Missouri Class 6 District 2 preview

<strong>DISTRICT 2</strong> <strong>Seeds:</strong> 1. Francis Howell (8-1), 2. Troy Buchanan (7-2), 3. Hazelwood Central (7-2), 4. Timberland (6-3), 5. Pattonville (4-5), 6. Hickman (3-6), 7. Fort Zumwalt West (2-7), 8. Hazelwood West (2-7) <strong>Bracket:</strong> <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&amp;class=6&amp;district=2&amp;year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> <strong>Notes:</strong> Tied for No. 7 in the final regular season Missouri Media Football rankings, Francis Howell’s lone loss came against Holt, 42-32, in Week 6. The Vikings won at Troy Buchanan, 41-38, in Week 5. ... Troy Buchanan went 3-7 a year ago, including ending the season with six straight losses. The Trojans’ 7-2 bounce back season this fall has been remarkable. Their only losses came against Francis Howell and Holt. ... Third-seeded Hazelwood Central opened the season with seven straight victories but ended the regular season with back-to-back losses against Lindbergh and Marquette. ... No. 4 seed Timberland lost three times in the regular season and two of those teams, Troy Buchanan and Francis Howell, are in District 2. The Wolves could earn a rematch with Howell in the district semifinals. <strong>Players to Watch:</strong> Francis Howell 2023 LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="224375" first="Wyatt" last="Robbins"]</strong> (92 total tackles, one sack); Troy 2023 QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="37718" first="Charos" last="Sutton"]</strong> (2,289 total yards, 30 total TDs); Hazelwood Central 2022 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103085" first="Jamarion" last="Price"]</strong>  (15 TDs); Timberland 2022 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="96764" first="Jay" last="Harris"]</strong> (1,385 total yards, 23 TDs); Pattonville 2022 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="172669" first="Charles" last="Johnson Jr"].</strong> (526 rushing yards, 5 TDs); Zumwalt West 2023 RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181726" first="Kyle" last="Nunn"]</strong> (889 rushing yards, 13 TDs); Hazelwood West 2022 ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="176224" first="Romano" last="Gines"]</strong> (1,275 total yards, 13 TDs) <em><strong>You can follow Nate Latsch on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/natelatsch">@natelatsch</a>.</strong></em> &nbsp;