By Chris Geinosky

Kind of, the final 9 weeks of soccer didn’t matter an excessive amount of. It issues now.

Each workforce within the state of Missouri now has the chance to play within the postseason beginning this week with the primary spherical of district play. Each sport issues now – win and advance, or lose and switch in gear.

Squads that survive the three-week district event will advance to the state playoffs. Right here’s a have a look at a few of the extra intriguing district tourneys across the state:

Class 6 District 1

Christian Brothers School, the No. 1-ranked workforce within the SBLive Missouri Energy 25 and reigning Class 6 state champion, edged Marquette and Seckman for the highest seed within the bracket. All three groups enter district play with 8-1 general data, however CBC’s energy of schedule was the distinction maker. No. 4 seed Kirkwood (5-3) and No. 5 Lindbergh (6-3) have loved successful seasons as effectively.

Class 6 District 2

Troy Buchanan reached the Class 6 semifinals for the primary time in program historical past final yr, and the workforce is about as much as do it once more after incomes the No. 1 district seed and home-field benefit. Nonetheless, the Trojans might have to fulfill harmful De Smet within the semifinals, after which resurgent Rock Bridge, the No. 2 seed, might be ready within the championship spherical.

Class 5 District 5

Camdenton locked up the highest seed after a Week 8 win in opposition to Lebanon, however then misplaced to Glendale in Week 9. Because it seems, the Lakers may run into Glendale once more within the semifinals, which won’t be a simple matchup. After which who shall be ready within the championship sport? More than likely it will likely be No. 2 seed Lebanon, one in every of this yr’s high speeding groups in Missouri.

Class 5 District 6

Among the best rivalries within the state has been the one between Carthage and Webb Metropolis. Each of these two groups obtain first-round byes on this six-team district, which could have them extra wholesome and prepared for a postseason push. So long as each deal with enterprise within the semis, they are going to arrange one of the vital anticipated district title video games within the Present-Me State.

Class 4 District 8

Kearney put collectively an undefeated common season and earned the No. 1 seed. Defending Class 4 state champion Smithville misplaced one sport all season – 20-19 in opposition to Kearney in Week 3 – and owns the No. 2 seed. These two groups don’t like one another, and barring unexpected circumstances, they are going to meet within the district championship sport in a pair weeks.

Class 3 District 3

St. Charles West sits on the No. 1 line of the bracket however might be not the favourite to win the district. No. 2 Lutheran St. Charles is final yr’s Class 2 state champion, and No. 3 Lutheran North is among the most battle-tested small-class groups within the state. A Lutheran St. Charles-Lutheran North semifinal sport could be a playoff-caliber matchup.

Class 2 District 8

Meet probably the most top-heavy district area in your complete state. Undefeated Lafayette County (9-0) stands because the No. 1 seed within the tourney. Nonetheless, three groups with shiny 8-1 data – Richmond, Macon and Trenton – are slotted No. 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Lawson, a workforce with a 6-3 document, didn’t even earn a first-round house sport because the No. 5 seed on this loaded district.

Liberty North QB Van Dyne finishes common season with no turnovers

Coming into the season, Liberty North quarterback Sam Van Dyne vowed that he had discovered from his errors. Level taken.

Van Dyne dedicated 5 turnovers within the Class 6 Present-Me Bowl – a sport his workforce misplaced to CBC, 48-21. Amazingly, the top-rated faculty quarterback prospect has dedicated ZERO since then.

Main the Eagles to an ideal 9-0 document throughout the common season, Van Dyne has accomplished 92 of 152 passes for 1,694 yards and 18 touchdowns with zero interceptions. He has additionally rushed for 164 yards with out fumbling both.

Van Dyne handed for 181 yards and threw three touchdowns to a few completely different receivers in final week’s 36-0 shutout victory in opposition to Lee’s Summit West. A type of receivers was Jay Ross, who hauled in three receptions for 84 yards in his debut with the Eagles.

Does that title sound acquainted? Ross is none aside from Jayshawn Ross, the No. 3-ranked participant on the checklist of high 2024 soccer recruits in Missouri in response to 247Sports.com. Ross began the season enjoying for St. Pius X however has been sitting out the previous few weeks whereas attending Liberty North. He was declared eligible by MSHSAA final week.

Mayo’s return boosts CBC offense

Dakotah Mayo is making up for misplaced time after getting back from an damage for reigning Class 6 champion CBC (8-1).

A dynamic senior large receiver-returner, Mayo has scored 5 touchdowns in his final three video games and has made a harmful Cadets offense even higher.

“Dakotah’s an excellent asset to the workforce,” CBC standout junior Jeremiah McClellan mentioned after Mayo scored twice in Week 7 in opposition to Warren Central (Ind.). “He’s quick. He catches all the pieces that touches his palms. Simply having him again goes to open up the cross sport far more.”

As a junior, Mayo caught 37 passes for a quarter mile and scored three whole touchdowns, together with a kickoff return rating. Up to now this season he has 15 catches for 278 yards and 5 scores in six whole video games – with 9 catches for 212 yards and 5 TDs the previous three weeks.

Mayo’s return and resurgence offers CBC one other weapon within the passing sport – McClellan leads the Cadets with 44 catches for 781 yards and 11 TDs and sophomore Corey Simms is second with 20 catches for 338 yards and 4 scores — and on particular groups.

Union heads to postseason play with undefeated document once more

For the second yr in a row, Union has accomplished the common season with an undefeated document. However it wasn’t straightforward.

Trailing a lot of the night time, the Wildcats needed to rally late to drag out a 21-14 victory in opposition to Hermann in final week’s regular-season finale. Quarterback Liam Hughes tied the sport with a 40-yard landing run with 3:11 left within the fourth quarter after which tossed a game-winning, 51-yard landing strike to Hayden Burke with 1:13 on the clock.

Union clinched the 4 Rivers Convention championship and extra importantly, remained undefeated heading into the postseason. Nonetheless, the Wildcats needed to accept the No. 3 seed within the Class 4 District 2 event behind No. 1 St. Mary’s and No. 2 Rockwood Summit.

Hughes has accomplished 98 of 168 passes for 1,755 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. Burke had hauled in 29 receptions for 527 yards.

Springfield Central caps history-making marketing campaign with seventh win

It has been a history-making marketing campaign for the Bulldogs. Final week, Springfield Central introduced the common season to an in depth with a 57-11 blowout of Forsyth.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 on the yr, which is probably the most single-season wins for this system since 2002 – sure, in twenty years. Just one different time since 1986 has the workforce received as many as seven video games in a single season.

Final week’s win prolonged Central’s present win streak to 5 in a row. To search out the final time that occurred, you must dig even deeper into the historical past books: greater than 50 years in the past when this system went 10-0 in 1967.

What’s the most superb a part of all this? Simply final yr, the Bulldogs misplaced 53 video games in a row from 2015 to 2021. Paradoxically sufficient, they’ve gone 11-6 since that doubtful shedding streak.

Central has earned the No. 3 seed within the Class 5 District 5 event and can play a house postseason sport for the primary time since 2015. The Bulldogs will tackle Waynesville within the first spherical.

Parkview snaps 33-game shedding streak with win in opposition to Hillcrest

It had been awhile since Parkview had received a soccer sport: 1,148 days to be precise.

The Vikings snapped a 33-game shedding streak with a 40-33 victory in opposition to Hillcrest in a gathering of winless groups within the common season finale final week. It marked this system’s first win for the reason that season opener 2019 – a 49-6 victory in opposition to Springfield Central.

Cameron Harris turned in a record-breaking effort Friday night time, and his workforce wanted each little bit of it. Harris rushed 35 instances for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Parkview had scored single digits in its previous 5 video games. The Vikings will tackle resurgent Republic within the first spherical of the Class 5 District 6 event this week.

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