#13 Rockhurst (MO) Dismantles Blue Springs South on ESPN

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Eight-time Missouri high school football champ Rockhurst began defense of its 6A title with a 42-14 road victory Sunday against Blue Springs South in a nationally broadcast game on ESPN.

Click here for more on the game from The Kansas City Star.

Rockhurst To Begin Quest for 9th Straight Missouri State Football Championship on ESPN

With Illinois-bound Nate Scheelhaase running the show for a quarterback at Rockhurst, the Hawklets should find themselves in position for a nine-peat in Missouri.

The national prognosticators are thinking that Rockhurst will be pretty good as well, and that's why ESPN will air the team's season opener next Sunday at Blue Springs South. Rockhurst is ranked #13 by USA Today and ESPN Rise, plus #22 by Prep Nation.

Blue Springs South will be a good test since ESPN Rise has the team ranked 49th in its pre-season Fab 50.

For a preview from the Kansas City Star, click here.

For other pre-season reports from the Kansas City Star, please click on the school names...

Belton HS ...2007 Class 5 state runner-up
Center HS
Grandview HS
Harrisonville HS...41 game win streak
Lee's Summit West HS...2007 Class 4 state champ moving up to Class 5 in 2008
O'Hara HS
Pembroke Hill HS

40th Missouri High School Football Championships

Twelve teams invade St. Louis' Edward Jones Dome this weekend to decide the 2007 Missouri state high school football championships. Here's a look at the weekend's schedule of games. All games will be televised on Fox Sports Net Midwest, plus The High School Football Huddle will have previews later in the week.

Friday, November 23, 2007
at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis

Noon CST
Class 2 Championship
Lawson (13-0) vs. Blair Oaks (11-2)

3:15 P.M. CST
Class 4 Championship
Lee's Summit West (13-0) vs. Parkway Central (12-1)

6:30 P.M. CST
Class 6 Championship
Rockhurst (12-0) vs. Mehlville (10-2)

Saturday November 24, 2007
at Edward Jones Dome at St. Louis

Noon CST
Class 1 Championship
Orrick (13-0) vs. Thayer (13-0)

3:15 P.M. CST
Class 3 Championship
Harrisonville (13-0) vs. MICDS (12-0)

6:30 P.M. CST
Class 5 Championship
Benton (9-3) vs. Waynesville (11-1)

Missouri High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Missouri High School Football Scores
Friday & Saturday, November 16 & 17, 2007

8-Man Championship
Worth County 70 Hardin-Central 6

Semifinals

6A
Mehlville 19 Pattonville 13
Rockhurst 67 DeSmet 7

5A
Waynesville 25 Jackson 14
Belton 35 Fort Osage 22

4A
Parkway Central 51 Vashon 27
Lee's Summit West 21 Ozark 14

3A
MICDS 42 St. Francis Borgia 35 (3OTs)
Harrisonville 51 Grain Valley 35

2A
Blair Oaks 42 Maplewood-Richmond Hts. 14
Lawson 39 East Newton 14

1A
Thayer 35 Tipton 14
Orrick 44 Princeton 24

Missouri High School Football Scoreboard - Week 2

Missouri High School Football Scores
Friday, September 7, 2007

Hazlewood Central 27 McCluer 21
Howell Central 40 Troy Buchanan 7
Mater Dei 49 Civic Memorial 14
Red Bud 35 Carlyle 6
SLUH 28 Althoff 14

Waynesville Spring Practice

The Missouri High School Football Huddle is getting high school football fans ready for the upcoming season by posting stories on spring practice. To check out how Waynesville's spring season is going, click on our headline "Waynesville Spring Practice".