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2009 COC Small All-Conference Football

2009 COC Small All-Conference Football Team

C0-Offensive Players of the Year: Colton Dill, Rogersville & Josh Moffett, Bolivar
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Alex Talley, Bolivar & Conner Smith, Rogersville

First Team

Offense

QB – Kolt Peavey– Jr. 6’2” 180– Bolivar
QB – Colton Dill– Sr. 6’2 180– Rogersville
RB – Josh Moffett– Sr. 5’7” 170– Bolivar *
RB – Grant Clouse– Sr. 5’9” 170– Rogersville *
C – Justin Huff– Sr. 6’0” 285– Rogersville *
G – Kyle Sanders– Sr. 5’11” 246– Rogersville
G – Jake Hartley- 6’3” 285– Bolivar *
T – Aaron Wardlaw– Sr. 6’4” 220– Rogersville

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Quarterfinal Preview

Alright folks. Quarterfinal Saturday. Here’s what to look for.

CLASS 1

Valle Catholic (12-0) at Miller (10-2)
- After getting the past their recent nemesis, Thayer, the Cardinals come up against an even more formidable challenge in Valle Catholic. The Warriors have scored an astonishing 125 points in their first two playoff games. And average over 45 ppg on the season. They run a spread offense triggered by senior QB Michael Greminger who passes well, runs well, and causes havoc for opposing defenses. The Warriors also have athletes all over the field for him to hand off & pass to. Defensively, they use their speed to attack & force turnovers. The key for Miller will be to contain Greminger, force him to throw to beat them, and close on receivers quickly to minimize gains. If they try to cover man-to-man, Greminger has the arm strength to go deep. If they try to blitz to bring pressure, he read the field very well and will hit his check down receivers. A balanced, consistent, defensive approach is needed. Derek Jack and Damon Dempster having big days would help also. They will score points, just keep it from being too many. Offensively, Miller has the horses to open some holes, and the speed to exploit them. But Valle brings great speed also. Justin Jack needs to use a variety of receivers, Daniel Parscal needs to use his speed to make some plays on the ground, and the Miller offense needs to keep the Warrior defense on the field as much as possible. A big challenge, but not out of reach.
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It was almost a perfect night to be an eagle on the gridiron. 4 out of 5 Eagle teams playing won including Pierce City knocking off undefeated Warsaw. Fair Grove, Mt. View-Liberty, and Nixa also soared to wins. Only Jasper falls from the feathered football ranks.

Enough with the bird puns. A great night of football for Ozarks teams. Some last minute finishes, huge performances, a big upset, 11 teams say goodbye to another football season, and 19 are still alive.

CLASS 1

Thayer 36, Lockwood 21
- This game was 22-21 with just over 4 minutes left and would have been tied but for a missed Lockwood XP. But a score, an interception, and another TD secured the win. Cameron Carey was the wrecking ball for the Bobcats rushing for 232 yards and three TDs. Josh Huckabee added 100+ rushing yards also. Reports put Lockwood QB Blake Abbiatti at over 350 yards passing. I’ll update this when I can verify.
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2009 Regional Football Preview

“Playoffs?” - Jim Mora

Yes, coach. We’re talking about the playoffs. Because they’re here. Thirty teams from the Ozarks seek the state championship in five different classifications. Thirty teams are done for the year. At least nine more schools will start basketball practice after tomorrow night. Here’s what to watch for.

CLASS 1

Lockwood (6-4) at Thayer (8-1)
- This one is simple. Can Lockwood contain the running attack of the Bobcats? Josh Huckabee is the big dog. But Cameron Carey & Ethan Leisenring are equally able to run for big yards. The weather should be good giving the Tigers and Blake Abbiatti a chance to make some yards through the air. But if the defense doesn’t play their best game, it won’t matter.
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Week 9 picks

Amazing isn’t it. Week 9 and there are still questions to be answered. Just how good is (Osceola, Ava, Seneca)? Can Justin Jack get back to form for the playoffs? Is this senior class at Thayer the true heart of this team that’s been so good these past three years? And is this their time finally? Is Jeff Pipenbrink the best small school WR around? Will anyone score on the Cassville defense again this year?

We may know some of these answers after this week. As well as some playoff teams and some more conference champions. But there will surely be more answers to seek next week. But for now, let’s just focus on the…

Week 9 Picks

Game of the Week

Fair Grove (8-0) (#2 class 2) at Strafford (5-3)

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Week 6 picks

A super week of action this week. Huge matchups with Mountain Grove traveling to Bolivar, Greenfield going to Jasper, and Branson taking on Carthage. Huge conference games with Salem at Mt. View-Liberty, Neosho at Webb City, Pierce City at Miller, Hillcrest at Lebanon, and Camdenton at Nixa. And the huge district gets underway with class 5 district 7 action between Ozark and Parkview, and Kickapoo and Glendale.

No jokes this week folks. Here’s the…

Week 6 Picks

Game of the Week

Mountain Grove (4-1) (#8 class 3) at Bolivar (5-0) (#3 class 4)
- On the surface, this appears to be a matchup of offensive powers. The Panthers average just over 30 ppg, while Bolivar goes for over 40. The names are on the offensive side. Evan Williams and Chris Mathews for Mountain Grove. Josh Moffett, Alex Talley, and Kolton Peavy for Bolivar. And it may ultimately be. If neither defense asserts itself, this could be a shootout. Bolivar is so balanced run to pass that no defense can key on any one area. The Panthers have shown they can take charge of the ground and run all day. But I think it’s more likely that one of the defenses does take control and generates a substantial second half lead for their team. But who? Mountain Grove is yielding just over 10 ppg and has two straight shutouts. But gave up 36 to the best passing team they’ve seen so far, Mt. View-Liberty. Bolivar’s D is averaging just over 14 ppg and seems to be improving. But gave up an inexplicable 28 to Republic earlier this year.

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OzarksSports.Net week 5 football update

Let’s face it, polls & rankings are useless. They really are. They have no bearing whatsoever on the actual outcomes, cause debate & hard feelings, and mainly serve to show that we really have no idea what’s going to happen. Pre-season rankings are the worst. Trying to decide who is best when you have nothing to go on? Ridiculous. If your going to rank teams, you should at least wait until you have something to go on. And even then, there’s no point.

But they are a whole lot of fun and we could all use that. So here are my initial set of rankings for the year. Guaranteed to be questionable, debatable, and absolutely unrelated to how things will ultimately turn out. Included are the latest conference standings. And finally, I’ve listed the winless & undefeated teams remaining along with an assessment of their chances of staying that way this week.

CLASS 5 & 6

Rolla (5-0)
Camdenton (4-1)
Joplin (3-2)
Nixa (3-2)
Lebanon (3-2)

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Week 3 picks

I need a comeback week after last weeks cavalcade of ugly picks. This week is a little light on top line games. Rogersville/Bolivar, Miller/Greenfield, and Mountain Grove/Mt. View-Liberty the headliners. Lots of games that have serious conference consequences though. I’ll be headed to Howell County to catch Mountain Grove & Liberty. Don’t overlook the Higginsville/El Dorado Springs game. Both are 2-0 and while there are still question marks about how good each is, it should be a great game. And just remember, right now for a low low price of just $13.99, you can own your very own…

Week 3 Picks

Game of the Week

Rogersville (2-0) (#8 class 3) at Bolivar (2-0) (#3 class 4)
- Bolivar just wants to keep doing what they’re doing. Keep Josh Moffett scoring touchdowns, Kolton Peavey passing well, and Alex Talley picking off everything in sight. The last may be the most difficult as Rogersville isn’t planning to throw much. Especially if they can continue to run like they did last week against Branson going for 271 yards. Dylan Cole scored on runs of 21 and 95 yards to lead the attack. The Wildcats also need Colton Dill to truly be a multi-threat to keep the Liberator defense from keying in on one area. If Bolivar can grab the early lead, they should win. But if it stays close, I’d give Rogersville the advantage.

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4/7 scores

BASEBALL

Lebanon 3, Hillcrest 1: Lebanon, Mikey Jennings – 3 hits
Joplin 7, West Plains 5: Joplin, John McDermid – HR, 4 RBI
Willard 11, Buffalo 4: Willard, Tyler Hartley – 3 hits
Pierce City 12, College Heights 2
Nixa 10, Republic 0: Nixa, Chandler – HR
Ozark 11, Marshfield 1: Ozark, Derek Harwell – 3 hits, 2 [...]

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