Suburban Conference football: Week 9 review

Here’s the Suburban Conference Week 9 high school football review, including team’s overall record, conference record, last week’s result, this week’s opponent and a comment. The Missouri high school football district playoffs start this week.

Suburban Gold Conference

1. Blue Springs South (9-0, 5-0)

Beat Lee’s Summit 49-21;Fri. vs. Troy Buchanan

Briley Moore-McKinney caught four touchdowns to help the Jaguars pull away late.

2. Blue Springs (4-5, 4-1)

Beat Lee’s Summit North 23-15;Fri. at Joplin

That 0-4 start sure seems like a long time ago now. The Wildcats have won four of five.

3. Raymore-Peculiar (5-4, 2-3)

Beat Lee’s Summit West 34-31;Fri. vs. Rockhurst

James Sappington kicked a game-winning 41-yard field goal in double overtime.

4. Lee’s Summit North (5-4, 2-3)

Lost to Blue Springs 23-15;Fri. at Lee’s Summit West

The Broncos’ offense failed to find the end zone, leading to their third straight loss.

5. Lee’s Summit West (5-4, 1-4)

Lost to Raymore-Peculiar 34-31;Fri. vs. Lee’s Summit North

All four of the Titans’ losses have been by a single-score margin.

6. Lee’s Summit (3-6, 1-4)

Lost to Blue Springs South 49-21;Fri. at Kickapoo

After building a two-score lead, the Tigers allowed seven straight touchdowns.

Suburban Red Conference

1. Park Hill (8-1, 5-0)

Beat Truman 38-16;Friday vs. Oak Park

Billy Maples threw two of his three touchdowns after halftime, when the Trojans pulled away.

2. Truman (7-2, 4-1)

Lost to Park Hill 38-16;Bye

The Patriots actually held a two-point halftime lead behind two Jordan Salima touchdowns.

3. Liberty (3-6, 3-2)

Beat Ruskin 33-0;Fri. at St. Joseph Central

After an 0-6 start, the Blue Jays have outscored their past three opponents 112-33.

4. Park Hill South (2-7, 2-3)

Beat St. Joseph Central 24-20;Fri. at Liberty North

The Panthers’ defense made a late stand for the team’s second straight win.

5. St. Joseph Central (3-6, 2-3)

Lost to Park Hill South 24-20;Fri. vs. Liberty

Israel Smith rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

6. Ruskin (0-9, 0-5)

Lost to Liberty 33-0;Fri. at Neosho

The Golden Eagles were shut out for the third time this season.

Suburban White Conference

1. Staley (8-1, 5-1)

Beat Oak Park 42-6;Bye

The defense finished the regular season allowing only 7.6 points per game.

2. Liberty North (7-2, 5-1)

Beat North Kansas City 57-0;Fri. vs. Park Hill South

Jon Redmond had touchdown runs of 40 and 44 yards in the rout.

3. Fort Osage (8-1, 5-1)

Beat Raytown 55-14;Bye

Coach Ryan Schartz picked up his 100th career win at Fort Osage.

4. Raytown (3-6, 2-4)

Lost to Fort Osage 55-14;Fri. vs. North Kansas City

Quarterback Mike Baxter threw for 143 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

5. William Chrisman (3-6, 2-4)

Beat Van Horn 42-7;Fri. vs. Winnetonka

The Bears won three regular season games for the first time since 2012.

6. Oak Park (1-8, 1-5)

Lost to Staley 42-6;Fri. at Park Hill

The Northmen have been held to single digits in six of their nine games.

7. North Kansas City (2-7, 1-5)

Lost to Liberty North 57-0;Fri. at Raytown

A once promising regular season concluded with four straight losses.

Suburban Blue Conference

1. Kearney (8-1, 5-0)

Beat Belton 42-0;Fri. vs. Excelsior Springs

Four different players scored touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ sixth straight blowout.

2. Belton (6-3, 4-1)

Beat Winnetonka 44-23;Fri. vs. Willard

The Pirates secured their first winning season since 2007.

3. Grandview (5-4, 3-2)

Lost to Kearney 42-0;Fri. vs. Warrensburg

An offense that had scored 30.1 points per game failed to find the end zone.

4. Platte County (6-3, 2-3)

Beat Raytown South 23-15;Fri. vs. Benton

Lloyd Lockett fired two touchdown passes to break a three-game losing skid.

5. Raytown South (3-6, 1-4)

Lost to Platte County 23-15;Fri. vs. Grain Valley

Jabril Cox passed for a touchdown and ran for another but threw three interceptions.

6. Winnetonka (1-8, 0-5)

Lost to Belton 44-23;Fri. at William Chrisman

The offense has shown improvement, but the Griffins’ losing streak stretched to eight.

This story was originally published October 20, 2015 at 7:01 PM with the headline "Suburban Conference football: Week 9 review."