CBC-Lee’s Summit North: Game Recap & Players of the Game
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The Missouri Class 6 semifinal matchup between host CBC and Lee’s Summit North on Friday night lived up to the billing as a true heavyweight fight that came down to the final seconds. Top-ranked CBC trailed by 14 points with…
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Continue ReadingThe Missouri Class 6 semifinal matchup between host CBC and Lee’s Summit North on Friday night lived up to the billing as a true heavyweight fight that came down to the final seconds.
Top-ranked CBC trailed by 14 points with 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter, but rallied to score three unanswered touchdowns and then held on for a 28-21 victory.
CBC will now face Liberty North (11-1) at 1 p.m. next Saturday (Nov. 27) in the Class 6 championship game at the University of Missouri. The Cadets, who won back to back titles in 2017 and 2018, will be seeking their fourth championship in eight seasons.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
CBC (12-1)
QB Patrick Heitert Patrick Heitert 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB CBC | 2022 State MO 2022
Heitert continued his remarkable senior season with a four-touchdown performance. After the Cadets got down by two scores, Heitert answered with a 34-yard touchdown pass to senior WR Gavin Conley Gavin Conley 5'8" | 150 lbs | WR CBC | 2022 MO late in the third quarter and then scored on two short runs in the first few minutes of the fourth. Heitert, who has offers from Southeast Missouri State and Dayton, completed 20 of 27 passes for 270 yards and one touchdown and ran for 20 yards and three scores. In 13 games this fall, he has thrown for 2,879 yards with 20 touchdowns (against five interceptions) and run for 379 yards and 12 scores.
WR Jeremiah McClellan Jeremiah McClellan 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR CBC | 2024 State MO 2024
One of the state’s top sophomores, McClellan shined again with six receptions for 124 yards. He made a few clutch catches when his team needed him to come through. For the season, McClellan has 41 receptions for 989 yards and nine touchdowns.
RB Dylan Van Dylan Van 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB CBC | 2023 State MO 2023
CBC has three good junior running backs, with Van, Jeremiyah Love Jeremiyah Love 6'1" | 195 lbs | RB CBC | 2023 State MO and Ralph Dixon Ralph Dixon 5'7" | 170 lbs | RB CBC | 2023 State MO , and each of the three has taken charge at different times this season. On Friday, it was Van, who rushed for 84 yards on 13 carries and had a late won’t-be-denied burst through the defense to set up one of Heitert’s touchdown runs. Van has rushed for 644 yards and 12 touchdowns on 112 carries this season, an average of 5.8 yards per carry.
S/LB Lucas McAllister Lucas McAllister 6'1" | 200 lbs | DB CBC | 2023 State MO 2023
McAllister moved from his safety spot to linebacker with a teammate out with an injury and he responded with a team-high 10 tackles and a sack. McAllister, who had nine tackles in the previous game, has 78 tackles, two interceptions and a sack this season.
WR Gavin Conley Gavin Conley 5'8" | 150 lbs | WR CBC | 2022 MO 2022 / WR Dakotah Mayo Dakotah Mayo 5'8" | 160 lbs | WR CBC | 2023 State MO 2023
Conley finished with five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, his second of the year. Mayo, a speedy junior with an offer from Arkansas State, finished with five catches for 44 yards, but also had a 68-yard touchdown reception called back on a penalty.
Lee’s Summit North (11-2)
OL Armand Membou Armand Membou 6'5" | 320 lbs | OL Lee's Summit North | 2022 State MO 2022 / OL Cayden Green Cayden Green 6'5" | 310 lbs | OL Lee's Summit North | 2023 State MO 2023
The Division I bookends on the Broncos’ offensive line led the way up front as the offensive line was able to get a push in the run game and give quarterback Tre Baker Tre Baker 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Lee's Summit North | 2022 State MO several seconds to locate receivers. It’s easy to see why Lee’s Summit North was one of the state’s top teams this season and it starts with the dominant group up front that is led by Membou, a Missouri commitment, and Green, one of the top prospects in the Midwest in the junior class who has offers from Georgia, Oklahoma, Oregon and several others.
QB Tre Baker Tre Baker 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Lee's Summit North | 2022 State MO 2022
A Southern Illinois commitment, Baker showed his all-around playmaking ability by making plays with his arm and his legs. He completed 14 of 25 passes for 153 yards with one touchdown and finished the season with 2,274 passing yards and 29 touchdowns. He also serves as the team’s punter and landed two of his four punts inside the 20-yard line.
RB Quincey Baker Quincey Baker 5'8" | 185 lbs | RB Lee's Summit North | 2023 State MO 2023 / RB Tanner Howes Tanner Howes 5'8" | 160 lbs | RB Lee's Summit North | 2024 State MO 2024
The Broncos’ running backs combined for 142 yards rushing and a touchdown on 21 carries. Baker gained 75 yards on 13 carries and gave the CBC run defense trouble early. Howes showed his dual-threat ability as he rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on eight carries and also caught four passes for 35 yards and another touchdown. He also had a long kickoff return to get LSN in scoring position.
K Seth Simpson 2023
Simpson displayed a strong left leg during warm-ups, even though the conditions were cold and windy, and then made an impact in the game and two field goals in the first quarter — a 35-yarder and a 41-yarder. He missed a 33-yarder into the wind early in the fourth quarter, though it looked like it was close enough that the official’s decision could have gone either way.
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