Missouri Class 4 playoffs Week 10 recap

The Missouri High School Class 4 football playoff brackets are underway and counting down until the state championship trophy is raised on Dec. 3 in Columbia. District 1 Seeds: 1. Hillsboro (8-1), 2. North County (8-1), 3. Farmington (6-3), 4. Festus (5-4), <del datetime="2021-11-04T05:59:05+00:00">5. Sikeston (3-6), 6. Perryville (2-7), 7. DeSoto (0-9)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=1&year=2021"></a> Notes: Top seeded and No. 7-state ranked Hillsboro had the lone bye and will open with Festus, 48-6 winners over Sikeston. The two teams met in September and Hillsboro held on for a 34-29 win. Junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="103467" first="Jaxin" last="Patterson"] has ran for 1,373 yards and 16 touchdowns for Hillsboro. Four different backs have ran for more than 200 yards, led by senior RB [player_tooltip player_id="37527" first="Kaian" last="Roberts-Day"]’s 602 yards. The Baylor pledge also leads the team with 12 touchdowns. … North County scored 35 points in the first quarter last week against DeSoto behind three touchdowns from junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="193116" first="Jobe" last="Smith"] (two rushing, one punt return). … Farmington blanked Perryville and will face North County in a rematch of Week 1, a 35-12 loss for the Knights. Farmington ran for 386 yards on 45 carries last year, led by senior Drew Felker running for 121 on only three carries. The quarterback was also 1-for-1 passing for a 27-yard touchdown. District 2 Seeds: 1. Vashon (7-1), 2. Union (9-0), 3. Pacific (4-5), 4. Gateway (3-5), <del datetime="2021-11-04T05:59:05+00:00">5. Windsor (3-6), 6. Affton (1-8)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=2&year=2021"></a> NOTES: Vashon senior linebacker [player_tooltip player_id="177538" first="De’Marea" last="Ball"]-Brown has 26 tackles, 11 sacks, one fumble recovery and one interception. … Gateway will play Vashon, ranked No. 9 in the state, for the second time in four weeks, losing 27-0 on Oct. 16. Senior LB/RB Rasheen Yarbrough ran for 126 yards, two interceptions and one sack and nine tackles in the win against Windsor. … Pacific is coming off an 81-0 win over Affton, scoring 40 points in the first quarter. [player_tooltip player_id="214398" first="Makai" last="Parton"] ran for 197 yards and six touchdowns in the first half. … No. 5-ranked Union beat Pacific, 49-22, in Week 4. Junior quarterback has passed for 1,1810 yards and 21 touchdowns and ran for five more scores. District 3 Seeds: 1. MICDS (9-0), 2. Parkway North (6-3), 3. University City (4-5), 4. Soldan International Studies (4-4), <del datetime="2021-11-04T05:59:05+00:00">5. John Burroughs (4-5)</del>, <del datetime="2021-11-04T05:59:05+00:00">6. Parkway Central (2-7), 7. Clayton (2-7)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=3&year=2021"></a> NOTES: No. 2-ranked MICDS had a bye last week, which allowed RB/WR [player_tooltip player_id="37668" first="Winston" last="Moore"] to take a visit at Yale. Moore leads the team with 16 touchdowns (seven rushing/receiving/returns). … Soldan escaped with an 18-14 win against John Burroughs last week, snapping a three-game losing steak. Senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="195787" first="LaVonta" last="Clerk"] passed for a touchdown and ran for one in the fourth that sparked the rally. …. Parkway North got three rushing touchdowns from sophomore [player_tooltip player_id="126233" first="Zyan" last="Royal"] in a win from Clayton. … University City junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="222446" first="Mekhai" last="Glover"] had thrown for 1,796 yard and 32 touchdowns, while having 781 yards and five more scores on the ground. District 4 Seeds: 1. McCluer (7-2), 2. Hazelwood East (4-5), 3. Jennings (6-3), 4. St. Dominic (5-4), <del datetime="2021-11-04T05:59:05+00:00">5. Riverview Gardens (0-7), 6. McCluer North (0-8), 7. St. Charles (1-8)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=4&year=2021"></a> NOTES: NOTES: Top-seeded McCluer earned a first-round bye and will play St. Dominic, coming off a 63-6 thrashing of Riverview Gardens. Senior quarterback Michael Hopkins had a combined 39 touchdowns between passing and rushing for McCluer. … St. Dominic scored 63 points for the third time this season. Junior running backs [player_tooltip player_id="101693" first="Jackson" last="Overton"] and [player_tooltip player_id="101708" first="Sam" last="Cross"] each had three touchdowns in the first quarter last week. … Hazelwood East had its worst game in terms of points (13) but advanced with a win over St. Charles. Senior [player_tooltip player_id="172286" first="Armon" last="Hill"] has three interceptions on defense, while leading Hazelwood East in rushing and receiving yards. … Jennings got three interception from freshman defensive back Andre Thompson in the win over McCleur North, giving him four for the year. He is one behind junior defensive back Donta Williams for the team lead. District 5 Seeds: 1. Hannibal (9-0), 2. Jefferson City (5-4), 3. Kirksville (6-3), 4. Warrenton (2-6), <del datetime="2021-11-04T05:59:05+00:00">5. Moberly (2-7), 6. Marshall (2-6)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=5&year=2021"></a> NOTES: Hannibal is entering the postseason with an undefeated record, only the eighth time in 125 years in the program history the Pirates did so in the regular season. Sophomore defensive back [player_tooltip player_id="130203" first="Aneyas" last="Williams"] is one of seven all-conference picks for Hannibal and was an all-stater as a freshman. … Warrenton quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="96131" first="Caelon" last="Weir"] passed for a pair of scores and completed 64 percent of his passes in a win over Moberly last week. … Jefferson City is down from Class 6 to Class 4 this year after the city split into two high schools. The Jays have two 1,000-plus yard rushers in seniors David Bethune (1,134, 14 TDs) and Kevion Pendelton (1,279, 18 TDs). … Kirksville is a pass-first team as junior quarterback Isaac Danielson has thrown for 2,243 yard and 18 TDs. Senior wide receiver Randon Baumgartner has been the top target with 67 catches for 973 yards and 10 scores. District 6 Seeds:Seeds: 1. West Plains (8-1), 2. McDonald County (8-1), <del datetime="2021-11-04T14:26:59+00:00">3. Carl Junction (3-6)</del>, 4. Logan-Rogersville (6-3), <del datetime="2021-11-04T14:26:59+00:00">5. Marshfield (5-4)</del>, 6. Hillcrest (1-8), <del datetime="2021-11-04T14:26:59+00:00">7. Monett (2-7)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=6&year=2021"></a> NOTES: No. 4-ranked West Plains had passed for more than 1,600 yards and ran for just less than 2,400 yards this season. Senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="96166" first="Dagen" last="Kenslow"] is a big reason, having 1,548 and 23 scores passing and leading the team with 929 yards and eight touchdowns running the ball. … Logan-Rogersville senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="178439" first="JJ" last="O’Neal"] was named the Big 8 Conference East Division offensive player of the year and first-team quarterback. ...McDonald County senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="189048" first="Cole" last="Martin"] passed for a pair of touchdowns in the first half the Mustangs held a 27-0 lead at halftime over Monett last week. McDonald County is ranked No. 8 in the state … Hillcrest pulled one of the few upsets in the first week of districts by knocking off third-seeded Carl Junction. Senior quarterback Michael Floyd passed for a score and ran for another, but the defense got eight turnovers in the win. District 7 Seeds: 1. Lincoln College Prep (9-0), 2. Nevada (7-2), 3. Bolivar (3-6), <del datetime="2021-11-04T14:26:59+00:00">4. Grandview (3-6)</del>, 5. Harrisonville (4-4), <del datetime="2021-11-04T14:26:59+00:00">6. Warrensburg (3-5), 7. Kansas City East (0-8)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=7&year=2021"></a> NOTES: Lincoln College Prep, the No. 6-ranked team in Class 4, had a first-round bye last week and will play a Harrisonville team that was ranked earlier this year. ... Harrisonville pulled a slight 5 over 4 upset last week over Grandview, another team that had been ranked at one point this season. Freshman running back Nate Reynolds ran for 235 yards on 33 carries in the 51-15 win over Grandview. … Nevada, ranked No. 10 in the state, is led by junior running back Case Sanderson, a unanimous pick on the Big 8 Conference West Division all-conference list. Junior Avious Steadman was a first-team pick at all-purpose back. … Bolivar is coming off a 31-14 win against Warrensburg. K Colin Ames went 3-for-4 on field goal attempts. District 8 Seeds:1. Smithville (8-0), 2. St. Joseph Lafayette (6-3), 3. Excelsior Springs (5-2), 4. Kearney (4-4), <del datetime="2021-11-04T14:26:59+00:00">5. Winnetonka (54), 6. Van Horn (4-5)</del>. Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=4&district=8&year=2021"></a> NOTES: Smithville, ranked No. 1 in Class 4, will play Kearney for the second time this season. The offense has scored 30 or more points in all but one game this year and still churning despite the loss of all-state wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id="96165" first="Rhett" last="Foster"]. … Kearney lost the first meeting 35-0, part of a 0-2 start, but have won five of the past seven. The Bulldogs beat Winnetonka for the second time this season behind 131 yards and two touchdowns from senior running back [player_tooltip player_id="96261" first="KJ" last="Smith"]. … Lafayette got a bye but enters the postseason dropping its final two games of the regular season. … Excelsior Springs enters on a three-game winning streak. Senior running back [player_tooltip player_id="224383" first="Amani" last="Robinson"] had 143 yards and two scores on the ground. You can follow Cody Thorn on Twitter at @FreelancingCT