The Missouri High School Class 5 football playoffs are underway.
<strong style="font-size: 1rem;">DISTRICT 1</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Jackson (9-0), 2. Seckman (8-2), 3. Poplar Bluff (7-3), <del>4. Fox (3-6),</del> 5. Mehlville (5-5), <del>6. Oakville (3-7),</del> <del>7. Central (Cape Girardeau) 2-8</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=1&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes: </strong>With seven teams in the district, reigning Class 5 champion Jackson received a first-round bye. ... Seckman and Poplar Bluff both rolled to big wins and fifth-seeded Mehlville recorded the mild upset over No. 4 seed Fox. ... QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="101699" first="Cole" last="Ruble"]</strong> accounted for 249 yards and three touchdowns as Seckman defeated Cape Central 25-0. Ruble, a junior, carried 25 times for 207 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 42 yards and a score. Senior WR <strong>Ty Kitchen</strong> caught a touchdown pass and ran for another. ... Poplar Bluff defeated Oakville 42-7 with five rushing touchdowns, including two apiece for junior running backs <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226125" first="Atari" last="Amos"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226129" first="Amare" last="White"]</strong>. ... <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226130" first="Eric" last="Ohmer"]</strong> did a little bit of everything in Mehlville’s 38-12 win at Fox. A senior RB-DB, Ohmer carried 21 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns and recorded a team-high 10 tackles and an interception. Ohmer topped the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the victory.
<strong>DISTRICT 2</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Rockwood Summit (9-0), 2. Eureka (8-2), 3. Ladue (9-1), <del>4. Parkway West (7-3),</del> 5. Lafayette (5-5), <del>6. Parkway South (1-8),</del> <del>7. Webster Groves (0-9)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=2&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes:</strong> While top seed Summit had a bye, Eureka and Ladue both rolled to big wins. .. Eureka defeated Webster Groves 44-7 with a strong rushing attack. The Wildcats gained 348 yards on the ground, led by [player_tooltip player_id="226140" first="Rhemi" last="Watson"]’s 125 yards rushing and two touchdowns. ... Ladue beat Parkway South 42-13 for its sixth straight victory. Senior standout RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="37577" first="Jared" last="Rhodes"]</strong> scored two touchdowns, giving him 19 for the season. ... Fifth-seeded Lafayette upset No. 4 seed Parkway West, 21-14, behind three touchdowns from sophomore WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="126216" first="Zae" last="Jones"]</strong>.
<strong>DISTRICT 3</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Fort Zumwalt North (6-3), 2. Chaminade (5-5), 3. Fort Zumwalt South (5-5), <del>4. Francis Howell Central (2-8),</del> 5. Fort Zumwalt East (3-7), <del>6. Francis Howell North (2-8),</del> <del>7. Ritenour (0-10)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=3&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes: </strong>Fort Zumwalt North had a bye. ... Chaminade rolled to a 42-14 win over Ritenour behind good performances from seniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="37535" first="Cameron" last="Epps"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103078" first="Elijah" last="Griffin"]</strong> and junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103784" first="Drake" last="Faust"]</strong>. Epps, an Oklahoma State commit, ran seven times for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Griffin caught four passes from Faust for 112 yards and two scores. ... Zumwalt South defeated Francis Howell North 21-7 behind two touchdowns from sophomore standout ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226154" first="Amir" last="Purdy"]</strong>, his eighth and ninth scores of the season. ... Following a trend, fifth-seeded Zumwalt East became the third No. 5 seed in the first three districts in Class 5 to upset the No. 4 seed. Zumwalt East beat Howell Central 48-39 behind a monster performance from QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226160" first="Brennan" last="Wilson"]</strong>, who carried 32 times for 290 yards and four touchdowns — all season highs — and threw for 159 yards. Wilson has rushed for 1,315 yards and 17 touchdowns in 10 games and passed for 684 yards with three TDS and seven interceptions.
<strong>DISTRICT 4</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Holt (9-0), 2. Helias (8-1), 3. Washington (7-3), 4. Battle (5-4), <del><strong>5. Liberty (Wentzville) (3-7),</strong> 6. Capital City (1-9)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> MSHSAA.org
<strong>Notes: </strong>With only six teams in this district, Holt and Helias both received first-round byes. ... Washington defeated Capital City 35-8 to record it’s fifth consecutive win. Senior QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226167" first="Camden" last="Millheiser"]</strong> and sophomore RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="125256" first="Landon" last="Boston"]</strong> each scored twice. Millheiser has a team-high 14 TDs for Washington and Boston has scored 13. ... Battle used a 22-point third quarter to defeat Liberty (Wentzville) 48-13. RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226198" first="Tay" last="Patrick"]</strong> ran for 213 yards and a touchdown. Junior QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226183" first="Justin" last="Goolsby"]</strong> connected with senior TE <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226190" first="Livingston" last="Coaty"]</strong> for two touchdown passes in the third quarter surge.
<strong>DISTRICT 5</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Lebanon (8-1), 2. Glendale (8-2), 3. Rolla (7-3), 4. Camdenton (7-3), <del>5. Central (Springfield) (4-6),</del> <del>6. Branson (3-7),</del> <del>7. Waynesville (2-8)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=5&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes: </strong>No. 1 seed Lebanon had a bye. ... Junior QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103378" first="Cole" last="Feuerbacher"]</strong> had another big game as Glendale defeated Waynesville 61-26. Feuerbacher, who threw eight touchdown passes in the regular season finale, threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns and added 75 yards rushing. ... Rolla beat Branson 28-0 for the Bulldogs’ first shutout of the season and will now get a rematch with Glendale in the semifinals. Glendale defeated Rolla 30-26 on Sept. 3. ... Camdenton bounced back from losing its final regular season game and knocked off Springfield Central 34-18.
<strong>DISTRICT 6</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Carthage (9-0), 2. Webb City (6-3), 3. Republic (6-4), <del>4. Neosho (1-9),</del> 5. Willard (1-9), <del>6. Parkview (0-10)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=6&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes: </strong>Carthage and Webb City received first-round byes. ... Republic defeated Parkview 54-0. Senior RB <strong>Kody Norman</strong> had two touchdowns in the victory. ... Fifth-seeded Willard beat No. 4 Neosho 56-35 for its first win of the season.
<strong>DISTRICT 7</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Grain Valley (6-3), 2. Raytown (5-3), 3. Belton (7-3), <del>4. Ruskin (2-6),</del> 5. Smith-Cotton (3-7), <del>6. Raytown South (0-9),</del> <del>7. Truman (0-10)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=7&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes: </strong>Grain Valley received a first-round bye. ... Raytown finished the regular season with a 56-7 win over Truman and then won the rematch, 42-0, in the district quarterfinals a week later. Junior QB [player_tooltip player_id="37710" first="Nate" last="Whitebear"] threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Senior RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="96148" first="Zhamari" last="Gary"]</strong> and sophomore RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226268" first="Travon" last="Johnson"]</strong> each scored two TDs. ... Belton defeated Raytown South 47-28 for the Pirates’ second win over Raytown South this season. Belton won the first matchup, the season opener for both schools, 56-28. ... Fifth-seeded Smith-Cotton knocked off No. 4 seed Ruskin 35-12. Junior DE-RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226286" first="Kwan" last="Watkins"]</strong> returned an interception for a touchdown and scored a rushing touchdown.
<strong>DISTRICT 8</strong>
<strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Fort Osage (8-1), 2. Platte County (8-2), 3. North Kansas City (4-6), 4. Staley (4-5), <del>5. Oak Park (4-6),</del> <del>6. William Chrisman (3-7),</del> <del>7. Central (St. Joseph) (1-9)</del>
<strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=8&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a>
<strong>Notes: </strong>Fort Osage received a first-round bye ... Platte County defeated St. Joe Central 38-17 for its fifth straight victory. Senior QB <strong>Jared Parsons</strong> threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns. Junior WR<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="181599" first="Dayne" last="Wimberly"]</strong> caught three passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns. Junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="226300" first="Nate" last="Walls"] rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. ... North Kansas City beat William Chrisman 49-20. Senior QB <strong>Christopher Johnson</strong> threw two touchdown passes and ran for another. Sophomore WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226307" first="Chase" last="Porter"]</strong> caught five passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns. ... Staley defeated Oak Park 35-14.
<em><strong>You can follow Nate Latsch on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/natelatsch">@natelatsch</a>.</strong></em>
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