By Dean Backes
MaxPreps.com
Rockhurst quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase threw for 199 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and ran for another 92 yards to lead the Class 6 top-ranked Hawklets to a 28-21 win over Kansas’ Class 5A top-ranked Hutchinson, in the Show Me state’s most intriguing week two battle.
But the most impressive aerial assault by any one athlete came at the hands of Raymore-Peculiar signal caller Cameron Coffman. The sophomore sensation completed 18 of 21 passes for 533 yards and five touchdowns in a 60-41 win over Class 6 No. 8 Liberty.
Seven completions fell safely into the hands of senior receiver Gavin Lutman, who scored four touchdowns and totaled 239 receiving yards. Coffman also hooked up with senior receiver Mark Sappington three times for 119 yards and a score.
Liberty’s Jimmy Smelcer didn’t match Coffman in yardage, but he did connect with Bluejay receivers for 287 yards and five touchdowns of his own, on 19 of 31 passing, in the high scoring affair against the then Class 5 eighth-ranked Panthers.
Sixth-ranked Blue Springs South bounced back from a 42-14 national television loss to Rockhurst largely due to the arm of Blaine Dalton.
The senior quarterback led the Jaguars to a 35-34 overtime win over sixth-ranked Park Hill by completing 23 of 42 passes for 260 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Michael Vann caught nine of those aerials for 124 yards.
Park Hill opted to go with a balanced attack during the narrow loss.
Trojan quarterback Erik Johanson completed 10 of 25 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown, while running back Sam Pour rushed for 168 yards on 19 carries and scored twice.
Oak Park quarterback Kevin McConnell was perfect in leading the Northmen to a 30-12 win over then seventh-ranked Belton by completing all 16 of his pass attempts for 256 yards and four scores.
Ryan Humes and his West Platte teammates would rather have a win after going head-to-head with Class 2’s top-ranked Lawson. But the quarterback did his part in trying to secure an upset over the Cardinals.
Humes completed 15 of 25 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown in the 47-21 loss. Ben Schlick caught four Humes passes for 133 yards in the contest.
In other games matching ranked teams, Class 4 No. 2 Kearney edged then Class 5 fourth ranked Fort Osage 17-7 and Class 1 No. 2 Thayer squeaked by then Class 3 No. 4 Mountain Grove 21-13.
Here are the new Missouri rankings.
Class 6
1. Rockhurst (2-0) 70-35 1
Defeated Kansas Class 5A No. 1 Hutchinson, 28-21
Next Game: vs. No. 2 Blue Springs
2. Blue Springs (2-0) 67-38 2
Defeated St. Joseph Central, 31-3
Next Game: at No. 1 Rockhurst
3. Jefferson City (2-0) 89-38 4
Defeated Springdale (Ark.), 45-21
Next Game: vs. Fayetteville (Ark.)
4. Fort Zumwalt West (2-0) 116-0 6
Defeated Fort Zumwalt South, 63-0
Next Game: at Bentonville (Ark.)
5. St. Louis University High (2-0) 48-30 7
Defeated Parkway Central, 28-20
Next Game: vs. No. 7 DeSmet Jesuit
6. Blue Springs South (1-1) 49-76 9
Defeated Class 5 No. 3 Park Hill, 35-34 OT
Next Game: at Class 5 No. 5 Raymore-Peculiar
7. DeSmet Jesuit (1-1) 17-35 3
Lost to Hazelwood East, 28-0
Next Game: at No. 5 St. Louis University High
8. Mehlville (1-1) 20-24 5
Defeated Oakville, 13-7
Next Game: at House Springs Northwest
9. Joplin (2-0) 98-76 10
Defeated West Plains, 63-48
Next Game: at Springfield Hillcrest
10. Lindbergh (2-0) 77-7 NR
Defeated Howell, 34-7
Next Game: at Oakville
Class 5
1. Lee’s Summit West (1-1) 73-36 1
Defeated Truman, 38-0
Next Game: vs. No. 7 Fort Osage
2. Eureka (2-0) 36-14 2
Defeated Roosevelt, 24-7
Next Game: at Webster Groves
3. Timberland (2-0) 78-14 5
Defeated St. Charles, 37-0
Next Game: at St. Charles West
4. Hazelwood East (2-0) 59-14 NR
Defeated Class 6 No. 3 DeSmet Jesuit, 28-0
Next Game: vs. Hazelwood Central
5. Raymore-Peculiar (2-0) 88-49 8
Defeated Class 6 No. 8 Liberty, 60-41
Next Game: vs. Class 6 No. 6 Blue Springs South
6. Park Hill (1-1) 55-54 3
Lost to Class 6 No. 9 Blue Springs South, 35-34 OT
Next Game: at Columbia Hickman
7. Fort Osage (1-1) 35-37 4
Lost to Class 4 No. 2 Kearney, 17-7
Next Game: at No. 1 Lee’s Summit West
8. Waynesville (1-1) 35-11 6
Defeated Springfield Kickapoo, 27-0
Next Game: at Parkview
9. Oak Park (2-0) 58-30 10
Defeated No. 7 Belton, 30-12
Next Game: vs. Truman
10. Kirkwood (1-0) 38-22 NR
Defeated Marquette, 38-22
Next Game: vs. Parkway South
Class 4
1. Carthage (2-0) 89-33 1
Defeated Nixa, 35-0
Next Game: at Seneca
2. Kearney (2-0) 69-7 2
Defeated Class 5 No. 4 Fort Osage, 17-7
Next Game: at Grandview
3. Webb City (2-0) 63-54 3
Defeated Rogers (Ark.), 36-33
Next Game: vs. Willard
4. Harrisonville (1-1) 52-40 4
Defeated Hannibal, 31-13
Next Game: vs. Excelsior Springs
5. Union (2-0) 70-21 5
Defeated Poplar Bluff, 49-14
Next Game: vs. St. James
6. MICDS (2-0) 71-17 6
Defeated Lutheran South, 49-14
Next Game: vs. Burroughs
7. Helias (2-0) 48-21 7
Defeated Gateway Tech, 37-13
Next Game: vs. Farmington
8. Smith-Cotton (2-0) 81-19 8
Defeated Clinton, 44-0
Next Game: vs. Marshall
9. Grain Valley (2-0) 93-55 9
Defeated Marshall, 34-14
Next Game: vs. Class 3 No. 4 Chillicothe
10. Carl Junction (2-0) 61-7 10
Defeated Aurora, 47-7
Next Game: at Mount Vernon
Class 3
1. Monett (2-0) 75-12 1
Defeated Marshfield, 14-12
Next Game: at Eldon
2. Pleasant Hill (2-0) 50-19 2
Defeated Cameron, 22-19
Next Game: vs. Odessa
3. Moberly (2-0) 45-37 7
Defeated Osage, 18-16
Next Game: at Kirksville
4. Chillicothe (2-0) 88-23 8
Defeated Odessa, 40-9
Next Game: at Class 4 No. 9 Grain Valley
5. Oak Grove (2-0) 61-31 NR
Defeated Class 3 No. 3 O’Hara, 28-21
Next Game: vs. Raytown
6. Cassville (1-1) 42-32 6
Defeated Mount Vernon, 28-7
Next Game: vs. Prairie Grove (Ark.)
7. O’Hara (1-1) 70-28 3
Lost to Oak Grove, 28-21
Next Game: vs. Warrensburg
8. Fulton (2-0) 26-19 9
Defeated Boonville, 14-12
Next Game: vs. Versailles
9. Mountain Grove (1-1) 54-35 4
Lost to Class 1 No. 2 Thayer, 21-13
Next Game: vs. Mountain View Liberty
10. St. Pius X (Kansas City) (1-1) 59-43 10
Defeated Kansas City Center, 40-6
Next Game: vs. Clinton
Class 2
1. Lawson (2-0) 82-47 1
Defeated Class 1 No. 6 West Platte, 47-21
Next Game: vs. Cameron
2. Maryville (2-0) 76-32 2
Defeated St. Joseph-Lafayette, 42-7
Next Game: vs. St. Joseph-Benton
3. Maplewood-Richmond Heights (2-0) 70-22 3
Defeated Brentwood, 36-15
Next Game: vs. St. Pius X (Festus)
4. Blair Oaks (1-1) 58-40 4
Defeated Owensville, 37-13
Next Game: vs. Osage
5. Plattsburg (2-0) 79-21 5
Defeated Tarkio, 55-7
Next Game: at No. 9 Carrollton
6. Clark County (2-0) 98-6 6
Defeated Memphis, 51-0
Next Game: vs. Putnam County
7. Hogan Prep (2-0) 50-25 7
Defeated Pembroke Hill, 8-7
Next Game: at Kansas City Central
8. Centralia (2-0) 100-32 10
Defeated South Shelby, 35-32
Next Game: vs. Monroe City
9. Carrollton (2-0) 70-6 NR
Defeated Trenton, 28-6
Next Game: vs. No. 5 Plattsburg
10. Fair Grove (2-0) 82-25 NR
Defeated Skyline, 34-7
Next Game: at East Newton
Class 1
1. Orrick (2-0) 82-6 1
Defeated Crest Ridge, 48-0
Next Game: at Wellington-Napoleon
2. Thayer (2-0) 48-19 2
Defeated Mountain Grove, 21-13
Next Game: at Malden
3. Tipton (2-0) 66-27 3
Defeated Fayette, 32-13
Next Game: at Hallsville
4. Princeton (2-0) 71-14 4
Defeated Polo, 51-8
Next Game: at Maysville
5. Marionville (2-0) 46-22 5
Defeated Pleasant Hope, 26-8
Next Game: vs. Strafford
6. Hayti (2-0) 54-6 8
Defeated Malden, 27-0
Next Game: at Kennett
7. Concordia (2-0) 76-0 10
Defeated Lone Jack, 36-0
Next Game: Knob Noster
8. Miller (2-0) 67-27 NR
Defeated Sarcoxie, 43-13
Next Game: at Greenfield
9. Rich Hill (2-0) 81-12 NR
Defeated Sherwood, 40-0
Next Game: vs. Midway
10. West Platte (1-1) 67-40 6
Lost to Class 2 No. 1 Lawson, 47-21
Next Game: at University Academy Charter
