Missouri Class 4 playoffs Week 10 recap
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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.…
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Continue ReadingThe 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), 5. Sikeston (3-6), 6. Perryville (2-7), 7. DeSoto (0-9).
Bracket:
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
Jaxin Patterson
Jaxin
Patterson
5'10" | 200 lbs | RB
Hillsboro | 2023
State
MO
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
Kaian Roberts-Day
Kaian
Roberts-Day
6'4" | 255 lbs | TE
Festus | 2022
State
MO
’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
Jobe Smith
Jobe
Smith
5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH
North County | 2023
State
MO
(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), 5. Windsor (3-6), 6. Affton (1-8).
Bracket:
NOTES: Vashon senior linebacker
De’Marea Ball
De’Marea
Ball
6'1" | 225 lbs | DL
Vashon | 2022
MO
-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.
Makai Parton
Makai
Parton
6'0" | 195 lbs | RB
Pacific | 2022
State
MO
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), 5. John Burroughs (4-5), 6. Parkway Central (2-7), 7. Clayton (2-7)
Bracket:
NOTES: No. 2-ranked MICDS had a bye last week, which allowed RB/WR
Winston Moore
Winston
Moore
5'11" | 180 lbs | WR
MICDS | 2023
State
MO
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
LaVonta Clerk
LaVonta
Clerk
5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH
Soldan | 2022
MO
passed for a touchdown and ran for one in the fourth that sparked the rally. …. Parkway North got three rushing touchdowns from sophomore
Zyan Royal
Zyan
Royal
5'10" | 175 lbs | RB
Parkway North | 2024
State
MO
in a win from Clayton. … University City junior quarterback
Mekhai Glover
Mekhai
Glover
5'9" | 170 lbs | ATH
University City | 2023
MO
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), 5. Riverview Gardens (0-7), 6. McCluer North (0-8), 7. St. Charles (1-8).
Bracket:
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
Jackson Overton
Jackson
Overton
5'7" | 155 lbs | RB
St. Dominic | 2023
State
MO
and
Sam Cross
Sam
Cross
5'8" | 160 lbs | RB
St. Dominic | 2023
MO
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
Armon Hill
Armon
Hill
6'0" | 200 lbs | ATH
Hazelwood East | 2022
State
MO
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), 5. Moberly (2-7), 6. Marshall (2-6).
Bracket:
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
Aneyas Williams
Aneyas
Williams
5'10" | 195 lbs | ATH
Hannibal | 2024
State
MO
is one of seven all-conference picks for Hannibal and was an all-stater as a freshman. … Warrenton quarterback
Caelon Weir
Caelon
Weir
6'1" | 190 lbs | QB
Warrenton | 2022
MO
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), 3. Carl Junction (3-6), 4. Logan-Rogersville (6-3), 5. Marshfield (5-4), 6. Hillcrest (1-8), 7. Monett (2-7).
Bracket:
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
Dagen Kenslow
Dagen
Kenslow
6'2" | 190 lbs | QB
West Plains | 2022
State
MO
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
JJ O’Neal
JJ
O’Neal
6'2" | 175 lbs | ATH
Logan-Rogersville | 2022
State
MO
was named the Big 8 Conference East Division offensive player of the year and first-team quarterback. …McDonald County senior quarterback
Cole Martin
Cole
Martin
QB
McDonald County | 2022
MO
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), 4. Grandview (3-6), 5. Harrisonville (4-4), 6. Warrensburg (3-5), 7. Kansas City East (0-8).
Bracket:
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), 5. Winnetonka (54), 6. Van Horn (4-5).
Bracket:
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
Rhett Foster
Rhett
Foster
6'3" | 175 lbs | WR
Smithville | 2022
State
MO
. … 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
KJ Smith
KJ
Smith
5'11" | 185 lbs | RB
Kearney | 2022
MO
. … 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
Amani Robinson
Amani
Robinson
5'11" | 200 lbs | RB
Excelsior Springs | 2022
State
MO
had 143 yards and two scores on the ground.
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