Missouri Class 6 District 1 preview
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DISTRICT 1 Seeds: 1. CBC (8-1), 2. Marquette (8-1), 3. Lindbergh (8-1), 4. De Smet (7-2), 5. Kirkwood (6-2), 6. St. Louis University High (5-3), 7. Northwest (Cedar Hill) (5-4), 8. Vianney (1-8) Bracket: MSHSAA.org Notes: Seven of the eight…
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Seeds: 1. CBC (8-1), 2. Marquette (8-1), 3. Lindbergh (8-1), 4. De Smet (7-2), 5. Kirkwood (6-2), 6. St. Louis University High (5-3), 7. Northwest (Cedar Hill) (5-4), 8. Vianney (1-8)
Bracket: MSHSAA.org
Notes: Seven of the eight teams in District 1 have a winning record and the top three seeds have combined for just three losses. CBC (No. 1), De Smet (No. 4) and Marquette (No. 10) were all ranked in the Top 10 in the final regular-season Missouri Football Media rankings. … Top seed CBC, which has won eight straight games, has wins over De Smet, St. Louis University High and Vianney this season. The Cadets are averaging 48.7 points per game this season. … No. 2 seed Marquette closed out the regular season with seven straight victories. The Mustangs are allowing just 9.1 points per game this season. … Third-seeded Lindbergh’s lone loss was a 19-13 two-overtime defeat at Ladue in Week 3. The Flyers have won six straight games and are allowing just 13.4 points per game. … De Smet, which won the Class 6 championship in 2019 and finished second a year ago, has won six straight games since losing to CBC, 44-29, in Week 3. The Spartans could get a rematch with CBC in the district semifinals. … Fifth-seeded Kirkwood is averaging 41.4 points per game. SLUH is a dangerous No. 6 seed and is averaging 44.1 points per game. The Junior Bills’ three losses came against MICDS, CBC and De Smet, three state champion contenders.
Players to Watch: CBC 2022 QB Patrick Heitert Patrick Heitert 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB CBC | 2022 State MO (2,440 total yards, 21 total TDs); Marquette 2023 QB Jack Ahlbrand Jack Ahlbrand 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Marquette | 2023 State MO (1,673 total yards, 31 total TDs); Lindbergh 2023 RB Jake Hnilo Jake Hnilo 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Lindbergh | 2023 MO (1,188 rushing yards, 17 TDs); De Smet 2023 RB Keshawn Ford Keshawn Ford 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB De Smet | 2023 State MO ; Kirkwood 2023 WR Tyler Macon Tyler Macon 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Kirkwood | 2023 State MO (42 catches, 793 yards, 13 total TDs); SLUH 2024 WR Ryan Wingo Ryan Wingo 6'2" | 200 lbs | WR St. Louis University High | 2024 State MO (686 total yards, 13 TDs); Northwest 2023 RB Chase Viehland Chase Viehland 5'7" | 200 lbs | RB Northwest Cedar Hill | 2023 MO (1,177 rushing yards, 12 TDs); Vianney 2023 TE Jack Burke Jack Burke 6'1" | 200 lbs | WR Vianney | 2023 State MO (53 catches, 592 yards, 5 total TDs)
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