The Ritenour Huskies have put together an impressive run to begin the season. The Huskies improved their record to 4-0 after last weekend’s 41-13 victory at Webster Groves.
Ritenour has been led by senior Carl Garmon, who has been an outstanding two-way performer at running back and linebacker. Garmon scored five touchdowns in last Friday’s victory at Webster Groves. On offense, he has rushed for 493 yards and 10 touchdowns. On defense, Garmon leads the Huskies with four quarterback sacks.
Quarterback Mann McGruder has been a solid dual-threat in his first season as a starter. McGruder has rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while passing for 285 yards and one touchdown.
Ritenour’s defense has been excellent during the first month of the season. Garmon is joined at linebacker by 6’2” 205-pound senior Rashaad Hughes, who leads the team with 33 tackles and three sacks. Junior Ayodele Adeoye is an impact player on the defensive line while senior defensive back Robyion Hughes leads the team with three interceptions.
Pick Game of the Week
The top matchup of this week features undefeated Parkway North paying a visit to Kirkwood on Friday night. It will be a most interesting game that features Kirkwood’s powerful offensive unit against an equally formidable Parkway North defensive unit. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
After dropping its first game of the season to Chaminade, Kirkwood has won three consecutive games. The Pioneers are averaging 37 points in those three victories. They are led by quarterback Reece Goddard, who threw for a school-record 403 yards in a 38-14 victory over Pattonville. Goddard has a group of talented offensive weapons in Tahj Telfair, Antonio Phillips and Joseph Jordan.
Parkway North has been dominating on defense in its first four games as the Vikings have only surrendered a total of 16 points. The Vikings’ are anchored up front by 6’5” 285-pound junior Michael Thompson, who is one of the top prospects in the Midwest region. Thompson had three sacks in the Vikings’ victory over Pattonville. Middle linebacker Ryan Newton has been a force with his ability to run from sideline to sideline. Sophomore Jalani Williams leads the defensive backfield as a Division I prospect.
French leads Lutheran-St. Charles
Lutheran St. Charles is off to a 3-1 start behind the stellar play of junior running back Bryce French. The talented tailback rushed for 227 yards and scored five touchdowns in the Cougars’ 50-48 victory over Cardinal Ritter last weekend. Two of those touchdowns came on kickoff returns of 98 and 80 yards. For the season, French has rushed for 793 yards and scored 14 touchdowns.
Top Games of the Week
Jefferson City at SLUH, Friday, 7 p.m.
Eureka at Lafayette, Friday, 7 p.m.
Fort Zumwalt North at Washington, Friday, 7 p.m.
CBC at DeSmet, Friday, 7 p.m.
Ritenour at Summit, Friday, 7 p.m.
East St. Louis at Granite City, Friday, 7 p.m.
Althoff at Mt. Vernon, Friday, 7 p.m.
Timberland at Fort Zumwalt West, Friday, 7 p.m.
John Burroughs at Lutheran North, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Hazelwood Central at McCluer North, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Soldan vs. Miller Career Academy at Gateway, 1:30 p.m.
