Lutheran South football reverses fortunes

Having been on the wrong side of plenty of lopsided scores over the past two seasons, Lutheran South (St. Louis) football coach Matt Marty opted to lay low in the second half of Friday's 45-7 win over ABC foe Principia.

Still, Alex Lahue scored on a 23-yard run in the third quarter to extend Lutheran South's advantage to 45-0, keeping the Lancer advantage at 35 points or more throughout the second half. The clock ran continuously over the final 24 minutes, speeding up the game.

With the 38-point trouncing of the Panthers, Lutheran South ended a two-game slide against its ABC foe and pulled out the school's first conference win since knocking off John Burroughs and Priory during the 2002 league season.

"The league is so tough with such great programs with such a rich football tradition," Marty told the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "I have a ton of respect for all of the coaches in the league. They do such a good job of developing athletes. I think the seniors on this team understood the need of the work they had to do in the off-season to try to be competitive."

Dalton Schumer began the scoring in the opening quarter with a 22-yard field goal and Jordan Stoulp galloped into the end zone from eight yards out as Lutheran South led 10-0 after a quarter.

Four different Lancers reached pay dirt in the second quarter, allowing Lutheran South to build a 38-0 halftime advantage. Stoulp and Nathan Dehn reeled in scoring strikes of 32 and seven yards respectively from Justin Haun. Eddie Sterling scored on a fumble recovery and Haun crossed the goal line from two yards out to round out second quarter scoring.

Jordan Anderson hauled in a 32-yard strike from Jake Roometua in the fourth quarter to help the Panthers avoid the shutout. The win evened the Lancers' record at 2-2 on the season.

TIGERS SNAP SKID AGAINST JACKSON, MILLER UPENDS VASHON
Keilon Moore's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half extended the Central (Cape Girardeau) advantage to 41-6 and allowed the Tigers to win their first game over the Indians since 2002.

Senior quarterback Demarco Billups tossed three touchdown passes in the first half as Miller Career Academy (St. Louis) knocked off Vashon 21-14, securing the school's first win over the Wolverines. The Phoenix didn't start playing football until the 2004 season.

KEMPF NETS SCHOOL RUSHING RECORD
Boonville running back Kellen Kempf broke the school's single game rushing record Friday in a 41-14 win over Kirksville by rushing for 345 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries. Kempf, who now has 907 yards and 11 touchdowns on 91 carries for the year, broke Daven Turner's 2003 record of 328 yards against Versailles.

ROCKHURST MAKES BID FOR NO. 1
As week No. 4 in Missouri came to a conclusion, one football team in Class 6 appears to have staked a claim to the Show-Me State's top ranking in the big class poll. After pulling out a 7-6 win over rival Blue Springs and surviving overtime thrillers to Hutchinson (Kan.) and Blue Springs South, Rockhurst (Kansas City) made a statement over the weekend by shutting down Liberty 41-0.

Hazelwood Central (Florissant), meanwhile, won a fourth straight squeaker, handing Kirkwood its first loss of the season, 45-38. With the convincing win, Rockhurst vaults into the top spot over the two-time defending state champions. For now, anyway.

In order to jump back in front, the Hawks are going to have to win lopsidedly. The remaining teams on Hazelwood Central's schedule hold a collective 5-15 record so far this season. The Hawklets, meanwhile, face opponents like Columbia-Rock Bridge, Columbia-Hickman, Jefferson City and Raymore-Peculiar over the course of the next four weeks.

NEWCOMERS TO THE POLLS
Rock Bridge (Columbia) made a statement of its own, knocking off preseason top 5 Jefferson City, which plummets to eighth in the latest Class 6 rankings. The Bruins move in just ahead of Jefferson City at No. 7.

In Class 5, Park Hill (Kansas City) thoroughly knocked off Truman 61-20. Union jumped into the Class 4 rankings on the strength of a 49-0 shutout of Hermann.

Joining the Class 3 rankings for the first time in 2010 is Springfield Catholic, a 20-13 winner over last week's No. 2 team Logan-Rogersville, which dropped to seventh after suffering its first loss of the season.

Caruthersville dropped Hayti 20-12 to improve its record to 4-0 and joins the Class 2 rankings at ninth, while Lamar creeps in at No. 10 after dispatching of Monett 27-21. Pierce City won 43-6 over Greenfield and joins the Class 1 rankings at No. 10.

MISSOURI’S TOP PERFORMERS
RUSHING
Christopher Staggs of Milan rushed for 369 yards and four touchdowns on 44 carries in a 42-30 win over North Shelby… Tarkio's Alex Toben ran the ball for 356 yards and scored six touchdowns on 43 carries in knocking off DeKalb 54-32… Kellen Kempf of Boonville scored four touchdowns and rushed for 345 yards on 22 carries in a 41-14 win over Kirksville… Raymon Arias of Smith-Cotton (Sedalia) rushed for 267 yards and a pair of scores on 28 carries in a 31-14 win over O'Hara… Dylan Haney of Southwest (Ludlow) rushed for 257 yards and five touchdowns on 23 carries in a 54-12 win over Norborne… Jake Kemple of Crest Ridge (Centerview) ran the ball 39 times for 246 yards and a touchdown in a 43-16 loss to St. Paul Lutheran… Dalton Preston of Trenton ran for 244 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in a 42-16 win over Putnam County… Austin Hall of South Shelby (Shelbina) rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries in a 39-6 win over Clark County.

PASSING
Krae Kelso of Platte County (Platte City) completed 18 of 30 passes for 302 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 49-38 loss to St. Joseph Central… Matt Futrell of Hillcrest (Springfield) connected on 13 of 36 passes for 283 yards and a touchdown in a 28-7 loss to Camdenton… Chris Savage of Union completed 13 of 22 passes for 283 yards and a pair of scores in a 49-0 blanking of Hermann… Ste. Genevieve's Brendan Weiler threw for 245 yards and a couple of touchdowns on 27 of 41 passing in a 42-18 loss to Maplewood-Richmond Heights… Tanner Mcguire of Butler completed 16 of 22 aerials for 244 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 27-22 win over Van Horn… Cameron Coffman of Raymore-Peculiar (Peculiar) completed 15 of 23 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-18 win over North-Kansas City… Myles Robinson of Rockwood Summit (Fenton) completed all 16 pass attempts for 228 yards and four scores in a 56-20 win over Francis Howell Central… Clinton's Dylan Stadter completed 10 of 24 passes for 226 yards and a couple of scores in a 21-14 loss to Kansas City-Center.

RECEIVING
Dorial Green-Beckham of Springfield-Hillcrest caught seven passes for 217 yards in a 28-7 loss to Camdenton… Mark Carpenter of Hardin-Central reeled in eight aerials for 171 yards and three touchdowns in a 74-20 win over South Holt… Austin Daniel of Webb City caught four passes for 158 yards and a score in a 48-6 win over Neosho… John Stoneburner of North Shelby (Shelbyville) hauled in 11 aerials for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 42-30 loss to Milan… Ryan Coons of Union caught six passes for 129 yards and a score in a 49-0 blanking of Hermann… Ste. Genevieve’s Travis Grither caught a dozen aerials for 124 yards in a 42-18 loss to Maplewood-Richmond Heights… Jacob Herrell of Butler reeled in five passes for 120 yards and a score in a 27-22 win over Van Horn… Lebanon's Will Cuffee caught five passes for 118 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 25-14 win over Waynesville.

MISSOURI FOOTBALL RANKINGS
TOP 10
(Ranking, Team, Record, Points scored, Points allowed, Last week)
1. Rockhurst (4-0) 101 51 3
2. Webster Groves (3-0) 127 35 1
3. Hazelwood Central (4-0) 102 84 2
4. Howell (St. Charles) (4-0) 181 89 5
5. Blue Springs South (3-1) 141 55 10
6. Blue Springs (2-2) 114 34 7
7. Staley (Kansas City North) (4-0) 144 39 4
8. Raymore-Peculiar (3-1) 150 112 9
9. Columbia-Rock Bridge (3-1) 126 91 –
10. Jefferson City (2-2) 134 102 8

CLASS 6
1. Rockhurst (4-0) 101 51 2
2. Hazelwood Central (4-0) 102 84 1
3. Howell (4-0) 181 89 3
4. Blue Springs South (3-1) 141 55
5. Blue Springs (2-2) 114 34 4
6. Raymore-Peculiar (3-1) 150 112 6
7. Columbia-Rock Bridge (3-1) 126 91 –
8. Jefferson City (2-2) 134 102 5
9. Lindbergh (St. Louis) (4-0) 132 50 9
10. Eureka (Eureka) (4-0) 145 36 10

CLASS 5
1. Webster Groves (3-0) 127 35 1
2. Staley (4-0) 144 39 2
3. Chaminade (St. Louis) (3-0) 119 33 3
4. Parkway North (St. Louis) (3-1) 161 79 6
5. Lebanon (4-0) 108 38 9
6. Lee's Summit (3-1) 140 98 10
7. Lee's Summit West (3-1) 89 60 5
8. Kirkwood (2-1) 120 66 8
9. Fort Osage (Independence) (3-1) 57 52 4
10. Park Hill (3-1) 129 74 –

CLASS 4
1. Kearney (3-0) 150 14 1
2. Webb City (4-0) 187 26 2
3. Carthage (4-0) 184 42 3
4. Bolivar (4-0) 204 31 4
5. Ladue Horton Watkins (St. Louis) (3-1) 111 84 5
6. Helias (Jefferson City) (2-2) 103 105 7
7. Harrisonville (3-1) 86 32 8
8. Sikeston (4-0) 170 46 9
9. Savannah (4-0) 143 23 10
10. Union (4-0) 175 8 –

CLASS 3
1. Cassville (4-0) 130 34 1
2. Maryville (3-1) 106 45 3
3. Chillicothe (3-1) 94 66 5
4. Bowling Green (3-1) 135 26 6
5. Springfield Catholic (4-0) 132 53 –
6. Aurora (3-1) 87 57 4
7. Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (3-1) 126 65 2
8. Boonville (4-0) 143 41 8
9. Burroughs (St. Louis) (4-0) 168 45 9
10. Richmond (4-0) 145 35 10

CLASS 2
1. Penney (Hamilton) (4-0) 202 48 1
2. Maplewood-Richmond Heights (Maplewood) (4-0) 129 47 2
3. Lawson (4-0) 121 48 3
4. Centralia (4-0) 118 28 4
5. Macon (4-0) 176 27 5
6. Hogan Prep Charter (Kansas City) (3-1) 110 86 6
7. Brookfield (4-0) 121 7 7
8. Liberty (Mountain View) (3-1) 143 51 10
9. Caruthersville (4-0) 132 24 –
10. Lamar (3-1) 109 64 –

CLASS 1
1. Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve) (4-0) 205 6 1
2. Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington) (4-0) 158 40 2
3. Tipton (4-0) 168 19 3
4. Concordia (4-0) 192 18 4
5. Westran (Huntsville) (4-0) 202 24 5
6. South Shelby (3-1) 85 60 7
7. Miller (3-1) 170 39 8
8. South Harrison (Bethany) (3-1) 110 45 9
9. Orrick (3-1) 124 105 10
10. Pierce City (4-0) 182 19 –