This came up in another thread but it seemed to be worthy of its own.....
I Googled "Seneca vs Springfield Catholic 1987" to find out what the final score was in that game. I hit this interesting article
http://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/tom-hodge/
with this quote:
Among the more memorable wins was in 1987 when the Springfield News-Leader billed No. 1 Seneca vs. No. 2 Springfield Catholic as the Game of the Decade, with Seneca winning 56-40. “There was a different hero every minute,” Hodge said.
It just hardly seems possible it was 30 years ago. Webb had yet to claim its first title. Lamar's dynasty.....far off. There were only 5 classes and they still had an "A". The area teams of prominence were Parkwood in early 80's and Seneca in the late 80's.
Any other memories from the list below from 30 years ago? Maybe some participants on this board?
1987
Class 1A
Quarterfinals: Adrian 8, Liberal 0; Cass-Midway 24, Santa
Fe 3; Hardin-Central 7, Norborne 0; South Holt 2, Rock Port 0.
Semifinals: Adrian 16, Cass-Midway 12; Hardin-Central
18, South Holt 0.
Championship: Hardin-Central 18, Adrian 6.
Class 2A
Districts: Brentwood 29, Valle Catholic 28; Cabool 13,
Tipton 0; Centralia 40, Monroe City 15; Marceline 17, Milan
0; Seneca 56, Springfield Catholic 40; Butler 34, Windsor 0;
Carrollton 27, Hamilton 0; Lathrop 14, Cameron 7.
Quarterfinals: Brentwood 33, Cabool 0; Marceline 42,
Centralia 0; Seneca 24, Butler 0; Carrollton 28, Lathrop 0.
Semifinals: Brentwood 17, Marceline 14; Seneca 54,
Carrollton 8.
Championship: Seneca 20, Brentwood 13.
Class 3A
Districts: Caruthersville 26, Ste. Genevieve 6; Berkeley
20, Herculaneum 6; Lutheran North 28, Country Day 12;
Montgomery County 14, Clark County 7; Ozark 13, Branson
14; Mount Vernon 23, Nixa 20; Pembroke Hill 35, Eldon 14;
Maryville 11, Odessa 10.
Quarterfinals: Berkeley 20, Caruthersville 0; Montgomery
County 20, Lutheran North 13; Branson 22, Mount Vernon
8; Pembroke Hill 21, Maryville 6.
Semifinals: Berkeley 34, Montgomery County 0; Branson
30, Pembroke Hill 17.
Championship: Berkeley 45, Branson 8
Class 4A
Districts: Dexter 48, Hillsboro 41; Sumner 44, Affton 9;
St. Clair 37, Troy Buchanan 6; Hannibal 20, Kirksville 3;
Camdenton 35, Waynesville 0; Carthage 23, Salem 0; O’Hara
28, Harrisonville 14; Chillicothe 52, Benton (St. Joseph) 28.
Quarterfinals: Sumner 56, Dexter 13; St. Clair 33, Hannibal
32; Camdenton 35, Carthage 0; Chillicothe 43, O’Hara 12.
Semifinals: Sumner 36, St. Clair 6; Camdenton 24,
Chillicothe 21.
Championship: Camdenton 23, Sumner 14.
Class 5A
Districts: Lafayette (Ballwin) 14, Mehlville 7; Ladue Horton
Watkins 22, Parkway North 14; Sikeston 16, Central (Cape
Gir.) 0; Hazelwood Central 20, Riverview Gardens14; CBC
24, Bishop DuBourg 7; Jefferson City 36, Joplin 0; Hickman
Mills 29, Ruskin 14; Rockhurst 42, Lee’s Summit 10.
Quarterfinals: Lafayette (Ballwin) 14, Ladue Horton Watkins
0; Hazelwood Central 22, Sikeston 3; Jefferson City 28, CBC
6; Rockhurst 42, Hickman Mills 0.
Semifinals: Hazelwood Central 27, Lafayette (Ballwin) 10;
Rockhurst 18, Jefferson City 16.
Championship: Rockhurst 7, Hazelwood Central 0.
Hope you make a memory this playoff season!!
I Googled "Seneca vs Springfield Catholic 1987" to find out what the final score was in that game. I hit this interesting article
http://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/tom-hodge/
with this quote:
Among the more memorable wins was in 1987 when the Springfield News-Leader billed No. 1 Seneca vs. No. 2 Springfield Catholic as the Game of the Decade, with Seneca winning 56-40. “There was a different hero every minute,” Hodge said.
It just hardly seems possible it was 30 years ago. Webb had yet to claim its first title. Lamar's dynasty.....far off. There were only 5 classes and they still had an "A". The area teams of prominence were Parkwood in early 80's and Seneca in the late 80's.
Any other memories from the list below from 30 years ago? Maybe some participants on this board?
1987
Class 1A
Quarterfinals: Adrian 8, Liberal 0; Cass-Midway 24, Santa
Fe 3; Hardin-Central 7, Norborne 0; South Holt 2, Rock Port 0.
Semifinals: Adrian 16, Cass-Midway 12; Hardin-Central
18, South Holt 0.
Championship: Hardin-Central 18, Adrian 6.
Class 2A
Districts: Brentwood 29, Valle Catholic 28; Cabool 13,
Tipton 0; Centralia 40, Monroe City 15; Marceline 17, Milan
0; Seneca 56, Springfield Catholic 40; Butler 34, Windsor 0;
Carrollton 27, Hamilton 0; Lathrop 14, Cameron 7.
Quarterfinals: Brentwood 33, Cabool 0; Marceline 42,
Centralia 0; Seneca 24, Butler 0; Carrollton 28, Lathrop 0.
Semifinals: Brentwood 17, Marceline 14; Seneca 54,
Carrollton 8.
Championship: Seneca 20, Brentwood 13.
Class 3A
Districts: Caruthersville 26, Ste. Genevieve 6; Berkeley
20, Herculaneum 6; Lutheran North 28, Country Day 12;
Montgomery County 14, Clark County 7; Ozark 13, Branson
14; Mount Vernon 23, Nixa 20; Pembroke Hill 35, Eldon 14;
Maryville 11, Odessa 10.
Quarterfinals: Berkeley 20, Caruthersville 0; Montgomery
County 20, Lutheran North 13; Branson 22, Mount Vernon
8; Pembroke Hill 21, Maryville 6.
Semifinals: Berkeley 34, Montgomery County 0; Branson
30, Pembroke Hill 17.
Championship: Berkeley 45, Branson 8
Class 4A
Districts: Dexter 48, Hillsboro 41; Sumner 44, Affton 9;
St. Clair 37, Troy Buchanan 6; Hannibal 20, Kirksville 3;
Camdenton 35, Waynesville 0; Carthage 23, Salem 0; O’Hara
28, Harrisonville 14; Chillicothe 52, Benton (St. Joseph) 28.
Quarterfinals: Sumner 56, Dexter 13; St. Clair 33, Hannibal
32; Camdenton 35, Carthage 0; Chillicothe 43, O’Hara 12.
Semifinals: Sumner 36, St. Clair 6; Camdenton 24,
Chillicothe 21.
Championship: Camdenton 23, Sumner 14.
Class 5A
Districts: Lafayette (Ballwin) 14, Mehlville 7; Ladue Horton
Watkins 22, Parkway North 14; Sikeston 16, Central (Cape
Gir.) 0; Hazelwood Central 20, Riverview Gardens14; CBC
24, Bishop DuBourg 7; Jefferson City 36, Joplin 0; Hickman
Mills 29, Ruskin 14; Rockhurst 42, Lee’s Summit 10.
Quarterfinals: Lafayette (Ballwin) 14, Ladue Horton Watkins
0; Hazelwood Central 22, Sikeston 3; Jefferson City 28, CBC
6; Rockhurst 42, Hickman Mills 0.
Semifinals: Hazelwood Central 27, Lafayette (Ballwin) 10;
Rockhurst 18, Jefferson City 16.
Championship: Rockhurst 7, Hazelwood Central 0.
Hope you make a memory this playoff season!!
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