Missouri Class 5 playoffs Week 11 recap

The Missouri High School Class 5 football playoffs have unfolded almost exactly as the seedings would have predicted, with very few upsets along the way, and the semifinal results last weekend have produced eight districts where the top two seeds will meet for the district championship. DISTRICT 1 Seeds: 1. Jackson (10-0), 2. Seckman (9-2), <del>3. Poplar Bluff (7-4)</del>, <del>4. Fox (3-6)</del>, <del>5. Mehlville (5-6)</del>, <del>6. Oakville (3-7)</del>, <del>7. Central (Cape Girardeau) 2-8</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=1&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: Reigning Class 5 champion Jackson rolled over fifth-seeded Mehlville, 59-9, in the district semifinals after receiving a first-round bye. The Indians scored 28 points in the first quarter and 52 in the first half. ... Junior QB [player_tooltip player_id="101699" first="Cole" last="Ruble"] fueled Seckman’s offense in the district semifinals against upset-minded Poplar Bluff, but it was the Jaguars defense that needed to come up big with a stop of a 2-point conversion run to secure a 35-34 victory and berth in the district title game. Ruble finished with 248 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 34 carries. He has scored 30 touchdowns in 11 games and also thrown for 13 touchdowns. Senior WR Ty Kitchen added two touchdown runs after scoring twice in the quarterfinal win over Cape Central. DISTRICT 2 Seeds: 1. Rockwood Summit (10-0), 2. Eureka (9-2), <del>3. Ladue (9-2)</del>, <del>4. Parkway West (7-3)</del>, <del>5. Lafayette (5-6)</del>, <del>6. Parkway South (1-8)</del>, <del>7. Webster Groves (0-9)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=2&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: Rockwood Summit kept rolling behind a big effort from senior QB [player_tooltip player_id="172272" first="Mason" last="Brown"]. Brown threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns as the Falcons defeated Lafayette 27-0. Brown connected with senior WR [player_tooltip player_id="99928" first="Drew" last="Krobath"] for nine receptions for 155 and two touchdowns and found senior WR [player_tooltip player_id="174950" first="Camden" last="Pye"] for six catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore RB [player_tooltip player_id="126255" first="Elijah" last="Stevens"] rushed for 89 yards and a score on just nine carries. The Summit defense stepped up as well. Krobath intercepted two passes. Stevens added an interception. Senior DT Henry Armstrong recorded three sacks. Senior DE Matt Mehrhoff had nine tackles and two sacks. ... Lafayette standout senior DE [player_tooltip player_id="96227" first="Tommy" last="Hagan"] recorded 16 tackles in the loss. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder, who is also an accomplished wrestler, finished his senior season with 130 tackles and 13 sacks in 11 games. ... Eureka junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="199041" first="Kevin" last="Emmanuel"] rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns on 42 carries to lead the Wildcats to a 28-17 victory over Ladue. Emmanuel, one of the biggest breakout performers in the state this fall, is up to 1,640 rushing yards, 1,757 total yards and 27 total touchdowns through 11 games. ... Ladue sophomore lefty QB [player_tooltip player_id="126228" first="Beau" last="Dolan"] threw for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown in the loss. DISTRICT 3 Seeds: 1. Fort Zumwalt North (7-3), 2. Chaminade (6-5), <del>3. Fort Zumwalt South (5-6)</del>, <del>4. Francis Howell Central (2-8),</del> <del>5. Fort Zumwalt East (3-8)</del>, <del>6. Francis Howell North (2-8),</del> <del>7. Ritenour (0-10)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=3&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: Fort Zumwalt North rolled to a 50-8 victory over Fort Zumwalt East for its seventh straight win. Senior QB [player_tooltip player_id="103098" first="Payton" last="Hoker"] threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns. Junior WR Braden Miller caught two passes for 84 yards and two scores. ... Chaminade rolled over Fort Zumwalt South 42-12 behind a strong rushing attack that racked up 358 yards. Senior ATH [player_tooltip player_id="37535" first="Cameron" last="Epps"] rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Senior RB [player_tooltip player_id="103075" first="Gary" last="Barbour"] rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Senior DB-WR [player_tooltip player_id="103078" first="Elijah" last="Griffin"] recorded nine tackles, two interceptions and a sack. DISTRICT 4 Seeds: 1. Holt (10-0), 2. Helias (9-1), <del>3. Washington (7-4)</del>, <del>4. Battle (5-5)</del>, <del>5. Liberty (Wentzville) (3-7), 6. Capital City (1-9)</del> Bracket: MSHSAA.org Notes: Holt defeated Battle 48-12 behind strong performances from the senior trio of RB [player_tooltip player_id="37579" first="Kyle" last="Wuebbeling"], QB [player_tooltip player_id="37580" first="Cooper" last="Brown"] and WR [player_tooltip player_id="37652" first="Jackson" last="Smith"]. Wuebbeling rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries. Brown threw three touchdown passes. Smith caught 11 passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Junior CB [player_tooltip player_id="172186" first="Jack" last="Byrne"] snagged two interceptions, giving him five for the season. ... Helias beat Washington 49-6 for its ninth straight victory. Junior QB [player_tooltip player_id="232266" first="Drew" last="Miller"] tossed three touchdown passes. Senior RB Ryan Klahr ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries. DISTRICT 5 Seeds: 1. Lebanon (9-1), 2. Glendale (9-2), <del>3. Rolla (7-4)</del>, <del>4. Camdenton (7-4)</del>, <del>5. Central (Springfield) (4-6),</del> <del>6. Branson (3-7),</del> <del>7. Waynesville (2-8)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=5&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: After receiving a bye in the opening round, No. 1 seed Lebanon pulled away in the second half to earn a 35-14 win over Camdenton after both teams were tied, 7-7, at halftime. Junior running backs [player_tooltip player_id="232273" first="Cade" last="Muscia"] and [player_tooltip player_id="232276" first="Nathan" last="Bartel"] took over in the second half. Muscia scored twice in the third quarter and finished with 163 yards rushing on 32 carries. Bartel scored twice in the fourth and finished with 93 yards on 15 carries. ... Glendale advanced with a 34-28 win over Rolla. Junior QB Cole Feuerbacher has been a difference-maker for the Falcons in recent weeks and one of the reasons they are averaging 40.2 points per game. ... Lebanon defeated Glendale 31-28 with a field goal as time expired in Week 5 and has won the last six meetings between the two schools. DISTRICT 6 Seeds: 1. Carthage (10-0), 2. Webb City (7-3), <del>3. Republic (6-5)</del>, <del>4. Neosho (1-9),</del> <del>5. Willard (1-10)</del>, <del>6. Parkview (0-10)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=6&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: Carthage and Webb City received first-round byes and then took care of business in the semifinals to advance. ... Carthage defeated Willard 42-20 behind a big day – well, first half – from standout junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="101700" first="Luke" last="Gall"]. Gall racked up 183 total yards (134 rushing, 49 receiving) and three touchdowns in the first half. Senior QB [player_tooltip player_id="190981" first="Caden" last="Kabance"] passed for 155 yards and ran for 36 yards and two touchdowns. Willard junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="232297" first="Owen" last="Bushnell"] rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. ... Webb City beat Republic 35-7. Senior RB [player_tooltip player_id="232303" first="Cade" last="Wilson"] rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the victory. DISTRICT 7 Seeds: 1. Grain Valley (7-3), 2. Raytown (6-3), <del>3. Belton (7-4)</del>, <del>4. Ruskin (2-6)</del>, <del>5. Smith-Cotton (3-8)</del>, <del>6. Raytown South (0-9)</del>, <del>7. Truman (0-10)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=7&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: Grain Valley beat Smith-Cotton 47-3. Junior QB [player_tooltip player_id="181614" first="Caleb" last="Larson"] threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores. Sophomore LB [player_tooltip player_id="232452" first="Brody" last="Baker"] led the defense with 13 tackles, including three for losses. ... Raytown defeated Belton 52-23 behind a monster performance from senior RB [player_tooltip player_id="96148" first="Zahmari" last="Gary"]. Gary rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns on 24 carries. (<a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11966041/6185f81138640b05ccfe940d">HUDL highlights</a>) He scored four touchdowns in the first half as Raytown built a 33-15 lead at the intermission. ... Grain Valley defeated Raytown 21-14 on October 15. Grain Valley also beat Raytown in the playoffs a year ago. DISTRICT 8 Seeds: 1. Fort Osage (9-1), 2. Platte County (9-2), <del>3. North Kansas City (4-7)</del>, 4. Staley (4-6), <del>5. Oak Park (4-6),</del> <del>6. William Chrisman (3-7),</del> <del>7. Central (St. Joseph) (1-9)</del> Bracket: <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=19&class=5&district=8&year=2021">MSHSAA.org</a> Notes: Fort Osage emerged with a clutch 17-14 victory over upset-minded Staley after overcoming a two touchdown deficit at halftime and needing a field goal in the final seconds. Junior RB [player_tooltip player_id="101698" first="Larenzo" last="Fenner"] and junior QB [player_tooltip player_id="181613" first="Greg" last="Menne"] both scored rushing touchdowns in the win. ... Platte County used two fourth quarter touchdowns to pull away for a 21-6 win over North Kansas City. Senior QB Jared Parsons tossed two touchdown passes in the win and junior S [player_tooltip player_id="177922" first="Cameron" last="Wolfe"] returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Platte County, led by standout senior LB [player_tooltip player_id="96256" first="Trevor" last="Scott"] and junior DE [player_tooltip player_id="112562" first="Chandavian" last="Bradley"], is allowing just 9.6 points per game. ... Fort Osage has won seven straight games since losing to North Kansas City on September 10.   You can follow Nate Latsch on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/natelatsch">@natelatsch</a>.