Missouri Class 3 playoff Week 10 Recap

Blair Oaks is the defending Class 3 champion but are ranked No. 8 heading into the postseason. This class features a few Class 2 powerhouses that moved up a class, which will make this year’s postseason run intriguing. District 1 Seeds: 1. Central Park Hills (8-1), 2. Kennett (7-2), 3. Dexter (5-4), 4. Potosi (4-5), <del datetime="2021-11-05T21:59:39+00:00">5. Fredericktown (3-6), 6. Doniphan (2-7)</del> NOTES: No. 7-ranked Central plays Potosi for the second time this year. The first meeting was 64-7 for the Rebels. ... Potosi is coming off a 21-7 win over Fredericktown last week. ... Junior running back Kaeden Kennedy ran for 172 yards and a pair of scores to help Dexter to pick up a 53-6 win over Doniphan last week. ... Kennett senior defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id="96232" first="Latrevion" last="Thompson"] was injured in the regular season finale and the Dexter Statesmen newspaper said it is unclear if he will play this week. He was an all-state pick last year. District 2 Seeds: 1. St. Mary’s (7-1), 2. Valle Catholic (9-0), 3. Ste. Genevieve (6-3), 4. Herculaneum (4-5), <del datetime="2021-11-04T21:45:46+00:00">5. Roosevelt (1-7); 6. Bayless (0-9)</del> NOTES: St. Mary’s enters the postseason ranked No. 1 and the only loss came from a Chicago-area team in Week 2. Senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="37523" first="Kevin" last="Coleman"] leads the team with 13 touchdowns. … ‘Herky’ has won four straight and beat Roosevelt last week behind a 30-carry, 240-yard showing by senior running back [player_tooltip player_id="211030" first="DJ" last="Johnson"]. ...No. 2-ranked Valle had a bye last week and will face Ste. Genevieve. Last week, junior quarterback Aiden Boyer threw six touchdowns on six completion in a 56-8 win over Bayless. … Valle, a Class 1 power for years, is only undefeated team ranked in top 10 (No. 2) and got a bye when Bishop DuBourg called off the game. Junior defensive lineman Tim Okenfuss had two defensive touchdowns in the regular season finale. District 3 Seeds: 1. Lutheran North (6-3), 2. Cardinal Ritter (3-6), <del datetime="2021-11-04T21:45:46+00:00">3. Normandy (2-5)</del>, 4. Orchard Farm (4-5), 5. Winfield (5-4), 6. St. Charles West (3-5), 7. Wright City (1-7) NOTES: Lutheran North, ranked No. 5, has received 12 touchdowns and 10 2-point conversions from senior running back [player_tooltip player_id="171824" first="Jaylin" last="Carson"]. … Orchard Farm got two touchdowns from junior running back Maurion Moore in a 21-7 win over Winfield in the district opener … Cardinal Ritter wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id="37669" first="Fredrick" last="Moore"] will be visiting Georgia this week, after visiting Illinois last weekend. … Sixth-seeded St. Charles West pulled an upset last week thanks to 10 tackles and one interception from junior linebacker Jacob Kirt. District 4 Seeds: 1. Owensville (7-2), 2. St. Clair (5-3), 3. Priory (6-3), 4. Sullivan (4-5), 5. Westminster Christian Academy (3-6), 6. Salem (2-6), 7. St. James (1-8). Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=3&district=4&year=2021"></a> NOTES: Owensville is playing Sullivan for the second time in three games, after winning 35-6 in Week 8. Sophomore running back Austin Lowder leads the Dutchmen with 16 touchdowns rushing and 797 yards. … Sullivan got a 21-14 win over Westminster Christian last week. The Eagles rely on a run-heavy offense with three backs with more than 400 yards. Leading the way is senior running back Alex Goly (667 yards, 7 TDs). … Junior running back Cody Wilfong has 1,288 yards rushing – seven 100-yard plus games – and 10 touchdowns for St. James. … Senior [player_tooltip player_id="222533" first="Jahaad" last="Fort"]’s third touchdown proved to be the game winner for Priory in a 34-32 win over Salem last week. District 5 Seeds: 1. Mexico (7-2), 2. Boonville (7-2), 3. Blair Oaks (7-2), 4. Eldon (3-6),<del datetime="2021-11-04T21:45:46+00:00"> 5. Southern Boone County (3-6), 6. Osage (3-6), 7. Fulton (0-8)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=3&district=5&year=2021"></a> NOTES: NOTES: Mexico has ran for 2,820 yards as a team, led by junior running back Anthony Shiver’s 781 yards. He shared the lead in touchdown runs with teammate Michael White with 13. … Senior running backs Bryce Veach and Mason Kirkweg have reach ran for more than 1,000 yards this year. Veach has 1,205, while Kirkweg has 1,030. They have accounted for 30 of the team’s 39 rushing scores. … No. 6-ranked Boonville senior running back Dawan Lomax averages 12.3 yards per carry (1,325 yards) and has eight games of 100 yards or more. … Blair Oaks, ranked No. 8, lost to Boonville earlier this year. Junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="101691" first="Dylan" last="Hair"] was the Class 3 offensive player of the year last year. District 6 Seeds: 1. Aurora (7-2), <del datetime="2021-11-04T22:47:22+00:00">2. Hollister (6-3)</del>, 3. Mountain Grove (6-2), 4. Seneca (5-4), <del datetime="2021-11-04T22:47:22+00:00">5. Buffalo (5-4), 6. Cassville (3-6)</del>, 7. Reeds Spring (3-6) NOTES: Senior running back [player_tooltip player_id="96263" first="Ian" last="Jackson"] averages more than 128 yards per game for Aurora, ranked No. 10 in the state. … Seneca had a first-team all-Big 8 Conference West Division pick in Jaxson Graham, a senior running back. … Seventh-seeded Reeds Spring upset Hollister, 20-12, last week. Junior tight end [player_tooltip player_id="101690" first="Caden" last="Wiest"] was the lone Wolves player on the Big 8 Conference East All-Conference first team. … Mountain Grove had three players in double-digits tackles last week in a win against Cassville, led by senior linebacker Colton Allen’s 13 stops. District 7 Seeds: 1. Odessa (8-1), 2. Kansas City Center (5-3), 3. Summit Christian (8-1), <del datetime="2021-11-04T22:47:22+00:00">4. Oak Grove (4-4)</del>, 5. Pleasant Hill (4-5) Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=3&district=7&year=2021"></a> NOTES: Odessa won a state championship last time they were in the postseason but missed last year due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs bounced from its first regular season loss since 2018 by ending the regular season with a 55-14 win over Harrisonville. That was a rare game where the Bulldogs had more passing yards than rushing. Senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="224379" first="Garrett" last="Bayless"] threw for 220 yards and two scores. … Pleasant Hill had the lone first-round game, beating Oak Grove, 55-36. The Roosters now face Odessa for the second time, falling 27-24 in Week 5. … Lefty-throwing [player_tooltip player_id="202828" first="Easton" last="Roe"] threw for 338 yards and 3 TDs against Oak Grove. … No. 9-ranked Center and Summit Christian both got first-round byes. … The only loss for Summit Christian came against Class 2 No. 7-ranked Lafayette County. Junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="193106" first="Joseph" last="Lepak"] has ran for 821 yards and 14 touchdowns, while throwing for 1,401 and 17 scores. District 8 Seeds: 1. St. Pius X KC (8-1), 2. Chillicothe (6-3), 3. Savannah (3-6), 4. Cameron (2-7), 5. KC Northeast (3-6), 6. St. Joseph Benton (1-8), 7. KC Central (1-8) NOTES: No. 3-ranked Pius was in the Class 2 championship game last year, but moved up a class. Only loss this year came to St. James Academy (Kan.) in Week 6. In regular-season finale, senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="203579" first="Jack" last="Mosh"] — a Missouri baseball commit — passed for four touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Savannah. … Cameron lost to Pius 48-0 in Week 3. …. Chillicothe and Savannah is a rematch as well, that the Hornets won 19-13 in Week 7. Savannah junior quarterback Ethan Dudeck was 8 for 13 for 223 yards and four touchdown in a win last week against Benton. Wide receiver Heisman LaFave — what a name for football player, right? — had two catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns in that game. … Chillicothe got standout Damarcus Kelow back from ankle injury late in the season. The 215-pound fullback, a force to bring down, was the Class 3 discus champion. You can follow Cody Thorn on Twitter at @FreelancingCT