Football

It was quite a successful fall sports season in the Southeast Missouri area. The Advance volleyball team won its first-ever state championship, and Jackson football finished the regular season undefeated for the first time in over a decade before falling in the quarterfinals to the eventual Class 5 state champions...

The Missouri Football Coaches Association released their 2018 All-State Football teams with several local athletes being honored. In Class 4, Sikeston defensive end Tyreke Jamison was named to the third team. The senior finished with 73 tackles, including a team-high 20 tackles for loss with four sacks...

The Southeast Missouri Area Football Coaches Association recently released their all-region teams, with several local athletes receiving honors. In Class 2, Charleston’s 10-2 season was rewarded with several 10 being named to the all-region team. Senior Q’nairies Anderson was the offensive most valuable player in Class 2 after rushing for 2,838 yards and 38 touchdowns. The Southeast Missouri State University verbal commitment leaves the Bluejay program as the all-time leading rusher...

A slew of Dunklin County football players were recognized at the 73rd Poplar Bluff Gridiron Banquet at Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff Wednesday night. Kennett senior Trevon Lemons was selected as the SEMO South Lineman of the Year. Lemons had 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, two sacks, three pass breakups, and one interception his senior season...

It has been a long time coming for Hayti Indian football fans — decades, as a matter of fact. It has been a long time coming for any southeast Missouri football team to win a state title in football. Chaffee was the last school to bring home the hardware, and that was 1983. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — All season long the Hayti Indians dominated opponent after opponent with an explosive offense and stingy defense. Saturday was no different as the Indians claimed their first state title in school history, defeating Lincoln 44-0 in the Class 1 state championship game...

By Alex Wallner sports@standard-democrat.com HAYTI, Mo. — Over the entire course of the season, the Hayti football team has seemingly gone unchallenged. So far this season, Hayti (14-0) has outscored its opponents 794-80. Saturday’s Class 1 state semifinal was the same story, as the Indians blitzed Westran (11-3) 54-0, at Hayti High School...

The Hayti Indians (13-0) continued on their winning ways Saturday when the team traveled to Thayer for the second time this season, beating the Bobcats again, this time in state Class 1 quarterfinals action. Thayer came out crisp, challenging the Indians for much of the first quarter. However, Hayti began exerting some number-one ranking muscle late in the first period and dominated the remainder of the game. The Indians would go on to win 46-12...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - One of the most successful football season’s in Kennett history reached its final chapter Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. Kennett generated close to 300 yards of total offense but it wasn’t enough to keep pace with the fast-striking passing attack of the Cardinal Ritter Lions...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- For the fourth time in as many seasons, Vianney has put a resounding end to the Jackson football season. The Golden Griffins, who won Class 5 championship in 2016, pulled away Saturday afternoon to a 69-28 victory in Class 5 quarterfinal action in suburban St. Louis. The previous three seasons, Vianney beat the Indians in district championship games, winning by 49-14 scores in 2015 and 2016 and 71-50 last year...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Standing at 5-feet, 11-inches tall, Lutheran North’s Jordan Smith was able to create different ways to beat Caruthersville. The junior showed off his dual-threat ability, scoring six total touchdowns, in the Crusaders 51-8 win over the Tigers in the Class 2 state tournament, at Caruthersville High School, on Friday night...

Another year, another postseason Jackson-Vianney game. For the seventh straight season, the two teams meet in the Class 5 playoffs. There is one difference, though. This time, it's a state quarterfinal, not a district tournament contest. After falling to Vianney in the district final the past two seasons, including a 71-50 defeat last year, the Indians get a chance to avenge those losses and advance to the state semifinals for the first time in a decade when undefeated Jackson faces the host Golden Griffins at 1 p.m. ...

The Kennett football team enjoyed a sendoff ceremony Friday morning as it departed town. Kennett practiced on the high school field located at St. Louis University in downtown St. Louis Friday afternoon before returning to its motel Friday evening. Kennett plays Cardinal Ritter in a Class 3 quarterfinal Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Louis University High School in St. Louis, Missouri...

The Jackson football team didn't expect this. Not the head coach, not the returning starter in the secondary and not the senior linebacker who missed all of last season. Yes, the Indians played good defense this summer at 7-on-7 camps, but that's when teams are beginning to figure out their offenses. Plus, the Jackson defense was young and inexperienced, returning two starters from a unit that gave up 36.9 points per game...

Series History: Not available Last Week: No. 1 seeded Kennett beat No. 2 seeded Park Hills Central 42-20 in the Class 3, District 1 championship. No. 1 seeded Cardinal Ritter beat No. 3 seeded Lutheran South 56-0 in the Class 3, District 2 championship...

HAYTI, Mo. — For the first time since 2007, the Hayti football team won the district championship. Avenging their demons against district stalwart Valle Catholic, the Indians defeated the Warriors 28-7 at Hayti High School, on Friday night. Winners of the last 10 district championship games, Valle Catholic has had Hayti’s number — beating the Indians five times to advance to the state playoffs...

CHARLESTON, Mo – After a season full of accolades the Charleston Bluejays stood at the doorstep of their biggest feat yet Friday night in the Class 2, District 1 Tournament championship game. Standing in their way was perennial district powerhouse and defending champion Caruthersville...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians football program has maintained a “bend but don’t break mentality” when attempting to protect leads throughout the 2018 season. “We’ve had some ‘bend but don’t break’ moments,” Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt said. “We’ve come up with some big turnovers at big times. The defense has just come up big for us all year.”...

Cael Welker took a knee, and as the final seconds ticked off the clock, the sophomore quarterback found his senior center and wrapped up Dawson Southard in a bear hug. For the first time in his high school career, Southard was a district champion. Welker had four touchdowns on his birthday as top-seeded Jackson football jumped out to a double-digit halftime lead amid cold and snowy conditions Friday night and cruised to a 42-23 win over No. 2 Fox in the Class 5 District 1 final at The Pit...

For the Jackson football team, this is nothing new. The Indians are in the district final for the third consecutive season. They hope this time the outcome will be different. Top-seeded Jackson hosts No. 2 Fox in the Class 5 District 1 championship at 7 p.m. today at The Pit as the Indians aim for their first district crown since 2014 after falling to Vianney at this stage the last two seasons...

Caruthersville at Charleston Records: Caruthersville (9-2); Charleston (10-1) Series History: Charleston leads 43-36-2 Last Meeting: 2017, Caruthersville won 66-28 Last Week: Caruthersville defeated Jefferson 30-7; Charleston defeated St. Pius X Notes: Caruthersville is back in familiar territory, playing for a district title for the 10th straight season, winning seven — including last year. ...

Series History: Not available Last Week: No. 1 seeded Kennett beat No. 5 seeded Potosi 48-9; No. 2 seeded Park Hills Central beat No. 6 seeded Dexter 13-6. Notes: Kennett is in search of its first district title since 1986. Park Hills Central is going for its seventh straight district title...

The Kennett football team will host Park Hills Central in the Class 3, District 1 championship Friday at Metz Cherry Stadium. Under the current MSHSAA postseason format, it is the first district championship Kennett has hosted. Kennett is in search of its first district title since 1985...

HAYTI, Mo. — The Hayti Indians behind standout Ivory Winters rolled into the Class 1, District 1 championship game with 74-13 win over St. Vincent Friday night. Winters scored a whopping nine touchdowns, scorching the Indians on touchdown runs of 7, 31 and 13 in the first quarter while adding a 77-yard touchdown reception and defensive fumble return all in the first nine minutes of play...

FESTUS, Mo. — Playing for a district title is nothing new for the Caruthersville Tigers. Caruthersville has played for a district title each of the last 10 years, winning seven times. The Tigers will play for another one next week after knocking off Jefferson on the road Friday night 30-7 in a Class 2, District 1 semifinal game...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — All season long the Dexter Bearcats relied on a strong defense while struggling to find offense. That formula held true Friday night as the Bearcats put together another strong defensive showing but failed to muster enough offense in a 13-6 road loss to Park Hills Central in a Class 3, District 1 semifinal game...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The Sikeston Bulldog football season came to an end on Friday night with a 43-0 loss at West Plains. The second-seeded Zizzers (11-0), ranked third in the state in Class 4, advance to the Class 4, District 1 championship game where they will host third-seeded Festus next Friday night...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — James Durden is a load to bring to the ground. The St. Pius X football team found that out first hand on Friday night, in its Class 2, District 1 semifinal matchup against Charleston, at Charleston High School. The 6-1, 215-pound junior rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, on five carries...

KENNETT, Mo. - Not even a halftime power outage could slow down the Kennett Indians football team in its Class 3, District 1 semifinal Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium. No. 1 seeded Kennett built a 21-9 lead by the end of the second quarter, and after a halftime that lasted about twice as long as normal due to a power outage, scored 27 unanswered points in the second half as it beat the No. 5 seeded Potosi Trojans 48-9...

It didn't take long for the Jackson football team to shake off a week's worth of rust. The Indians, coming off a bye last week, took the lead less than three minutes in and were up 21 points by the end of the first quarter. The fast start resulted in another blowout home win as the top-seeded Indians cruised past No. 4 Poplar Bluff 49-0 in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal at The Pit...

Jackson football opens the postseason with a matchup against a conference rival tonight. The top-seeded Indians (9-0), who received a bye last week, host No. 4 Poplar Bluff at 7 p.m. today in a Class 5 District 1 semifinal. With a win, Jackson will advance to the district championship for the third consecutive year...

Series History: Not Available Last Week: Kennett beat Doniphan 41-6, Potosi beat Perryville 17-14 Notes: Kennett is the No. 1 seed and Potosi is the No. 5 seed in Class 3, District 1. About Potosi: Potosi (5-5) beat Owensville 55-14 in Week 1, St. ...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — The Sikeston Bulldogs will face their toughest test of the season Friday night when they travel to West Plains in a Class 4, District 1 semifinal game. The Zizzers, 10-0 and ranked third in the latest statewide high school media rankings, have already put together an impressive season...

The St. Vincent football team scored 30 unanswered points to beat Brentwood 37-6 on Friday in the St. Louis area and claim its first playoff win since 2015. With the win, the fifth-seeded Indians advance to the Class 1 District 1 semifinals next week and will face top-seeded Hatyi, which ended the regular season as the No. 1 team in the Class 1 state media poll...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. – Sikeston’s Tra Ranson has never won a district playoff game. However, as a senior, playing in potentially his last game ever, he wasn’t ready for it to end. Ranson, Sikeston’s running back, now turned quarterback, turned in the performance of his life against North County on Friday night, rushing for a career-high 200 yards on 29 carries with a touchdown, threw for 71 yards with a touchdown, and scored four two-point conversions...

FESTUS, Mo. — The Kelly Hawks saw their historic season come to an end at the hands of St. Pius X 18-14 Friday night in the first round of the Class 2, District 1 tournament. St. Pius took the lead with a field goal in the first quarter but Evan Urhahn took a pass from Christian Worley and scampered 63 yards to give Kelly a 7-3 at halftime...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The Dexter Bearcats avenged a Week 1 loss and kept their season alive, upsetting Ste. Genevieve 25-19 in a triple overtime thriller in a first round Class 3, District 1 playoff game Friday night. Sixth-seeded Dexter, who won their first district playoff game since 2010, earned the win after stopping third-seeded Ste. ...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. – By the time New Madrid County Central’s offense found some life Friday night it was already too late to save their season. Facing Caruthersville for the second straight week to open the Class 2, District 1 Tournament the Eagles fell 58-20 to end their season and push their losing streak to six straight games...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Running the football was not a problem for the Charleston football team on Friday night. The Bluejays had 40 carries for 361 yards and five touchdowns, as they outlasted a late East Prairie run to win 44-34, at Charleston High School...

With the day off from school and a playoff game later that night, the Scott City football seniors had an idea early Friday: playoff mohawks. So the Rams seniors and some juniors took turns shaving each other's heads. Hours later, with the victory secured, that same group of players crowded together, posing for a postgame picture...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians football team experienced little difficulty collecting a victory in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament Friday night. No. 1 seeded Kennett scored touchdowns in its first six offensive possessions as it cruised past Doniphan 41-6...

Arlen Pixley has been coaching high school football in Southeast Missouri for close to 20 years. He's won multiple district championships and worked with a future NFL player. But the Cape Central coach is dealing with something new this season. For the first time in his career, he's coaching female football players...

The postseason represents a fresh start. After nine weeks of jockeying for seeding position, football teams across the state now throw away their regular-season records. Each week, teams will play an elimination game. Win and advance; lose and the season ends...

Series History: N/A Last Meeting: N/A Last Week: Scott City beat Doniphan 42-0, Kennett beat Sikeston 23-14 Notes: Kennett is the No. 1 seed and Doniphan is the No. 8 seed in Class 3, District 1. 2018 is the first season Doniphan has had a varsity football team since the 1970s...

Class 4, District 1 No. 5 Sikeston at No. 4 North County Records: Sikeston 4-5; North County 5-4 Series History: Series even at 2-2 Last Meeting: 2013, North County won 21-13 Last Week: Sikeston lost to Kennett 23-14; North County lost to John Burroughs 42-36...

MALDEN, Mo. — On Malden’s senior night, the Green Wave crashed into a stout Dexter defense. The Bearcats gained 413 yards of total offense, holding the Green Wave to 167 yards en route to a 34-0 win for the Bearcats. Malden was held scoreless for the second straight week...

Jimmy May rushed for three touchdowns, and Spencer Stratman broke the Scott City football single-season passing yardage record as the Rams ended the regular season with a 42-0 win over Doniphan on Friday in Doniphan, Missouri. May rushed for 178 yards on 12 carries as Scott City (7-2) scored all 42 points in the first half. Stratman, who had two touchdown passes, broke the passing yards record with his first completion, a 17-yard pass to Eli Berry...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Sitting atop the Class 1 Missouri high school media rankings, the Hayti football team continued its winning ways — completing a perfect 9-0 season — on Friday night. Rain poured at Portageville High School, and the Indians followed suit, raining 60 points on the Bulldogs, on senior night at Vic Reaves Athletic Field, en route to a 60-0 victory...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The East Prairie Eagles needed two fourth quarter touchdown runs from Derez Tipler to notch a 32-22 win over visiting Fredericktown Friday night. Trailing 22-16, Tipler scored on a 60-yard run with 8:37 remaining to give the Eagles a 24-22 lead after the two-point conversion. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo – A lot was on the line Friday night when New Madrid County Central hosted Caruthersville in both teams’ regular season finale. With the Tigers sitting fourth in the Class 2, District 1 standings and the Eagles fifth, the final home playoff game in the opening round of the playoffs was on the line with the winner likely taking it home...