Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.) at Blue Springs (Mo.)Missouri's finest opening-week rivalry game has produced six of the state's last eleven large-school champions. Rockhurst owns four of those titles, including a Class 6 title with a 14-0 record last year. The Hawklets have 14 starters back including a pair of outstanding linebackers in Nebraska recruit
Michael Rose and fellow senior
Alex Bales. The question marks for this team are at quarterback and tight end.
Blue Springs has a number of key components back from a 9-3 team that lost twice to Rockhurst — by a combined eight points — including a 7-0 defeat in the state quarterfinals. In all, the Wildcats have lost eight of their last 12 against the Hawklets dating back to 2004. Returning senior quarterback
Kyle Brown (6-4, 210) is nursing a broken finger but is also expected to start at outside linebacker. Sophomore
Dalvin Warmack could be the next in a line of blue chip running back recruits this program has produced.
Mitch Stephens: Rockhurst 21, Blue Springs 20
Steve Montoya: Rockhurst 17, Blue Springs 8
Stephen Spiewak: Rockhurst 14, Blue Springs 7
Kevin Askeland: Rockhurst 21, Blue Springs 14
Jamie DeMoney: Blue Springs 21, Rockhurst 14
(Last year's second meeting between Rockhurst and Blue Springs. Rockhurst would win 7-0)
