Saturday, October 26, 2019

District Football Pairings

With the influx of new teams into eight man football this year, there will be a lot more interest in the first round of districts. Previously, top teams had time to rest and recover while only the tailenders had to play a game in week one. But now, only the top teams have that luxury.
District 1
#3 Appleton City (9-0) bye.
Chilhowee (0-9) at #6 Drexel (7-2).
Northwest Hughesville (1-8) at Liberal (6-3).
Osceola (5-4) at Rich Hill (5-4).
Dark Horse – Rich Hill threw a scare into Pattonsburg earlier this year. They also knocked off Drexel and played a full game against Appleton City.

District 2
#2 Southwest Livingston (8-1) bye.
#7 Orrick (7-2) bye.
Braymer (0-9) at #8 North Shelby (7-2).
Stewartsville (2-7) at Norborne/Hardin-Central (4-5).
Dark Horse – Norborne/Hardin-Central threw a scare into Appleton City Friday before losing 22-12. The semifinal round could see a rematch between North Shelby and Orrick; the Bearcats won the first meeting 38-30 Friday.

District 3
#4 Pattonsburg bye.
North/West Nodaway (1-8) at #10 Worth County (6-3).
Platte Valley (2-7) at Albany (5-4).
Stanberry (2-7) at King City (2-7).
Worth County would have been second in the district even if they had dropped Friday’s game with Stanberry, since head to head tiebreakers trump MSHSAA point standings if the two teams are adjacent to each other.
Dark Horses – Albany lost to Pattonsburg Friday, but showed no quit, playing until the end. But first, they must get past Platte Valley, who led the Warriors through much of the first half in their regular season meeting before Albany took control in the second half. Stanberry got one of their key players back in Collin Sager, and will be a challenge despite their 2-7 record. King City has always been scrappy this year despite losing their starting quarterback.

District 4
#1 East Atchison bye.
Bishop LeBlond (2-6) at #9 North Andrew (7-2).
DeKalb (4-5) at #5 Mound City (7-2).
Rock Port (4-5) at South/Nodaway-Holt (5-4).
Dark Horse – South/Nodaway-Holt, which remained in Max Preps’ Top Ten despite struggling to get over .500 this year. They threw a scare into Southwest Livingston before falling 66-62 earlier this year.

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