Many times at the end of the season, the team that ends up #1 has people question them. Usually by using ‘IFs’. For example, statements like this were made about last Cassville state title run last year. IF they hadn’t changed the playoff system, they wouldn’t have even made it. IF Harrisonville was still in class 3 they wouldn’t have won. IF Chillicothe hadn’t missed that extra point, they would have won instead. Some people might say that IF Centrailia hadn’t lost to Brentwood, they would have beat Maryville in the championship. Sometimes the ‘IFs’ are true statements, but they’ alsore in the past and can’t be changed. But to some people, they will always leave a question mark on a teams accomplishments.
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Cassville wins back to back state titles with a 24-7 win over previously undefeated Bowling Green. I’ll have a full recap & analysis tomorrow. The Wildcats become the first Big 8 team to win consecutive titles, and join Aurora, Monett, and Mt. Vernon with two apiece. Great job by Coach David Large, his staff, and the [...] We’re off to St. Louis later to cover the Cassville Wildcats in the class 3 state championship game. I’ll have a full report on the game posted after I return. Remember, you can catch the game online at MSHSAA.tv. Here’s the scores from yesterdays action in St. Louis. 8-Man
I know that many of you would love to crown Cassville state champions right now. After going through Seneca, Rogersville, and KC O’Hara, they’ve done enough to deserve it. But there’s still one game left to play. And it’s against a team that deserves to be mentioned with those three. So let’s take a few moments to get to know Cassville’s opponent, and break down what we may see in St. Louis on Saturday. Bowling Green Bobcats
On a day when the Webb City defense was not at their best, the Cardinal offense rose to the challenge scoring 20 fourth quarter points to bring home the Cardinals eighth state championship 41-34. Although they weren’t statistically at their best, in the end Webb City’s defense still played a huge part in the win as they harassed Helias QB Jay Shimmens all day and held him well below his season averages. The dual threat QB is the Crusaders biggest weapon but could only complete 9 of 21 passes for 149 yards while being sacked 4 times, and rushed for only 40. Yet Shimmens still accounted for 4 touchdowns. 3 passing and 1 rushing. Meanwhile, his Webb City counterpart Mack Kyle was the model of cool leadership and offensive efficiency. Kyle ran up 110 yards and a TD on the ground while going 7-10 through the air for 214 yards and 2 TDs. In their first trip to the state finals, the Cassville Wildcats couldn’t have asked for much more as they steamrolled through Cardinal Ritter 31-7 to win their first Show-Me Bowl and the school’s first ever state championship in a team sport. Cassville failed to take advantage of great field position on their initial drive as they stopped Ritter on a fake punt getting the ball on Ritter’s 24. After failing to pick up a first down, kicker Aaron Jamieson missed his 35 yard attempt just wide to the right. It would turn out to be the only misstep he would make all day. The next two Wildcat possessions ended in Jake Nolan TD passes. First a 53 yarder to Trevor Tanner. Then, following a Matt Stockton interception, a 10 yard throwback to Joseph Gouvion and the Cats were up 14-0 with Ritter having only 2 first downs. I remember in 1986 when Camdenton tied for the state title with Marshall 20-20. No overtime was allowed in the championship game then, and at the time I thought “That’s stupid.” Every other game played during the regular season and playoffs used the overtime formula we now know to decide a winner, but not the title game. 22 years later, after watching Orrick & Thayer play through all the twists and turns of the state title contest yesterday including questionable officiating, high drama, crushing disappointment, an amazing out-of-nowhere last second scoring play, and 2 overtimes, I can finally understand why they had the no championship OT system in place. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Hope you’re enjoying the day with family and friends. Tomorrow I’ll be making the trek to and from St. Louis so I’ll have the class 1 and class 3 game reports Saturday for you. If you don’t have Fox Sports Midwest, MSHSAA will have the results as soon as they games are over. Here’s what to look forward to. CLASS 1
Unfortunately, I will not be live from St. Louis. MSHSAA did not deem this fledgling website worthy of media credentials. In other words my plans to spend Friday & Saturday immersed in pigskinny goodness posting from the Jones Dome will not come to fruition. But you can find some consolation in that Fox Sports Midwest will [...] |
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