Standard, Hawkins entertain in Red Devils' win

With plenty of room to roam, Chaminade (St. Louis) running back Rob Standard and his counterpart from St. Louis University, Terek Hawkins, combined for more than one-third of a mile in rushing yards and scored seven touchdowns collectively in Chaminade's 42-40 victory Friday.

Standard toted the ball for 317 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries as the Red Devils survived a late game threat by the Jr. Bills to keep a strangle hold on the Metro Catholic League's top spot. Hawkins added 292 rushing yards and three scores on 26 carries in the loss.

"Hawkins had a good night. He's a good back; small and quick," Standard told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of his peer. "He brought his stuff today. Our defense had their hands full."

While it was Standard and Hawkins who kept the fans on the edge of their seats, Chaminade's defense stepped up and made the play down the stretch to keep the Red Devils' slate clean at 5-0.

With 1:03 remaining in the contest, the Jr. Bills were knocking on the door trailing 42-40. On first-and-goal from the Chaminade 6-yard line, Hawkins fumbled after a short gain and Red Devil linebacker Andrew Still recovered the miscue. Chaminade then ran the clock out.

Both teams were solid in their aerial assaults as well. Red Devil quarterback Christian Suntrup was good on 9 of 10 passes and threw for 188 yards, while Trevor McDonagh completed 19 of 30 passes for 231 yards for SLUH.

With the win Chaminade stays perfect and maintains its hold on the No. 2 ranking in the latest Class 5 poll and remains tied with Christian Brothers for the lead in the Metro Catholic race. Chaminade clashes with the Cadets for the MCL title this weekend.

With the loss, St. Louis University High drops to 3-3 on the season and 1-2 in league play.

NELSON SETS SCHOOL RECORD
Tim Nelson of Lafayette (St. Joseph) performed at a high level last weekend in a 28-10 win over Cameron. The senior quarterback ran for 316 yards on 21 carries and scored four touchdowns in bettering the school’s single-game rushing record.

In typical skilled player style, Nelson threw credit back to the entire Lafayette roster.

"I can't do this without my teammates. They came out here and fought for us seniors," Nelson told the St. Joseph News-Press.

OTHER RATING NOTES
With its loss to Lee’s Summit North, Blue Springs South falls in the Class 6 rankings and shakes up the state's Top 10. Helias (Jefferson City) knocked off Columbia-Rock Bridge, and Raymore-Peculiar and Eureka suffered setbacks as well.

Both No. 1 Valle Catholic, which lost 21-14 to Westran, and No. 2 Wellington-Napoleon, which lost 62-8 to Concordia, fell from the ranks of the unbeatens over the weekend, allowing Concordia to climb three spots to No. 1 in the Class 1 poll. Westran (Huntsville), Tipton, Pierce City and Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve) round out the Top 5. South Harrison and Orrick fall out after losses making room for Salisbury and East Buchanan (Gower).

HAZELWOOD CENTRAL CLAIMS GATEWAY CITY CLASSIC TITLE
With wins over Dunlap, Ill. (2-0), Raymore-Peculiar (2-1) and Springfield-Kickapoo (3-0) over the weekend, Hazelwood Central (Florissant) laid claim to the Gateway City Classic Soccer title, which is in its sixth year of competition.

Other division winners were St. Louis University, Notre Dame (Peoria, Ill.) and Dunbar (Lexington, Ky.). The tournament, which hosted 42 teams from 11 states, was held at Chaminade.

MISSOURI’S TOP PERFORMERS
RUSHING
Trent Davis of Wright City rushed for 327 yards on 36 carries in a 51-14 win over Montgomery County… Chaminade's Rob Standard rushed for 317 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries in a 42-40 win over St. Louis University… Tim Nelson of St. Joseph-Lafayette rushed for 316 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries in a 28-10 win over Cameron… Scotty Cates of Chrisman (Independence) rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries in a 42-7 win over Nevada… Terek Hawkins of St. Louis University rushed for 292 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries in a 42-40 loss to Chaminade… Dylan Haney of Southwest (Ludlow) rushed for 272 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in a 68-28 win over DeKalb… Tyler Grethen of Southern Boone (Ashland) rushed for 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 21 carries in a 50-27 win over Hallsville… Ryan Good of Miami (Amoret) rushed for 254 yards and five touchdowns on 19 carries in a 60-20 win over Chilhowee.

PASSING
Peter Simpson of Lindbergh (St. Louis) completed 16 of 30 passes for 458 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Eureka… Matt Futrell of Hillcrest (Springfield) completed 24 of 42 passes for 383 yards and a touchdown in a 29-28 win over Waynesville… Krae Kelso of Platte County (Platte City) completed 20 of 30 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns in a 46-21 win over Liberty North… Sam Van Doren of Burroughs (St. Louis) completed 15 of 21 passes for 276 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-7 win over Ste. Genevieve… Matt Pritchett of Benton (St. Joseph) completed 13 of 20 passes for 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 34-21 loss to Maryville… Corbin Berkstresser of Lee's Summit completed 19 of 29 passes for 264 yards and a couple of touchdowns in a 42-40 win over Liberty… Alex Schmersahl of Centralia completed 17 of 23 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns in a 29-0 win over Duchesne… Lebanon's Cole Matlock completed 16 of 24 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-6 win over Springfield-Kickapoo.

RECEIVING
Grant Wallace of Burroughs caught 10 passes for 193 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-7 win over Ste. Genevieve… Springfield-Hillcrest's Dorial Green-Beckham caught 12 passes for 187 yards in a 29-28 win over Waynesville… Adam Schremp of Lindbergh caught five passes for 155 yards in a 42-28 win over Eureka… Centralia's Holden Meyers caught nine passes for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 29-0 win over Duchesne… Janeil Hatchett of Sikeston caught four passes for 148 yards and a couple of touchdowns in a 54-15 win over New Madrid County Central… Lebanon's Will Cuffee caught seven passes for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 41-6 win over Springfield-Kickapoo… Blake Horne of Blue Springs South caught six passes for 143 yards in a 21-14 loss to Lee's Summit North… Lindbergh's Will Spitzfaden caught four passes for 140 yards and a couple of touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Eureka.

MISSOURI FOOTBALL RANKINGS
TOP 10
1. Rockhurst (Kansas City) (6-0) 175 85 1
2. Webster Groves (5-0) 223 62 2
3. Hazelwood Central (Florissant) (6-0) 164 98 3
4. Blue Springs (4-2) 231 90 5
5. Chaminade (5-0) 189 94 6
6. Christian Brothers (St. Louis) (5-1) 219 126 8
7. Kearney (5-0) 223 24 7
8. Staley (Kansas City North) (5-1) 180 66 9
9. Webb City (6-0) 263 46 10
10. Howell (St. Charles) (5-1) 261 134 –

CLASS 6
1. Rockhurst (6-0) 175 85 1
2. Hazelwood Central (6-0) 164 98 2
3. Blue Springs (4-2) 231 90 4
4. Christian Brothers (5-1) 219 126 5
5. Howell (5-1) 261 134 6
6. Blue Springs South (4-2) 193 104 3
7. Jefferson City (4-2) 215 119 9
8. Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon) (4-2) 243 175 –
9. Lindbergh (5-1) 195 113 –
10. McCluer North (Florissant) (4-1) 118 100 –

CLASS 5
1. Webster Groves (5-0) 223 62 1
2. Chaminade (5-0) 189 94 2
3. Staley (5-1) 180 66 3
4. Parkway North (St. Louis) (5-1) 217 93 4
5. Lebanon (6-0) 169 50 5
6. Lee's Summit West (5-1) 161 60 6
7. Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters) (6-0) 251 114 7
8. Lee’s Summit (4-2) 224 207 8
9. Parkway Central (Chesterfield) (5-1) 235 118 10
10. Rolla (5-1) 161 115 –

CLASS 4
1. Kearney (5-0) 223 24 1
2. Webb City (6-0) 263 46 2
3. Carthage (6-0) 274 62 3
4. Bolivar (6-0) 321 67 4
5. Ladue Horton Watkins (St. Louis) (5-1) 181 117 5
6. Harrisonville (5-1) 166 45 6
7. Jefferson City-Helias (3-3) 151 153 10
8. Sikeston (6-0) 273 79 7
9. Savannah (6-0) 225 64 8
10. Miller Career Academy (St. Louis) (5-0) 137 41 9

CLASS 3
1. Cassville (6-0) 221 41 1
2. Maryville (5-1) 194 69 2
3. Aurora (5-1) 147 97 5
4. Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (5-1) 178 65 6
5. Burroughs (6-0) 259 66 7
6. Richmond (6-0) 209 35 8
7. Springfield Catholic (5-1) 212 115 4
8. Seneca (5-1) 180 61 –
9. Bowling Green (4-2) 180 47 3
10. Oak Grove (5-1) 165 103 9

CLASS 2
1. Penney (Hamilton) (6-0) 305 60 1
2. Maplewood-Richmond Heights (6-0) 225 53 2
3. Lawson (6-0) 185 75 3
4. Centralia (6-0) 189 56 4
5. Macon (6-0) 274 41 5
6. Hogan Prep Charter (Kansas City) (5-1) 183 118 6
7. Brookfield (6-0) 216 20 7
8. Liberty (Mountain View) (5-1) 232 58 8
9. Caruthersville (6-0) 206 52 9
10. Blair Oaks (Jefferson City) (5-1) 155 104 10

CLASS 1
1. Concordia (6-0) 298 26 4
2. Westran (6-0) 264 38 5
3. Tipton (6-0) 231 38 3
4. Pierce City (6-0) 281 19 6
5. Valle Catholic (5-1) 269 33 1
6. South Shelby (Shelbina) (5-1) 159 67 7
7. Miller (5-1) 285 45 8
8. Wellington-Napoleon (5-1) 218 102 2
9. Salisbury (6-0) 166 31 –
10. East Buchanan (Gower) (5-1) 214 90 –