North Andrew crashed and burned, but Worth County did not move up in the rankings, stuck at third as Sacred Heart leaped over them to take the second spot following their 88-48 victory over previous #2 North Andrew. Sacred Heart was idle this week, while only five unbeatens remain in eight man ranks. Three of them are in Worth County’s district – Worth County, Stanberry, and Rock Port.
#1 Stanberry 54, #6 North Andrew 36 – This one was a good one. It looked like Stanberry would blow North Andrew right out of the field after taking a 30-8 lead early in the second. But then North Andrew battled back as Lance Streeby did all he could to get his team back in the game. He scored on runs of 65, 15, and 5 as the Cardinals got to within 42-36 early in the fourth. It looked like a rare fade job by Stanberry, which normally finishes games strongly. But then Stanberry found their second wind with quarterback Cole Durbin, who scored with runs of 27 and 18 to put North Andrew away. Jacob Powelson threw for 188 yards for North Andrew, while Streeby finished with 134 on the ground. Cole Durbin had 31 carries for 197 yards for Stanberry, while Brad Hailey had 5 catches for 103 yards for the Bulldogs.
#3 Worth County 60, St. Joseph Christian 14 – What looked like a promising start for Christian – they were tied 8-8 in the first – was cut short when Malik Tucker, one of the top receivers in the area, went down after that. He didn’t return until the game was decided. Worth County rode Tevin Cameron (218 yards) on offense and Drake Kinsella (4 sacks) on defense to victory over a team they normally have trouble with.
#4 Rock Port 72, North Shelby 24 – Rock Port was in control in this game that was moved to Cameron and played on Saturday. But North Shelby was the first team all year to score more than once on Rock Port, one of the top defensive teams in eight man along with Worth County and Mound City.
#5 Mound City 56, #9 East Atchison 18 – This one was close for a half. Mound City took a 24-6 lead in the second behind Matthew Poppa’s 66 yard pass only for East Atchison to tag Mound City, one of the top defensive teams in eight man football, twice. Jake McEnaney’s 11 yard pass to Gage McAdams made it 24-18 before Dylan Marrs’ one yard run made it 30-18 at the break. But the second half was all Mound City, fueled by Pankau’s 35 yard pick six in the third quarter after the Panthers had scored to start the second half.
Dylan Marrs ran for 160 yards and threw for 129 more and has established himself as a dual threat – exactly what is needed in Coach Brian Messer’s system. Matthew Poppa caught 5 passes for 112 yards.
#8 Hardin Central 52, Pattonsburg 50 – Hardin Central has quietly raised their record to 5-1, but had to hold off a dangerous Pattonsburg squad in order to do it. Pattonsburg has won only two games, but nobody has figured out how to slow them down. Something has to give this Friday, since Pattonsburg is one of the top offensive teams in the area and Worth County is one of the top defensive teams.
#10 King City 60, Chilhowee 32 – Chilhowee has been a doormat for the last few years, only winning three games in a season once since 2010. But this year, they have won four games and they played a full game against one of the better teams in eight man football. They have a chance to have their first winning season since at least 2010.
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