Fort Zumwalt West quarterback David Washko rushed and threw his way to 413 yards of total offense in Friday's 41-38 win over Francis Howell North, single-handedly outgaining the Knights by nearly 100 yards.
But his near-flawless efforts weren’t the big story of the evening. Washko and his Jaguars teammates found themselves on the wrong end of a 31-13 score about midway through the third quarter. Then the rally began.
Howell North signal-caller Jake Schneider connected with Andre Wooten for a 32-yard scoring strike to put the Knights up by 18 points with just under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter, and in the process awoke a sleeping giant.
Washko, who rushed for 302 yards on a workhorse effort of 41 carries, then went to work. The senior scored on an 11-yard run less than two minutes after Wooten’s score, and then added a 2-yard bolt 25 seconds before the end of the third quarter to narrow the deficit to 31-27. Less than two minutes into the final quarter, Kyle Echols reeled in a 22-yard pass from Washko and the Jaguars led for the first time in the game, 35-31.
Washko then scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the game on a 15-yard run with 2:35 remaining to put Fort Zumwalt West up 41-31. Wooten rounded out the scoring when he reeled in a 33-yard strike from Schneider. The Jaguars were able to recover the ensuing onside kick and run out the clock.
"For as young as we are, that’s really a tough position to be in," Fort Zumwalt West head coach Paul Day told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "But I really have to hand it to our kids, and especially our seniors. They wouldn’t let this team quit; they just kept making play after play, and we fortunately found a way to pull it out."
With the win, Fort Zumwalt West improved to 3-1 on the season, while Francis Howell North evened its record at 2-2. The Jaguars are close to moving back into the Missouri Class 6 rankings.
Missouri’s Top Offensive Performances
Rushing
Rob Standard of Chaminade rushed for 379 yards and six touchdowns on 32 carries in a 63-35 win over Francis Howell Central…Warsaw’s Johnny Eierman rushed for 312 yards and five touchdowns on 29 carries in a 62-41 win over Blair Oaks…Jacob Dines of Camdenton rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a 55-48 win over Joplin…Lee’s Summit West’s Jordan Wade rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in a 51-26 win over Raytown…Avion Kincade of Miller Career Academy rushed for 264 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries in a 42-0 win over Beaumont…University Academy’s Darrenn White rushed for 259 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in a 54-18 win over Kansas City-Harmon (Ks.)…Marcus Buchanan of St. Charles West rushed for 254 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries in a 37-22 win over Pacific…Monett’s Christian Privett rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries in a 33-22 win over Mount Vernon.
Passing
Dalton Hewitt of Vianney completed 18-of-25 passes for 364 yards and five touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Washington…Hillcrest’s Mitchell Jenkins completed 12-of-23 passes for 318 yards and five touchdowns in a 40-20 win over Waynesville…Lance Kays of Higginsville completed 21-of-27 passes for 314 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-7 win over Trenton…Francis Howell Central’s Chip Miller completed 15-of-23 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns in a 63-35 loss to Chaminade…Devin St. Clair of Joplin completed 17-of-25 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown in a 55-48 loss to Camdenton…Jasper’s Matt Newman completed 20-of-38 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown in a 33-20 loss to Miller…Cameron Coffman of Raymore-Peculiar completed 9-of-15 passes for 275 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 21-16 win over Lee’s Summit North…Blue Springs’ Jared Lanpher completed 11-of-17 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns in a 54-17 win over Lee’s Summit.
Receiving
Marc Harrison of Raymore-Peculiar caught five passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns of 85 and 61 yards in a 21-16 win over Lee’s Summit North… Hillcrest’s Dorial Green caught seven passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns of 37, 39, 34 and 67 yards in a 40-20 win over Waynesville…Tyrell Thirkield of Higginsville caught seven passes for 172 yards and a touchdown in a 35-7 win over Trenton…Cardinal Ritter’s Cameron Boles caught seven passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns in a 60-14 win over Lutheran St. Charles…Keeston Terry of Blue Springs caught five passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns in a 54-17 win over Lee’s Summit…Miller Career Academy’s Alexis Nunley caught five passes for 136 yards in a 42-0 win over Beaumont…Jayden Lumpa of Francis Howell Central caught four passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in a 63-35 loss to Chaminade…Rock Port’s Chase Chamberlain caught eight passes for 125 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-27 win over Braymer.
Below are the latest Missouri high school football rankings including the rank, team, record (in parenthesis), offensive points scored, defensive points allowed and the team’s previous ranking.
Class 6
1. Hazelwood Central (4-0) 110 39 1
2. Jefferson City (4-0) 153 73 2
3. DeSmet Jesuit (4-0) 152 7 4
4. Rockhurst (2-2) 86 88 5
5. Blue Springs (3-1) 147 60 6
6. Liberty (3-1) 131 35 3
7. Hazelwood West (4-0) 190 69 10
8. Riverview Gardens (4-0) 144 37 -
9. Lindbergh (4-0) 95 39 -
10. Christian Brothers (3-1) 96 105 7
Class 5
1. Fort Osage (4-0) 117 42 1
2. Webster Groves (3-0) 108 34 2
3. Park Hill (3-1) 95 60 4
4. Raytown South (3-1) 127 15 3
5. Raymore-Peculiar (2-2) 76 88 5
6. Chaminade (3-1) 129 92 7
7. Parkway North (3-0) 121 7 8
8. Rolla (4-0) 147 69 9
9. Timberland (3-1) 128 41 6
10. Camdenton (3-1) 121 85 -
Class 4
1. Webb City (4-0) 177 48 1
2. Staley (4-0) 161 53 2
3. Helias (4-0) 163 40 3
4. Smith-Cotton (4-0) 140 48 4
5. Kearney (3-1) 168 31 5
6. Harrisonville (3-1) 107 76 7
7. MICDS (3-0) 130 34 8
8. Bolivar (4-0) 161 72 10
9. Neosho (3-1) 136 83 6
10. Normandy (3-1) 121 81 9
Class 3
1. Cardinal Ritter (4-0) 182 40 1
2. Monett (4-0) 147 49 2
3. Chillicothe (4-0) 143 54 3
4. Potosi (4-0) 166 54 5
5. Cameron (4-0) 122 56 7
6. O’Hara (3-1) 134 77 4
7. Logan-Rogersville (3-1) 108 61 10
8. Cassville (3-1) 125 81 6
9. New Madrid County Central (3-1) 140 122 8
10. Mountain Grove (3-1) 104 51 9
Class 2
1. Carrollton (4-0) 143 6 2
2. Centralia (4-0) 205 25 3
3. Clark County (4-0) 146 13 4
4. Maryville (3-1) 93 81 5
5. Fair Grove (4-0) 146 30 6
6. Hogan Prep (3-1) 130 71 1
7. Warsaw (4-0) 191 114 9
8. Lawson (3-1) 85 61 8
9. South Harrison (4-0) 182 14 10
10. Lexington (4-0) 140 48 -
Class 1
1. Orrick (4-0) 164 15 1
2. Penney (4-0) 209 20 2
3. Tipton (4-0) 140 52 3
4. Valle Catholic (4-0) 196 45 4
5. Greenfield (4-0) 157 44 5
6. Wellington-Napoleon (3-1) 131 52 6
7. Miller (3-1) 124 75 7
8. Thayer (3-1) 115 68 8
9. Princeton (3-1) 110 61 9
10. Rock Port (4-0) 121 67 10
