The Missouri state playoffs continue this weekend with Class 6 action taking place on Friday night. One of the big matchups this weekend will be when DeSmet visits Hazelwood Central in the District 2 playoffs on Saturday at 1 p.m. It will be a rematch of what was one of the most entertaining games of the season.
Hazelwood Central edged DeSmet 42-38 in a wild, high-scoring affair on September 6 on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Mike Glass to Xavier Sneed with 15 seconds left. Hazelwood Central is currently 10-0 while DeSmet is 6-4, but very dangerous with its big-play people such as Marcus Jester and Dedrick Cromartie. The Hawks continue to have one of the area’s most explosive offenses with Glass and tailback Kevin Batt.
Friday night’s Class 6 District semifinals will bring about three more rematches. Metro Catholic Conference rivals CBC and SLUH will meet again. CBC won the first meeting 31-6 on September 13. Eureka will host Lindbergh in a District 1 game. Eureka won the first meeting 38-0 on October 1. Francis Howell will host Fort Zumwalt West in District 3 action. Howell took the first meeting 45-20 on September 27.
Area schools from Classes 2-5 played their district semifinal games on Wednesday night. The winners of those games will play for the district championship on Monday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
Top performances from last week
Senior Tevin Miller of McCluer North rushed for 302 yards on 29 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Stars past Chaminade 38-28 in the first round of the Class 5, District 2 playoffs. Sophomore Keenan Young had six receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns and returned an interception 100 yards for another score in Althoff’s 35-14 victory over Columbia in the first round of the Illinois Class 4A playoffs.
Verbal commitment
O’Fallon High’s standout defensive lineman Dewayne Hendrix has given a verbal commitment to Tennessee. The 6’5” 255-pound Hendrix is a four-star recruit who is rated as one of the top 10 prospects in the state of Illinois. Hendrix chose Tennessee over a big list of suitors that included Florida, Ohio State, California, Nebraska, Missouri, Ole Miss and many others. As a senior, Hendrix registered 53 tackles and a team-high six quarterback sacks.
On schedule
Here is the schedule for this weekend’s Missouri Class 6 District playoff games. All games are on Friday night at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
District 1
Lindbergh at Eureka
Mehlville at Lafayette
District 2
DeSmet at Hazelwood Central (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
SLUH at CBC
District 3
Fort Zumwalt West at Francis Howell
Rock Bridge at Francis Howell Central
Illinois State Playoffs
Second Round games:
Class 7A: Edwardsville at Bradley-Bourbannis (Saturday, 2 p.m.)
Class 6A: Normal Community at East St. Louis (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
Class 5A: Bartonville Limestone at Highland (Saturday, 2 p.m.)
Class 4A: Herrin at Althoff (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
Rochester at Mater Dei (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
