Missouri High School Football Week Five Recap
Written by Charlie Beuttel
Twitter: @charlie_cds3
Fort Osage 17, Staley 14
In one of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend, the undefeated Fort Osage Indians traveled north of Kansas City to take on the Staley Falcons who were also undefeated.
Staley got out to a quick 14-0 lead after quarterback Michael Kilpatrick connected with Connor McCullough on a 19-yard pass play and on their next drive Julian Ross scored on a 10-yard drive.
Fort Osage got on the scoreboard 17 seconds into the third quarter when linebacker Jonah Tuimaseve intercepted a Staley pass and ran it back 34-yards to make it 14-6. Later in the third quarter, senior Skylar Thompson led the Indians on a 94 yard drive to tie the game at 14. Thompson hooked up with Donte Dodson on a 24-yard pass play then threw a pass to Isaiah Iloilo for the two point conversion.
Fort Osage’s junior kicker Kegan Lammering nailed a 24-yard field goal to give the Indians the win after Staley missed a 33-yard field goal.
Blue Springs South 37, Rockhurst 27
The Jaguars went on the road to Rockhurst and came out with a great win over the Hawlets as both offenses made great plays in an exciting game.
The teams went back and forth until Blue Springs South’s Rickey Nichols intercepted a Rockhurst pass late in the fourth quarter and returned it 91-yards to give the Jaguars the 10 point lead and seal the victory.
Jaguars running back Adam Cofield led the team with 129 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Noah Nigro threw for three touchdowns.
Rockhurst was led by senior A.J. Taylor who had 138 rushing yards and scored three total touchdowns including an 86-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Raytown South 17, Raytown 14
It was the battle of Raytown as the Raytown South Cardinals hosted the Raytown Blue Jays. It was a defensive battle but Raytown South won the rivalry game by three in overtime.
Raytown got out to a 14-0 after a one-yard run by Mike Baxter and an 82-yard run by Antonio Williams. The Cardinals finally got on the board in the second quarter after quarterback Jabril Cox connected with Jaron Burks on a 36-yard pass play but they went into the locker room at halftime trailing 14-8.
In the fourth quarter, Cox threw a second touchdown pass to Burks, this one from 24-yards out to tie the game at 14. In overtime, Bradley Rogers gave the Cardinals the win on an 40-yard field goal.
Other Missouri High School Football Scores
Lee’s Summit North 13, Lee’s Summit West 9
Blue Springs 32, Lee’s Summit 29
Park Hill 29, Park Hill South 3
Kearney 62, Ruskin 6
Liberty North 28, Grandview 0
Belton 42, Oak Park 29
Platte County 36, Winnetonka 0
North Kansas City 14, William Chrisman 12
Harrisonville 31, Excelsior Springs 7
Webb City 31, Nixa 16
Odessa 21, Oak Grove 14
Photo credit: kansascitystar.com; Blue Springs South running back Adam Cofield runs past Rockhurst defenders.