season as they finished with a 1-9 record. One of the highlights of this young team was the play of junior athlete Djimon Colbert who excelled at wide receiver and safety. The Class of 2017 recruit had 524 yards receiving at the wide receiver […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Wisconsin Badgers 2016 recruiting class is shy a few recruits with 22 verbal commitments but what the haul is not lacking thus far is talent. One of the many talented players ready to help the Badgers contend for a Big Ten title for years to come is Rockhurst running back/wide receiver A.J. Taylor. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie.cds3 It’s championship week in Missouri as two undefeated teams, Blue Springs South (13-0) and Christian Brothers College (13-0), have advanced through this tough bracket and are set to face off Friday Nov. 27th in St. Louis for the 6A state championship. Both teams won in blowout fashion in the semifinals last week as Blue […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It is time for the semifinals in the Missouri Class 5 playoffs with four teams battling for a chance to capture the state championship. Last Friday in the quarterfinals, there were three exciting games and all four road teams won staying in the hunt for a state title. Chaminade squeaked past Summit 14-7, Carthage […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s time for the semifinals in the Missouri Class 4 playoffs as four teams are still all vying for a chance to capture state championship gold. The five-time defending Class 4 champion, Webb City, is still alive after destroying Harrisonville 45-7 last week in the quarterfinals. The only upset in the quarterfinals came when […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 We have reached the quarterfinals in Missouri Class 4 as the eight remaining teams are battling for a chance to be named Class 4 state champions in two weeks in St. Louis. There were several exciting games in the third round as Hannibal got past Mexico, 22-14, and Webb City continued their Class 4 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Three weeks ago the Missouri 6A playoffs started with 32 teams, now there are just four left standing as the semifinals kick off this Friday night to find out who will play for the state championship in St. Louis on November 27. The four teams remaining Blue Springs South, Kirkwood, Kickapoo and Christian Brothers […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Missouri produces talented college football recruits every year and the Class of 2016 is no different with highly regarded athletes across the state actively being sought out to play college football all over the country. Top Class of 2016 recruits already verbally committed include Fort Osage quarterback Skylar Thompson (Kansas State), Rockhurst athlete A.J. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Lee’s Summit West has gone through two straight six-win seasons after winning the Missouri Class 6 state title in 2013. The 2015 season ended in disappointment as the Titans fell to Kickapoo in the second round of the playoffs, 26-7. The strength of Lee’s Summit West’s team this year was a defense that only gave up 19.5 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s playoff in Kansas as 16 teams are battling it out to be named champions in Kansas 5A. In 2014, Bishop Carroll beat St. Thomas Aquinas in the championship game to cap off an undefeated season. This year those two teams have the ability to make a return trip to the championship however there […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 There were 16 games in the second round of the Missouri Class 4 playoffs and half of them were really exciting games including seeing 5-time defending champion Webb City barely getting by Carl Junction 14-7 and St. Dominic squeaking past Riverview Gardens 3-0. An upset in the second round happened when Vashon beat Gateway STEM […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was another great week in Missouri Class 5 football as teams battled for a spot in the third round. Two of the more exciting games was when Park Hill squeaked past Liberty North 10-7 and Fox beat Poplar Bluff 27-21. There were also three teams including Pattonville, Fort Zumwalt North, and Staley that shutout […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was another exciting round in the Class 6 playoffs as eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The most exciting game was when Blue Springs squeezed past Raymore-Peculiar 14-12 while undefeated and defending champion Christian Brothers College continued their dominance shutting out Ritenour, 42-0. One of the best performances came in Blue Springs South’s 48-21 […]
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