Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The first round of the Class 4 playoffs in Missouri provided fans with quite a few exciting games including a handful of upsets. Riverview Gardens, a one-win team, went on the road and won at Clayton, 24-20, and their reward is that they get to host their second round matchup against St. Dominic. Another upset was […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds It was an exciting week in the first round in the Missouri Class 5 playoffs with several upsets and with a few teams showing how they are capable of going all the way to the 2015 championship game. The upsets in the first round included Webster Groves (5-5) taking down Ladue (7-4), 28-20, while […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Webb City has dominated Class 4 the past five years as the Cardinals have won the last five state titles including 2014 when they got past Central 48-21 in the championship game in St. Louis. This year Webb City along with Harrisonville, Westminster, and Hannibal went undefeated in the regular season and are the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The 2014 Missouri High School Playoffs ended with Battle defeating Nix 25-22 in a thrilling championship game. This year may end up with different teams in the championship game with Nix finishing the regulars season 4-5 and Battle earning a first round bye as one of the top teams in the state. For Battle to repeat […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel On October 10, Cale Garrett, a linebacker from Kearney, Missouri, committed to play college football at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Garrett (6’2″, 225) has had a monster senior season through the first eight games for the Kearney Bulldogs where he has 74 tackles including 12 tackles for a loss, and one interception. The senior linebacker […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Fort Osage 17, Staley 14 In one of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend, the undefeated Fort Osage Indians traveled north of Kansas City to take on the Staley Falcons who were also undefeated. Staley got out to a quick 14-0 lead after quarterback Michael Kilpatrick connected with Connor McCullough on a 19-yard […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Staley Falcons @ Liberty North Eagles This will be one of the best games of the weekend featuring two top teams with Staley coming in 3-0 and Liberty North 2-1. The big reason that the Falcons are undefeated is that they have outscored their opponents 110-24 in their first three games. The leaders of this high-scoring offense […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Rockhurst 20 at Webb City 49 In a highly anticipated match-up, Webb City proved why they’re the kings of high school football in Missouri Class 4. The Cardinals cruised to a 21-7 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. After Rockhurst made it 21-14 early in the second quarter, the Webb City defense […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Fort Osage @ Blue Springs Fort Osage defeated Raytown South on the road last week 27-14. The Indians now come home to face an up-and-coming Blue Springs team that was shutout by Staley 35-0 last week. Senior wide receiver Donte Dodson led Fort Osage with 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Week One […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Missouri High School Football Recap Aug. 21, 2015 Blue Springs 0 @ Staley 35 For the first time in three years, Staley won their home opener. The victory also gave Head Coach Fred Bouchard his 200th career win. The Falcons gained the ultimate momentum in the second quarter when Blue Spring fumbled deep in […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Kelly Donohoe Mascot: Wildcats League: Suburban-Gold (MO Class 6) 2014: 8-4 Location: Blue Springs, MO Overview Blue Springs won state titles in 2012 and 2013 so 2014 was a down but still successful year for the Wildcats according to their standards. Blue Springs made it to Class 6 quarterfinals but suffered a heartbreaking 34-29 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Cale Garrett is coming off a monster junior year. The 6’2″, 225 pound, workhorse spent time at running back, full back, and linebacker for Kearney High School. However it was at linebacker that he excelled. Garrett had 157 tackles, two sacks, and three interceptions in 2014. After the season, Garrett was selected first-team All-Conference, first-team All-District, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: John Roderique Mascot: Cardinals Conference: Central Ozarks 2014: 15-0 Location: Webb City, Missouri Overview Head Coach John Roderique has built a dynasty at Webb City High School. On Nov. 29, 2014, Webb City defeated Central High School, out of Cape Giradeau, Mo., 48-21 to win their fifth straight state championship. The Cardinals blew away […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Greg Jones Mascot: Bulldogs District: Suburban-Blue (MO Class 4) 2014: 12-2 Location: Kearney, Missouri Overview For a second year in a row, Kearney made it all the way to the state semifinals. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs suffered a heartbreaking 38-7 loss to Webb City. Kearney now has to retool in preparation for the 2015 season. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Ryan Schartz Mascot: Indians District: Suburban Small 7 (MO Class 5) 2014: 11-1 Location: Independence, MO Overview Fort Osage had a great year in 2014. The Indians went undefeated until they suffered a heartbreaking 21-20 loss to Park Hill in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Fort Osage blew away the competition in the regular […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Fred Bouchard Mascot: Falcons District: Suburban Small 7 (MO Class 5) 2014: 8-3 Location: Kansas City, MO Overview Staley has built a reputation of being in contention for a state title every year. However, the Falcons suffered a heartbreaking 13-0 loss to Liberty North in the second round of the playoffs in 2014. Going […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Wisconsin landed A.J. Taylor on Saturday, the verbal commitment was just a formality but the recruitment was a big win. Taylor is considered one of the top athletes in the 2016 recruiting class playing running back for powerhouse Rockhurst High School (Kansas City, MO) but also a major threat in the passing game thanks to […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Kearney High School in Kearney, Missouri had a great season in 2014. The Bulldogs finished 12-2 and made it to the Missouri 4A State Semifinals for the second year in a row. One reason for Kearney’s success in 2014 was their defense. The Bulldogs defense chewed up their opponents and held them to an average of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Friday night the Arkansas Razorbacks added their ninth verbal commitment to their 2016 class landing Rock Bridge High School two-way star Hayden Johnson. Johnson, 6’3”, 245 pounds, was a pile mover for the Bruins in 2014 gaining national attention by college recruiters as a running back/fullback. On the defensive side of the ball he was a […]
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Christian Brothers College (High School) running back Tre Bryant is just that, a running back, and a really good one at that. On inside handoffs, off tackle, cut-backs in a zone blocking scheme, and on outside sweeps, if he finds as much as a little crease he is gone. With great blocking in front of him, the Class of 2016 […]
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