Football Preview: Blue Springs South Jaguars vs. Lee's Summit North Broncos
The Blue Springs South Jaguars will challenge the Lee's Summit North Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lee's Summit North is hoping to do what Staley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Blue Springs South's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Blue Springs South took their game at home with ease, bagging a 43-14 win over Staley. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-7.
Ayden Wilhelm was his usual excellent self, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 133 yards on ten of 15 attempts. Another player making a difference was Kendrick Hawkins JR, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Blue Springs South's defense stepped up as well, laying out Tj Shanks. three times. Gage Schroeder was especially locked on to Staley's QB and sacked him twice. Blue Springs South got some further help from Parker Hunt: he made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue Springs South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lee's Summit North faced Blue Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lee's Summit North claimed a resounding 44-12 victory over Blue Springs at home. The win was just business as usual for the Broncos, who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Lee's Summit North's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nolan Spinks and Kai Reid.
Blue Springs South's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lee's Summit North, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Blue Springs South ended up a good deal behind Lee's Summit North in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, losing 28-10. Thankfully for Blue Springs South, Tre Baker (who threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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