Missouri Class 4 playoffs Week 11 recap
There are 3 top-10 ranked battles this week in Class 4 district title games, meaning some quality teams will see the season end before reaching the playoffs. District 1 North County at No. 7 Hillsboro Hillsboro won the first meeting…
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Continue ReadingThere are 3 top-10 ranked battles this week in Class 4 district title games, meaning some quality teams will see the season end before reaching the playoffs.
District 1
North County at No. 7 Hillsboro
Hillsboro won the first meeting between the two, 42-7, in Week 4. … Hillsboro escaped a 13-7 win against Festus last week thanks to a 10-yard TD run by
Austin Romaine
Austin
Romaine
6'2" | 230 lbs | LB
Hillsboro | 2023
State
MO
with 1:13 left. That capped off a banner day for the junior, who had 232 yards on 25 carries. … North County junior RB
Jobe Smith
Jobe
Smith
5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH
North County | 2023
State
MO
ran for 5 TDs in a 56-20 win over Farmington. He ran the ball 11 times and finished with 338 yards on the ground – that’s almost 31 yards per tote.
District 2
No. 5 Union at No. 9 Vashon
One of three top-10 matchups for a district title … Union junior QB
Liam Hughes
Liam
Hughes
6'3" | 180 lbs | QB
Union | 2023
State
MO
passed for 139 yards and 3 TDs – all coming in the 28-point second quarter. He also ran for a touchdown. … Vashon blasted Gateway STEM, 49-8, behind four TDs from junior QB
Malious Cain
Malious
Cain
6'4" | 200 lbs | QB
Vashon | 2023
State
MO
III. He threw for 253 yards, the most yards going to junior WR Zach Smith Jr., who had four catches for 184 yards.
District 3
Parkway North at No. 2 MICDS
Senior LB Gus Baisch had eight tackles, two sacks and two interceptions for MICDS in the win against Soldan. On the offensive side of the ball, junior RB Steven Hall ran for 131 yards on 11 carries and scored twice. Junior RB
Winston Moore
Winston
Moore
5'11" | 180 lbs | WR
MICDS | 2023
State
MO
had a TD run and TD catch, while senior QB Regan Andrew ran for two touchdowns and passed for another. … Parkway North ran for 253 yards in the win against University Academy last week, but there was one unique stat. The Vikings were 8-for-8 passing for 118 yards and TDs, using a trio of quarterbacks: Sam Boydston (2-for-2), Kobe Foster (4-4, 1 TD) and
Quaran Williams
Quaran
Williams
6'1" | 170 lbs | ATH
Parkway North | 2023
State
MO
(2-2, 1 TD).
District 4
Hazelwood East at St. Dominic
Hazelwood East picked up a 27-22 win against Jennings and is the highest remaining seed but won’t get a home game this week due to MSHSAA not allowing them to host games due to the district’s COVID-19 protocols. … St. Dominic, the No 4 seed, got a 43-36 win against McCluer last week to reach the finals. Junior RB
Jackson Overton
Jackson
Overton
5'7" | 155 lbs | RB
St. Dominic | 2023
State
MO
ran for 5 TDs, including the game winning score early in the fourth quarter. He carried the ball 34 times for 222 yards.
District 5
Jefferson City at No. 3 Hannibal
This is a rematch from Week 2, where Hannibal won 40-13. … Senior RB Kevion Pendelton had a banner day for Jefferson City in a 61-19 win over Kirksville last week. The team’s leading rusher padded that total with 244 yards on 22 carries and scored six times, giving him 24 TDs on the year. … Hannibal throttled Warrenton, 76-6, in the district semifinal last week. Sophomore defensive back
Aneyas Williams
Aneyas
Williams
5'10" | 195 lbs | ATH
Hannibal | 2024
State
MO
had 2 INTs and returned one for a 51-yard touchdown. Senior LB Rommel Pinner had two sacks, including a strip sack and recovery, for the Pirates.
District 6
No. 8 McDonald County at No. 4 West Plains
West Plains senior QB
Dagen Kenslow
Dagen
Kenslow
6'2" | 190 lbs | QB
West Plains | 2022
State
MO
threw for 6 TDs in a 52-0 win over Logan-Rogersville. He was 16 for 21 for 269 yards and had a QB rating of 157.2, according to MaxPreps stats. Senior WR
Josh Leazer
Josh
Leazer
6'5" | 180 lbs | WR
West Plains | 2022
MO
had only two catches for 12 yards, but both were for TDs. Junior
Heston Miller
Heston
Miller
6'2" | 195 lbs | WR
West Plains | 2023
State
MO
hauled in a 67-yard touchdown pass from Kenslow. … McDonald County senior QB
Cole Martin
Cole
Martin
QB
McDonald County | 2022
MO
ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw three of them in a 48-21 win over Hillcrest.
District 7
No. 10 Nevada at No. 6 Lincoln College Prep
Nevada escaped with a 40-38 win over Bolivar last week to reach the finals. Junior QB Cade Beshore had two TD passes and ran for another, while junior Avious Steadman hit 20 TDs on the season with a pair of TD runs. …Lincoln College Prep got 2 TDs each from QB
Zackary Shelby
Zackary
Shelby
5'10" | 165 lbs | QB
Lincoln College Prep | 2023
MO
and RBs
Jayden Sudduth
Jayden
Sudduth
RB
Lincoln College Prep | 2022
State
MO
and John ‘JB’ Price in a 41-14 win over Harrisonville.
District 8
Excelsior Springs at No. 1 Smithville
Excelsior Springs rolled up 471 yards of rushing in a 54-20 win over St. Joseph Lafayette last week. Junior QB Chance Moreland ran for 283 yards and 4 TDs and senior RB
Amani Robinson
Amani
Robinson
5'11" | 200 lbs | RB
Excelsior Springs | 2022
State
MO
ran for 118 yards and 4 TDs as well. …. Smithville’s defense may be one of the best in the state. Through nine games, six teams teams have scored 10 or less points and the average points per game allowed is six. Linebacker
Cody Simoncic
Cody
Simoncic
6'2" | 200 lbs | LB
Smithville | 2022
State
MO
had a pick six in last week’s 45-8 win over Kearney. The senior picked up an offer from Southeast Missouri State on Thursday and two Division II offers in the last week: Pittsburg State and Northwest Missouri State.