Missouri Roundup Week 12
By Bill Knust PrepsKC Staff Writer The favorites all moved on in the Missouri state playoffs. After a couple of stunning upsets last week, the No. 1 seed won all three matchups in the district finals this week. Staley trailed after one quarter, but they turned it on in the second quarter to easily beat Liberty 49-24. Belton gave Battle a tight contest for two quarters, but the Spartans pulled away in the second half for a 44-21 win, and Lafayette County took advantage of a muffed punt to down Lathrop 41-24.
Staley 49, Liberty 24 After quarterback John Raybourn’s 65-yard touchdown run gave the Falcons a 7-0 lead, Liberty answered with 10 straight in the first quarter to take a 10-7 lead. Blue Jays quarterback Thomas Henrichs threw the first of his three touchdown passes, and found receiver Gibson Brown for a 77-yard score and Drew Mackie added a field goal. Then Falcons exploded for 21 points and never looked back. Running backs JD Benbow and Aaron Keast each had the first of their two touchdowns and Raybourn threw a touchdown to Rod Criss from 9 yards out. Staley will face Fort Osage next week in the Class 5 quarterfinals.
Lafayette County 41, Lathrop 27 After Brock Lewis’ touchdown run cut the Huskers’ lead to 34-27, the Mules defense forced a punt to get the ball back with 2 minutes, 45 seconds left in the game. However, a fumble on the punt gave the Huskers the ball deep in Lathrop territory and ended the threat. Lewis finished with two touchdown runs, and Justin Wright also hauled in a touchdown pass from the Mules.
Battle 44, Belton 21 Dante Madden had a big night for the Pirates. He returned two kickoffs 90 and 95 yards for a touchdown and also caught a 3-yard touchdown from quarterback Bart Harris. Battle will face Carthage in the Class 5 quarterfinals next week. The winner of that game will face the winner of Fort Osage-Staley in the semifinals.
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