What’s the worst injury you’ve played through in a high school football game? Matt Herring, Rockhurst senior lineman (currently in a large cast for a broken thumb and two partially torn ligaments): “It happened in a Wednesday practice. My hand got crushed between two helmets.”
Thursday’s results Christ Prep 42, East 12 Olathe North 35, Lawrence Free St. 7 Raytown South 27, Belton 7
•SCHOOL: Lee’s Summit North •YEAR: Sophomore •SPORT: Cross Country
Jeremy Crabtree of Rivals.com has ranked the top 10 high school football players in the Kansas City area. Each week, The Star will take a closer look at one of them.
Rockhurst tried its best to be the friendly host to its visitors from Minnetonka on Thursday night. Setting up tables and chairs for the Minnetonka tailgate and then delivering Gates BBQ.
Madison Wolff and Anna Filardo never really expected to shoot 94s and be medalists at the Missouri Class 2 District 6 golf tournament.
As far as Piper coach Bill Warne knows, the school’s boys soccer program has never won the Kaw Valley League.
In an ideal setting for running last Saturday, several Northland cross country runners made the long trek to Raymore-Peculiar Middle School for the KC Metro Cross Country Championships. The drive was well worth it for Platte County senior Ashton Stubbs, who finished ninth, her best placing at the course.
The state rankings for Missouri high school football voted on by a 12-person panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis, followed by won-loss record, points received and last week’s ranking.
Three weeks into the season, opposing coaches knew that one way to beat Lansing would be to stop senior running back Brenton Smith, who had had three straight 100-plus yard rushing games, including 293 yards in a win over Piper.
Northeast football coach Edmond Thomas can break down theVikings’ season in two sections -- the first half and the second half.
After a three-game winning streak, Truman boys soccer coach Bryan Schmitt couldn’t be much happier.
As of Monday, Oct. 6. PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING East Kansas League stats provided by Mid-State Sports, www.mid-statesports.com. Bishop Miege did not provide stats.
•Bishop Seabury vs. KSD, 4 p.m. Thursday. KSD will look to rebound after a 61-14 loss to Oklahoma School for the Deaf last week.
Here’s a piece of advice for Missouri Class 1 football teams looking to get past the top-ranked Orrick Bearcats: If you want to score, you need to consider different ways of scoring other than against the Bearcats’ defense.
| BIG CLASS | REC | LAST WEEK | THIS WEEK |
| 1. Blue Springs | 6-0 | d. Park Hill So. 42-28 | vs LS North |
| 2. Rockhurst | 5-1 | d. Col. Hickman 41-0 | vs Minnetonka, Mn. |
| 3. Olathe East | 5-0 | d. Olathe NW 49-14 | at SM East |
| 4. ST Aquinas | 5-0 | d. BV NW 45-21 | at Blue Valley |
| 5. SM West | 5-0 | d. SM South 48-18 | vs Leavenworth |
| SMALL CLASS | REC | LAST WEEK | THIS WEEK |
| 1. Kearney | 6-0 | d. Platte Co. 49-8 | vs Ruskin |
| 2. Harrisonville | 5-1 | d. Odessa 38-21 | vs Oak Grove |
| 3. Oak Grove | 6-0 | d. Grain Valley 33-21 | at Harrisonville |
| 4. Pleasant Hill | 5-1 | d. Exc. Springs 22-19 | at Grain Valley |
| 5. Hogan Prep | 6-0 | d. East 48-12 | at Van Horn |
SM SOUTH INVITATIONAL At Meadowbrok County Club, par 71 Teams: 1. Shawnee Mission East, 350; 2. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 364; 3. Olathe East, 372; 4. Shawnee Mission South, 373; 5. Olathe South, 393; 6. Olathe Northwest, 407; 7. Washburn Rural, 438; 8. Lawrence Free State, 442; 9. Lawrence, 479.
Barstow 1, Pembroke Hill 0. Barstow (Ian Vartimus; shutout by Joseph Jarvis and Akshay Almelker). Records: Barstow 6-7-0, Pembroke Hill 3-8-1.
HP: TD Markeith Martin 11 run (run failed) HP: TD M Martin 10 run (Matthew McMurry pass from Dawon Cummings)
KANSAS CITY METRO CHAMPIONSHIPS At Raymore-Peculiar Middle School Teams: 1. LS West, 25; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 109; 3. Rockhurst, 126; 4. BV West, 151; 5. Lee’s Summit, 201; 6. SM South, 209; 7. Park Hill South, 217; 8. Oak Park, 256; 9. BV Northwest, 261; 10. Smithville, 285; 11. Park Hill, 337; 12. Ray-Pec, 354; 13. Truman, 354; 14. De Soto, 380; 15. Platte County, 400; 16. BV North, 411; 17. SM East, 429; 18. Staley, 453; 19. BS South, 473; 20. Belton, 523; 21. North Kansas City, 585...
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