Monday night’s Missouri state sectional playoff action featured seven rematches from the regular season. In all seven games, the team that won the first meeting emerged victorious in the second game as well. There were no acts of revenge carried out on the football fields in St. Louis on this particular night.
In Class 5, Parkway Central defeated Webster Groves 42-26 after trailing 20-7 at halftime. Central won the first contest 34-13 in district play. Hazelwood East defeated McCluer 25-14 on Monday night after defeating the Comets 50-21 in district playoff play two weeks ago.
In Class 4, MICDS defeated Ladue 31-21 to remain undefeated at 12-0. The Rams trailed Ladue 21-14 in the fourth quarter, but scored 17 unanswered points to take the victory.
Also in Class 4, Gateway Tech defeated Miller Career Academy 52-14 in the rematch of Public High League rivals. Gateway Tech won the first meeting 30-14. St. Francis Borgia defeated St. Charles West 30-10 in Class 4 for the second time. Borgia won the first game 28-21 three weeks ago.
In Class 3, John Burroughs defeated ABC League rival Lutheran North for the second time 42-12. In Class 2, Maplewood edged Brentwood 7-0 on a late fumble recovery for a touchdown by junior Kahlid Hagens. Maplewood won the first meeting 55-0, but Brentwood put up a spirited battle in the rematch and nearly pulled off the upset.
Prep gems
A few individual gems from Monday night’s sectional games:
Gateway Tech standout quarterback Paul Rice had 372 total yards and threw five touchdown passes in the victory over Career Academy.
MICDS senior A.J. Washington scored two late touchdowns and added an interception in the Rams’ fourth-quarter rally against Ladue.
John Burroughs junior Ezekiel Elliott had 245 yards of total offense and scored five touchdowns in the Bombers’ big victory over Lutheran North.
Hazelwood East quarterback Trey Hill threw for 207 yards and one touchdown to lead the Spartans past McCluer.
St. Francis Borgia defensive back Jared Mohesky had three interceptions in the Knights victory over St. Charles West.
What’s on tap this weekend
Class 6 Quarterfinals
(All games on Friday at 7 p.m.)
DeSmet (9-2) at SLUH (8-3)
McCluer North (10-1) at CBC(11-0)
Fort Zumwalt West (9-2) at Francis Howell 8-3)
Class 5 Quarterfinals
Hazelwood East (7-4) at Parkway Central (10-1), Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Camdenton (7-5) at Kirkwood (10-0), Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Class 4 Quarterfinals
Borgia (12-0) at MICDS (12-0), Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Gateway Tech (10-2) at Farmington (11-1), Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Class 3 Quarterfinals
Class 2 Quarterfinals
Caruthersville (11-1) at Maplewood (10-2), Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
IHSA Class 7A Quarterfinals
Chicago St. Rita (8-2) at O’Fallon (10-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Wheaton Warrenville South (9-2) at East St. Louis (9-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.
