There will be some championship hardware handed out this weekend as Missouri high school teams play for district titles on Friday and Saturday.
The biggest matchup of the weekend will be at CBC on Friday night when the host Cadets take on Lafayette in the Class 6, District 2 championship game. Both teams enter the contest with perfect 10-0 records. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Here is a look at the other district championship games involving St. Louis area teams. All games are scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Class 6
- Northwest Cedar Hill at Jackson
- Ritenour at Pattonville, Saturday, 1 p.m.
- Troy at Fort Zumwalt West
Class 5
- Eureka at Kirkwood
- Ladue at Cardinal Ritter
- Parkway West at Fort Zumwalt North
Class 4
- North County at Festus
- Sullivan at Vianney
- Lutheran North at St. Mary’s, Friday, 6 p.m.
- Orchard Farm at Parkway North, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Class 3
- Lift for Life at Valle Catholic
- St. Clair at Borgia
Ladue, Lift for Life pull off big comeback wins
Ladue and Lift for Life advanced to Friday night’s championship games after rallying from big deficits to pull off dramatic victories.
Ladue was trailing host Hazelwood East 19-0 with less than eight minutes left in their Class 5, District 3 semifinal game. The Rams proceeded to score 21 unanswered points to score an improbable 21-19 victory.
Lift for Life fell behind Ste Genevieve 21-0 in the first half of its Class 3, District 2 semifinal game. The Hawks stormed back to score the next 34 points and went on to post a 54-41 victory.
Standout Playoff Performers from last week
Jonathan Moore (Lutheran North): The junior quarterback threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score in the Crusaders’ 34-0 victory over Gateway STEM.
Myson Johnson-Cook (East St. Louis): The junior running back rushed for 257 yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns, including a 99-yarder, in the Flyers’ 53-14 victory over Chatham-Glenwood.
Reese Shanklin (East St. Louis): The junior quarterback completed 13 of 16 passes for 301 yards in the Flyers’ 53-14 victory over Chatham-Glenwood.
Jerail West (Pattonville): The junior wide receiver had five receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown in the Pirates’ 56-0 victory over Hazelwood West.
Sam Deen (Vianney): The senior quarterback completed 14 of 22 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns in the Golden Griffins’ 49-14 victory over Westminster.
Ronnie Gomiller (East St. Louis): The junior wide receiver had five receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown in the Flyers’ 53-14 victory over Chatham-Glenwood.
Nick McClellan (CBC): The senior quarterback rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown and passed for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the Cadets’ 56-35 victory over DeSmet.
Vic Williams (CBC): The senior running back rushed for 118 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns in the Cadets’ 56-35 victory over DeSmet.
Jayden Burleson (Fort Zumwalt North): The junior running back rushed for 147 yards on 18 carries in the Panthers’ 45-0 victory over Timberland.
Manny Ellis (Cardinal Ritter): The senior running back rushed for 214 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns in the Lions’ 44-7 victory over Chaminade.
Keenan Harris (SLUH): The senior running back/linebacker rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns and had eight tackles on defense in his final game as a Jr. Billiken in their loss to Lafayette.
Carter Dowell (Troy): The senior running back rushed for 227 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns in the Trojans 48-20 victory over St. Dominic.