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——— CLASS 5 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 4 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 3 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 2 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 1 DISTRICT 1 --- A look at rankings from a 10-member panel of media members from around the state with current record, points based on votes with first place votes in parentheses and last week’s ranking...

The Chaffee football team has started its season 1-1 for the third straight year under third-year coach Will Daffron, but the Arkansas native has far more confidence in his team this year than the previous two. Despite taking a 48-8 beating from Charleston last Friday, Daffron believes his team has what it takes to take down the 2-0 Kelly Hawks on Friday night at Mark Whitaker Memorial Field in Chaffee, Mo...

HAYTI – The evolution of Hayti senior quarterback Tray’von Thomas continues, much to the pain of the Indian opposition this fall.

By BRIAN ROSENER Daily American Republic Jackson remained atop the state media football rankings in Class 5 on Monday while Hayti moved up a spot to No. 4 in Class 1. Jackson, the defending Class 5 champions, extended its winning streak to 16 games with a 42-0 win at Hillsboro on Friday night. The Indians have won 32 straight regular-season games, including 13 straight in SEMO North Conference play heading into Friday’s conference opener at Poplar Bluff (2-0)...

HAYTI – Hayti High School football coach Dominique Robinson hasn’t achieved what he has over five seasons with the Indians by tolerating lackadaisical play from his teams.

NEW MADRID – If President Joe Biden feels he has had a rough go of it lately in his duties, he’ll get little sympathy from Portageville High School football coach Ian Penrod.

There are few businesses anywhere in the world that haven’t had to think differently over the past couple of years in this ever-changing environment that we are all immersed in, more than likely, forever. And Semoball.com is not immune to that. The website devoted to providing sports fans thorough coverage of sports throughout Southeast Missouri is still going to make that its mission on a daily basis, however, the internal pieces are going to be doing some shifting moving forward.

Jackson is again atop the state media football rankings in Class 5. The defending state champions received all 10 first-place votes from media members from around the state. Only defending champion Lamar in Class 2 also received all 10 first-place votes...

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” Religious icon Mother Theresa made that statement some time ago, and it is profound in its application to all things in life, without question. However, she didn’t witness the magnificence of Jackson High School football a year ago, as the Indians played near-perfect football through five months and won the MSHSAA Class 5 state championship in dominating fashion. So, you’ll have to forgive gridiron fans from Perryville to Poplar Bluff if they just want to savor 2020 a tad longer.

Christmas remains four months away and only a handful of people throughout Southeast Missouri probably celebrate their birthdays today. However, for football fans – and as it turns out, coaches and players, as well – today is a euphoric day of the year. The 2021 high school football season officially opens this evening and like every season, the next three months promise to be a rollercoaster of emotions for every person that follows the game.

There is no denying the chaotic state that the world remains in for a second consecutive football season, but Southeast Missourians can take solace in this: Football season is here, and we’re going to embrace it.

The “real feel” temperature reached 106 degrees on Wednesday in Kennett, but don’t try to tell the area athletes throughout the Bootheel that this isn’t football season.

HAYTI – The four-team high school football jamboree conducted Friday at Hayti High School was exactly what one would expect the first opportunity to face another team would be, a mix of great, good, just OK, and uh-oh plays by each of the teams (Hayti, New Madrid County Central, Cape Central, and Kennett).

The Cape Central football team will have its first taste of in-game action this week. The Tigers — who went 3-6 during a 2020 season that was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic — will travel to Hayti, Mo., on Friday to take part in the Indians’ 6 p.m. jamboree, along with New Madrid County Central and Kennett...

Prior to the MSHSAA Class 4 Boy’s Soccer state championship game last November in Springfield, Jackson senior goalkeeper Luke Mirly wasn’t exactly feeling great.

The Semoball Cup is presented to the school with the most successful season based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams (WIN) plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams (POST) and individuals (IND). The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Here are the standings with previous rankings from 2020:...