Missouri Week 1 Games to watch
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Missouri High School football is back and the slate of games in Week 1 will tell us a lot about some of the best teams in the Show-Me State. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 EAST ST. LOUIS (Ill.) at CBC, 7 PM…
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Continue ReadingMissouri High School football is back and the slate of games in Week 1 will tell us a lot about some of the best teams in the Show-Me State.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
EAST ST. LOUIS (Ill.) at CBC, 7 PM
A cross-state matchup of powerhouse programs, East St. Louis and CBC will likely be the preseason favorites to win state championships in their respective classes (and states). The teams last played in 2016 and host East St. Louis emerged with a 32-28 victory after scoring a touchdown with 28 seconds left. It was a tough loss for the Cadets, but helped pave the way for their back-to-back state championships in 2017 and 2018.
Players to Watch
CBC: QB Patrick Heitert Patrick Heitert 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB CBC | 2022 State MO (2022), CB Blair Schonhorst Blair Schonhorst 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB CBC | 2022 State MO (2022, Ball State commitment), RB Dylan Van Dylan Van 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB CBC | 2023 State MO (2023), OL Josh Gregory Josh Gregory 6'7" | 260 lbs | OL CBC | 2023 State MO (2023) and WR Jeremiah McClellan Jeremiah McClellan 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR CBC | 2024 State MO (2024)
East St. Louis: WR Luther Burden (2022), QB Robert Battle (2024), OL Myles McVay (2023), CB Ahmad Robinson (2022) and RB Marquise Palmer (2023).
CENTER HILL (Miss.) at WEST PLAINS
COVID protocols forced the cancellation of a much-anticipated season-opening matchup between Glendale and West Plains, two of the top teams in Southwest Missouri, and sent West Plains searching for a Week 1 opponent. Center Hill High School in Olive, Branch, Mississippi, answered the call and agreed to travel to Missouri for tonight’s contest.
Players to Watch
Center Hill: QB-S Mark Holmes, RB Amari Dawkins and DL Erik Covington.
West Plains: RB-LB Connor Lair Connor Lair 6'1" | 225 lbs | ATH West Plains | 2022 State MO (2022), OL Jaylon James Jaylon James 6'8" | 285 lbs | OL West Plains | 2022 State MO (2022), QB Dagen Kenslow Dagen Kenslow 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB West Plains | 2022 State MO (2022), WR-DB Heston Miller Heston Miller 6'2" | 195 lbs | WR West Plains | 2023 State MO (2023) and TE Garrett Mahan Garrett Mahan 6'6" | 235 lbs | TE West Plains | 2023 State MO (2023).
LUTHERAN NORTH at ST. MARY’S, 7 PM
A matchup of two of the top smaller school squads in Missouri will feature plenty of Division I talent on both sidelines. Lutheran North has a new head coach in Kyle Wagner, who was the Crusaders’ offensive coordinator for their state championship team two years ago, and he is looking to keep North at an elite level. St. Mary’s has another strong squad and will be looking to make a statement at home.
Players to Watch
Lutheran North: QB Brian Brown Brian Brown 6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH Lutheran North | 2022 State MO (2022, Southern Illinois commitment), RB Jaylin Carson Jaylin Carson 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB Lutheran North | 2022 State MO (2022), DT Jaylen Banks Jaylen Banks 6'4" | 270 lbs | DL Lutheran North | 2022 State MO (2022, Southern Illinois commitment), WR Justin Price Justin Price 5'11" | 180 lbs | WR East St. Louis | 2025 IL (2025).
St. Mary’s: WR Kevin Coleman Kevin Coleman 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR St. Mary's | 2022 State MO (2022), QB Caron Spann Caron Spann 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB St. Mary's | 2022 State MO (2022), RB-DB De’Shawn Fuller De’Shawn Fuller 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB St. Mary's | 2022 State MO (2022) and WR Chase Hendricks Chase Hendricks 5'11" | 185 lbs | WR St. Mary's | 2023 State MO (2023).
BLUE SPRINGS at LIBERTY, 7 PM
Two of the most talented Kansas City area squads square off in this season opener in Week 1 and it will tell us a lot about where these teams are early this fall. There will be plenty of talent on both sides, but Blue Springs will unfortunately be without senior standout linebacker Carson Willich Carson Willich 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB Blue Springs | 2022 State MO , an Iowa State commitment, who is expected to miss the season with a torn ACL.
(from The Examiner)
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Players to Watch
Blue Springs: RB Lamana Tapusoa Lamana Tapusoa 5'10" | 205 lbs | RB Blue Springs | 2023 HI (2023), DE Ikenna Ezeogu Ikenna Ezeogu 6'5" | 225 lbs | DL Blue Springs | 2022 State MO (2022, Iowa State commitment), WR-DB Dalesean Staley Dalesean Staley 6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH Blue Springs | 2022 State MO (2022, Northern Iowa commitment), QB Sal Caldarella Sal Caldarella 5'11" | 165 lbs | QB Blue Springs | 2024 State MO (2024) and TE Eli Youman Eli Youman 6'6" | 235 lbs | TE Blue Springs | 2023 State MO (2023).
Liberty: RB Wentric Williams III Wentric Williams III 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Liberty KC | 2022 State MO (2022), OL Michael Capria Michael Capria 6'3" | 285 lbs | OL Liberty KC | 2022 State MO (2022, Kansas State commitment), WR Caden Dennis Caden Dennis 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR Liberty (KC) | 2022 State MO (2022), LB Nchang Ndifor Nchang Ndifor 5'11" | 195 lbs | LB Liberty (KC) | 2023 State MO (2023) and WR Ricky Ahumaraeze Ricky Ahumaraeze 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR Liberty (KC) | 2023 State MO (2023).
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