Former 49er & Cowboy Hired at Hazlewood West

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Duane Hawthorne is the new head football coach at Hazlewood West.

Hawthorne, who is the former University City head coach, played defensive back and special teams for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.

Hawthorne takes over for Cordez Vaughn, who resigned after only one season.  Last year the Wildcats were 1-9.

Hawthorne is the second former NFL player to take-over the reigns of a Missouri high school program.  Gus Frerrotte is the new head coach at John Burroughs.

Missouri - 2011 National Signing Day

Corbin Berkstresser (Lee's Summit, QB) - Missouri
Zach Boerboom (Central, TE) - New Mexico
Brandon Hannah (Chaminade, Ath)  - Missouri
Wesley Leftwich (Hickman, WR) - Missouri
Mark Pickerel (Rock Bridge, DB) - South Dakota St.
Rob Standard (Chaminade, RB) - Iowa St.

Oak Grove HS Fires Head Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

PrepsKC.com is reporting that Oak Grove has fired head coach Pete Carpino after four years.

Last season the Panthers were 6-4.  Carpino's overall record at Oak Grove 20-20.

Click here to read the report from PrepsKC.com.

New John Burroughs School Football Coach Gus Frerotte on Tonight's NHSCA Sports Hour

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Just me at 6 P.M. EST for the latest edition of the National High School Coaches Association Sports Hour.

My co-host Trish Hoffman and I will be talking high school football, boys basketball and wrestling.

Joining us on the show will be former NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte, who was just hired as the head football coach at John Burroughs School in St. Louis. Frerotte, who played with seven NFL teams, has been the school's quarterbacks' coach during the past two seasons.

Last year, John Burroughs finished runner-up in Missouri's Class 3.

Also on show will be 2010 High School Rudy Award winner Chance Anthony of Breckinridge County High School in Kentucky. Anthony was a two-way starter on this year's football team in spite of the fact that he was born without the lower part of his right arm.

To listen to the show LIVE on the Artist First radio network, click here.

John Burroughs School Hires Former NFL QB Gus Frerotte

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Gus Frerotte, who played for seven different NFL teams during his career, is now a high school football head coach.

Frerotte has been hired by John Burroughs School in St. Louis.  For the past two years, the former St. Louis Ram (also played for Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota and Washington) quarterback has been an assistant coach for the Bombers.

Frerotte takes over for Todd Small, who retired at the end of the season after leading the team to a runner-up finish in Missouri's Class 3. Small was 44-21 in six seasons as head coach.

MSHSAA Looking at New High School Football Playoff Format

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Jeff McNiell of the Houston Herald is reporting today that the Missouri State High School Activities Association is going to examine whether to abandon the current playoff system for a new format.

The 2011 season will mark the fourth year in a four-year trial period for a playoff system that advances the two top teams from each district to the post-season.

According to McNiell's story, the MSHSAA is requesting input from its member schools about the current system and two other options.  Aside from the current system, another option is to return to the playoff system used from 1988 to 2007, which qualified one team from each four-team district.  The other is to play a nine-game regular season with the 10th week starting a tournament that would involve every team in the state.

Missouri High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

Missouri High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 27, 2010


Playoffs
Championships


Class 6
Rockhurst  10  Hazelwood Central  7

Class 4
Webb City  56  Warrenton  7

Class 2
Penney  34  Maplewood-Richmond Heights  13


Missouri High School Football Scores
Friday, November 26, 2010

Playoffs
Championships

Class 5 Championship
Lee's Summit West 44 Webster Groves 21

Class 3 Championship
Richmond 21 John Burroughs 20

Class 1 Championship
Valle 22 Westran 21 (OT)

8-Man Championship
Mound City 46 St. Joseph Christian 18