Football

For the second time this fall the Poplar Bluff football team will be sitting at home Friday night. The Mules were forced to cancel their game at Hillsboro on Wednesday morning when the school learned that contact tracing of a positive test for COVID-19 limited the number of players available to play...

Charleston and New Madrid County Central was moved to Thursday because of weather. CHARLESTON AT NEW MADRID COUNTY CENTRAL Records: Charleston 1-3; NMCC 4-4 Series History: NMCC leads 22-9 Last Meeting: 2015, New Madrid County Central won 48-18...

EAST PRAIRIE - The Caruthersville Tigers were back in action on Friday night with another road game. The Tigers traveled to East Prairie to try to ground the Class 2, District 1 first-place Eagles. The Eagles won the coin toss and elected to receive to start things off. ...

The Kelly football team is in the midst of a strong 6-2 season and the play of Bryce Phelps has been a key reason as to why.

Kennett may not have moved up in the state media rankings, but the Indians did jump to the top of the standings for the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 playoffs. Entering the final week of the regular season, Kennett holds a 0.5 point lead over Valle Catholic for the top seed while St. Mary’s is third...

The Jackson football team has beaten a pair of top 10 programs over the past two weeks in wins against Farmington and Fox. On Friday, the Indians found themselves in a dog fight Friday against their toughest foe test yet, as they defeated Cardinal Ritter on the road in 56-32.

BENTON, Mo – When you start a game up two scores before the opposing offense can even touch the field you know you’re in for a pretty good night. That was the case Friday for the Kelly Hawks, who thanks to a well-timed onside kick, kept Portageville’s defense on the field on back-to-back possessions that resulted in Hawk touchdowns...

SIKESTON — After 11 long years, New Madrid County Central finally celebrated a win over Sikeston on Friday night. Behind the junior combination of quarterback Matt Riley and wide receiver Shamar Williamson, the Eagles won their first game against the Bulldogs since 2008, 64-34, at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...

The Cape Central Tigers fell to the undefeated Bulldogs of St. Clair 35-7, spoiling their homecoming on Friday at Tiger Stadium. Running back Tyray Jackson was the lone bright spot for the Tigers on offense. The only time the Tigers’ were in the red zone was on their last drive of the night. Jackson took the snap himself and made his way into the end zone to avoid the shutout...

KENNETT - The Kennett Indians offense set the tone from the get-go in its home football contest against the Poplar Bluff Mules Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium. Junior running back Jordan Jarrett ran 75 yards for a touchdown on the first offensive play of the game to put Kennett on top 7-0 with 11:39 left in the first quarter...

Following his team’s memorable road win over St. Pius X last Friday, St. Vincent football coach Tim Schumer made it perfectly clear to his players what their job was throughout this week. “You know what next week is,” Schumer said, “it’s Homecoming Week. That means there are a lot of distractions. You need to be focused. We need to be focused and play well to make the alumni proud.”

Records: NMCC 3-4; Sikeston 2-5 Series History: Sikeston leads 27-10 Last Meeting: 2019, Sikeston won 28-20 Last Week: NMCC lost to Valle Catholic 62-18; Sikeston lost to Potosi 39-25 Notes: The schedule hasn’t been kind to NMCC in recent weeks. In the last three games, the Eagles have faced three state-ranked teams, losing to all of them. ...

LAST MEETING: Poplar Bluff won the last meeting against Kennett 48-0 in 1995 LAST WEEK: Poplar Bluff beat Cape Central 50-27; Kennett beat Dexter 50-13 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett leads the series 47-19-7 ABOUT POPLAR BLUFF: Poplar Bluff (4-2) beat Agape 42-0 in Week 1, Poplar Bluff beat DeSoto 53-6 in Week 2, Jackson beat Poplar Bluff 56-7 in Week 3, Poplar Bluff beat Sikeston 30-9 in Week 4, Poplar Bluff did not play in Week 5, Farmington beat Poplar Bluff 31-28 in Week 6, and Poplar Bluff beat Cape Central 50-27 in Week 7. ...

The confirmation of the first case of COVID-19 at Doniphan High School late Thursday afternoon has resulted in the postponement of two events this weekend. Doniphan’s scheduled football game Friday night at Fredericktown has been cancelled. Saturday evening’s Mr. And Miss DHS coronation and festivities on campus have been postponed as well, according to Project Graduation committee president April Black...

Poplar Bluff football coach David Sievers didn’t have much of a voice Friday night when the Mules hosted Cape Central. He needed to have assistant coach Austin Jefferson yell for him on the sideline. “I was pretty useless last Friday,” Sievers said after practice Wednesday afternoon. “And maybe that’s why we played so well...

Sikeston football didn't come out successful in its recent road loss at Potosi but Bulldog quarterback Joseph Heckemeyer earned praise for his effort nonetheless.

Jackson and Webb City both beat ranked opponents this week while top-ranked Carthage earned a win over the only team to beat Webb City as the top of the Class 5 rankings in the state media poll remained the same. Jackson, which beat No. 8 Farmington 56-14, had two first-place votes while Carthage got the remaining eight but Webb City, which beat Class 6 second-ranked Nixa 28-0, ended up with three more votes than the Indians...

POPLAR BLUFF — The seniors had a night for the Poplar Bluff football team. After being honored before kickoff Friday night, the senior Mules accounted for five touchdowns, recovered a fumble, and an onside kick, got a sack and led Poplar Bluff to a 50-27 win over Cape Central at Mules Stadium...

DONIPHAN — Doniphan’s first-ever win on its home turf finally arrived Friday night. And it won’t be one to easily forget. The Dons, who entered the game still looking for their first win of the season, worked four overtimes before knocking off Caruthersville 52-46. The team’s had met once already this season with Caruthersville (3-2) winning 42-21...

Senior quarterback Cael Welker connected with junior receiver Kannen Turley for three touchdown passes to pace the Jackson Indians in a 56-14 victory over the Farmington Knights on Friday at Jackson.

FESTUS – You could almost set a watch by what would happen in the St. Pius X vs. St. Vincent football series over the past three seasons.

The Poplar Bluff backfield celebrated Senior Night on Friday. Gavyn Hays and Damarieus Robinson lead a Mules rushing attack that is averaging nearly 7 yards per carry. Entering Friday night, the duo has combined for 713 yards and nine touchdowns this season...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The New Madrid County Central Eagles dropped their third-straight game Friday night, falling on the road to Valle Catholic 62-18. NMCC (3-4) fell behind 41-12 at halftime and couldn’t get any closer in the second half. While the game was the Eagles’ third-straight defeat, it was also their third-straight game facing an undefeated, state-ranked opponent...

POTOSI, Mo. — From a fumble on their first play from scrimmage, the Sikeston Bulldogs faced an uphill battle all night Friday, falling to Potosi on the road 39-25. After a penalty on the opening kickoff negated a good return, Potosi recovered a Bulldog fumble inside the 5-yard-line on the opening play from scrimmage. The Trojans then scored on the next play when Wade Mercille ran the ball in from the four-yard-line, and Sikeston trailed 7-0 just 20 seconds into the game...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo – It’s all starting to click for the Portageville Bulldogs. Not too long ago Portageville was the team that lost five-straight to start the season, including three consecutive shutouts in their first three games. Coming off a 50-point outburst against Chaffee, however, the Bulldogs are now a team boasting a two-game winning streak thanks to its two best offensive performances of the season...

BENTON, Mo. — After the first half, many in attendance may have thought that the Hayti and Kelly football game would have been a low-scoring contest. However, the Hawks couldn’t find a way to slow down a talented, state-ranked Indians team in the second half, losing 32-12 at rain-soaked Lambert Field in Benton...

Led by freshman running back Mark Panagos, who piled up 191 yards from scrimmage on 18 carries and rushed for two touchdowns, host Scott City (4-3) overwhelmed the neighboring Red Devils Friday. “We kind of went to a different scheme to feature (Panagos) and give him some more touches," said Rams coach Jim May...

SIKESTON – For the first time in 102 years, Sikeston and Charleston will not meet on the football field. The global pandemic of COVID-19 has now halted the oldest rivalry west of the Mississippi River. The Bulldogs and Bluejays were originally planning to play the 135th game in the longstanding series on Friday at Charleston High School. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Dexter 56-6 in 2019 LAST WEEK: Dexter’s game with Caruthersville was cancelled; Kennett beat NMCC 43-25 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the last five meetings. ABOUT KENNETT: Kennett (6-0), which is ranked No. 6 in the latest Class 3 state poll, beat Malden 64-8 in Week 1, beat Doniphan 53-7 in Week 2, beat Ste. ...

The Poplar Bluff football coaching staff left reminders all over the locker room this week of how the Mules lost to Cape Central last year. It wasn’t that Poplar Bluff lost 36-0, getting shut out by the Tigers for the first time since 1992, or that all of the scoring was done in the first half. It wasn’t the 292 total yards given up or the three scoring plays of over 20 yards that the coaches wanted to point out from the game’s boxscore...

Records: Sikeston 2-4; Potosi 3-3 Series History: Sikeston leads 3-0 Last Meeting: 2010, Sikeston won 62-8 in the Class 4 State Tournament Last Week: Sikeston lost to Cape Central 28-19; Potosi beat Perryville 56-15 Notes: After Charleston canceled its home football game against Sikeston on Friday, the Bulldogs had to look for a new opponent. ...

The Portageville football team got its first taste of success in a long time Friday, as the Bulldogs topped Chaffee 50-32 in Chaffee.

Jackson wide receiver Rhet Liley has been a picture of perseverance this season, as he “is critical” to the Indian offense, according to veteran coach Brent Eckley, but the senior had not been able to find the end zone through five previous wins.

St. Louis area schools that finally got to play a game entered the state media rankings this week. Lutheran North, which won the Class 2 title last year, moved into the top spot in the Class 3 rankings released Monday. Valle Catholic, which won the Class 1 title last year, dropped to No. 2 while Kennett fell a spot to No. 6...

HAYTI, Mo. — After two weeks off due to quarantine because of COVID-19, Charleston was rudely greeted back to the field Friday night with a 70-6 road loss to Hayti. Hayti, the second-ranked team in Class 1, got on the board early and often, racing out to a 36-0 lead after one quarter and a 56-6 lead at halftime...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Behind a stout defensive night, the Kelly football team continued its history-making season by defeating Scott City for the first time in program history at William Wilthong Field Friday night. The Hawks picked off Rams quarterback Devin Keller four times, while also blocking an extra point attempt and forcing one fumble, in its 20-6 win...

KENNETT - The Kennett Indians football squad found itself in an unfamiliar position at halftime against the New Madrid County Central Eagles Friday. For the first time this season, the Indians needed to put together a strong second half after NMCC closed out the first half with a pair of touchdowns to trim the Indians’ early 21-0 lead to 21-13...

With 4:30 remaining in the first half of Friday’s game against MSHSAA Class 6 No. 8-ranked Fox, the Jackson football team had to look inwardly to see what level of toughness it possessed for the first time this season.

The Knights played keep away to spoil Poplar Bluff’s homecoming Friday night. Farmington got the ball back with seven minutes remaining, leading by a field goal, and didn’t give the Mules another chance. The Knights converted three third downs on their final drive, including a third-and-22 to close out a 31-28 win at Mules Stadium...

A sure indication of the rapidly growing maturity of Cape Central sophomore quarterback Morgan Diamond was evidenced during the Tigers’ first series of downs against visiting Sikeston Friday at Tiger Field. Center Landon Hiett’s snap flew over Diamond’s head all the way back to midfield...

Years ago, when then Poplar Bluff football head coach Mark Barousse asked new Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame inductee Brent Little if he wanted to play football, Little told him he was a basketball player. A little recruiting and some glazed donuts, and Little was on the roster...

Records: Sikeston 2-3; Cape Central 1-3 Series History: Sikeston leads 54-47-7 Last Meeting: 2019, Cape Central won 33-0 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Jackson 71-0; Cape Central lost to Farmington 37-14 Notes: How do you respond from a 71-0 loss? Sikeston will look to answer that when the Bulldogs travel to Cape Central Friday night for a Class 4, District 1 battle with the Tigers. ...

High school football teams that reach the state championship in their respective class will not have the opportunity to play for a state title at Memorial Stadium located on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia this season. The Missouri High School Activities Association announced earlier this week they are moving the state championships to high school facilities due to venue usage conflicts in Columbia...

The path to the Class 3 state championship became a bit more challenging for football teams in the Southeast Missouri region earlier this week. The MSHSAA Board of Directors agreed to add St. Mary’s of St. Louis and Cardinal Ritter to the Class 3 state playoffs earlier this week...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat NMCC 50-6 in 2019 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat East Prairie 51-6; Hayti beat NMCC 64-38 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the last seven meetings dating back to 2013. ABOUT NMCC: NMCC (3-2) beat Portageville 58-0 in Week 1, East Prairie beat NMCC 41-27 in Week 2, NMCC beat Dexter 40-20 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 45-0 in Week 4, and Hayti beat NMCC 64-38 in Week 5. ...

One small silver lining to not playing Friday night for the Poplar Bluff football team was the coaching staff’s ability to scout the next two opponents in person. Following a trip to Farmington to watch the Knights beat Cape Central 37-14, Mules coach David Sievers and his staff came away with a gameplan they probably didn’t even need film to come up with...

It may be a massive understatement to suggest Chaffee coach Will Daffron is looking forward to playing football Friday. Chaffee (1-2, 0-2) hasn’t played a competitive game for nearly three weeks as the team’s last two contests – Sept. 18 against Malden and last Friday at Hayti – were snuffed out by the pandemic...

HAYTI - Senior Night brought about added excitement to the home opener for the Hayti Indians. Hayti was originally scheduled to play the Chaffee Red Devils, but COVID quarantine had other plans. Hayti did what numerous teams are having to do these days; find a game at the "last minute." New Madrid, having to find a game themselves, was originally slated to play the Caruthersville Tigers. ...

Jackson, Kennett and Hayti all kept their positions in the Missouri football state media rankings released Monday. Jackson, ranked No. 3 in Class 5, will face another ranked opponent Friday when the Indians travel to Fox (5-0), No. 8 in Class 6. The Warriors handed Class 4 No. 9 St. Dominic a 42-10 loss while Jackson won 71-0 at Sikeston...

BENTON, Mo – A week after suffering their first loss of the season the Kelly Hawks got back on track against Crystal City in their Black Out game on Friday. Led by senior running back Evan Urhahn’s four-touchdown performance the Hawks built a dominant 35-point halftime lead on their way to their first shutout of the season, 49-0...