Demet and Jefferson City to Take Part in East St. Louis High School Football Tripleheader

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Last season DeSmet beat Jefferson City in the Class 6 quarterfinals. This season, the two will test how good they are in the City of Champions Classic at East St. Louis.

Jefferson City will play St. Rita in the middle game of the tripleheader. Last season St. Rita won its sixth Prep Bowl championship, beating Chicago Public League championship Simeon 34-20. The Mustangs advanced to 7A quarterfinals where they were beaten by eventual state champ Wheaton Warrenville South.



DeSmet, which lost in the state semifinals is expected to play a team from to be named later from Georgia, while East St. Louis will take on a team from Florida.

Webb City HS Alum Grant Wistrom a Triple Crowner

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

We all know that Webb City has a darn good football program with nine Missouri state football championship trophies in the trophy case.

Today I spent some time finding out that Webb City alum Grant Wistrom has done a good job of collecting titles since helping his high school team win two Class 4A state titles. It seems that Wistrom may be Mr. Champion, because he's the only football player that I could find that's won a Super Bowl title (Rams), a national championship in college (three times at Nebraska) and a state football championship.

You can check-out the full story at The High School Football Huddle.

Missouri - 2010 National Signing Day

Sal Belfonte (Rockhurst) LB - Southern Illinois
Cameron Berra (Parkway Central) K - Eastern Illinois
Corey Boemer (Lindbergh) OL - Southern Illinois
Brandon Bourbon (Potosi) RB - Kansas
Bryan Carroll (Ft. Zumwalt West) OL - Western Illinois
Kerry Gibson (Hazlewood Central) QB - Southern Illinois
Marquise Hill (Trinity Catholic) WR - Minnesota
Skyler Hinton (Rock Bridge) OL - Wyoming
Christian Kirksey (Hazlewood East) LB - Iowa
Dexter McDonald (Rockhurst) DB - Kansas
Clayton Mellville (Camdenton) OL - Southern Illinois
Andrew Mueller (Raymore-Peculiar) OL - South Dakota St.
MyCole Pruitt (Kirkwood) TE - Southern Illinois
Boo Rodgers (Webb City) S - Southern Illinois
Chase Rome (Rock Bridge) DL - Nebraska
Don Shumpert (Hazlewood East) DB - Iowa
Mathew Sims (Hannibal) K - Northern Illinois
Keeston Terry (Blue Springs) WR - Kansas
Darrenn White (University Academy) ATH. - Wyoming
Joe Windsor (Kearney) DE - Northern Illinois
Dom Wright (Blue Springs South) WR - South Dakota St.

Missouri Announces High School Football Districts for Next Season

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

The Missouri State High School Activities Association has announced new football district assignments for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

The first allowable practice day this year will be Monday, August 9th, with the first games to be played Friday, August 27th. The Show-Me Bowl will be played at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis November 26th and 27th.

Here are the changes announced by the MSHSAA...

In 8-man football, there are two new programs with Tarkio and Northwest (Hughesville) joining the division. Worth County and Northeast Nodaway have formed a cooperative sponsorship, allowing NNHS students to play football for the first time.

Changing to Class 1 for 2010 and 2011 is former Class 2 school Windsor. Entering into a cooperative sponsorship are Cole Camp and Green Ridge, while King City and Pattonsburg also entered into a cooperative sponsorship.

In Class 2, the following schools move up from Class 1: Adrian, Penney, St. Paul Lutheran and Sarcoxie, while Lutheran (St. Peters) and Herculaneum moved down from Class 3. Barat Academy, Lift for Life Academy, Christian and Hollister are all new programs. McAuley Catholic is hosting a cooperative sponsorship with College Heights Christian.

In Class 3, five schools move up from Class 2, including: Orchard Farm, Southern Boone, Wright City, Maryville and Van Horn (Independence). Moving down to Class 3 from Class 4 are Westport, Center (Kansas City) and Central (Kansas City), while Northeast Law & Public Service also joins Class 3 from Class 5. Three new programs begin play in Class 3, including Imagin Renaissance Academy, Confluence Prep Academy and East (Kansas City).

Moving up to Class 4 from Class 3 are nine schools: Smithville, Sullivan, Perryville, St. Francis Borgia, Savannah, Potosi, Soldan International Studies, Moberly and Mexico. Moving down to Class 4 from Class 5 are Roosevelt and Central (Cape Cirardeau).

In Class 5, a total of seven schools move up from Class 4: Willard, Staley, Smith-Cotton, Poplar Bluff, Normandy, Hickman Mills District High School and Branson. Due to the consolidation of Wellston and Normandy, the Vikings move up to Class 5. With the consolidation of Hickman Mills and Ruskin, the Hickman Mills District High School will also be a member of Class 5. Riverview Gardens and Lee’s Summit move down from Class 6.

Three programs move up to Class 6 from Class 5 with Pattonville, Raymore-Peculiar and Eureka slated to compete in MSHSAA’s largest classification.