C5 D8 championship St. Pius X at Platte County ONE DAY away!
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Platte County brings the Reformation down on the Catholics.
I think initial advantage PC, worried about them not having played a meaningful game in a while( think back to PC vs GV district championship game last year).
I'm thinking pius by 4 right now
I'm thinking pius by 4 right now
My only concern vis-a-vis these very special Pirates is their D is pretty much untested. Guaranteed they have not seen a QB near the caliber of Pius JR Hudson Bailey (last year's Fontana winner).
AGAIN not sure what the heck happened but both Kearney and Platte County would have benefited massively playing each other this year but nothing we can do about that. I keep going back to that Pius victory over St. James Academy and really believe that was a major turning point for this program.
I think they'll just outscore Pius. I don't think the defenses in this game are going to be much of a factor. Now watch it be a 14-13 defensive struggle.
If you are right Pius would host the Webb-Carthage winner. Where, oh where, will they put everyone? I know it won't happen but I'd consider talking to NKC about having that one there..................
A calpreps tossup.
playoffs (neutral field)
[2024] St. Pius X (Kansas City, MO) 35 (53%), [2024] Platte County (Platte City, MO) 34 (47%)
The best team Platte County has beaten is Smithville.
The best team Pius beat is St. James in Kansas. A much better team,
I'll got Pius by 7
Weather will absolutely not be a factor. As nice as it gets for November. You just never know. This is THE chess match of the year to date.
Kearney will be all over Savannah especially that D vs. the Savages O so you should come on over to PC................
No visitor stands there. I hate that.
Yep same as Pius. I also abhor them having the visiting team going right through the crowd. Haven't been to a PC home game yet maybe that changed this year................
the thing about both PC and Pius stadiums is that there is a ton of standing room. IMO NKC doesn't hold more than Pius.
next round they can set up some nice visitors bleacher in the north end zone.
next round they can set up some nice visitors bleacher in the north end zone.
Think no matter who wins this one, the quarterfinal game vs the winner of Carthage & Webb is going to be a doozy.
I don't think so, neither of the D8 teams are in the same level as PC or Pius
I will be there, very early too as the stands will be packed, I'm not sure pius meets seating requirements but that won't matter as it is a private school and they get a pass by mshsaa lmao
Could see it either way. Carthage and Webb both like to control the clock on offense. Haven’t seen PC or Pius play but both have obviously had a good years. It will be tough for either Carthage or Webb to make the trip up to the KC area for a late November game. One of the coldest games I’ve been at was Carthage at Staley in 2017, the wind out of the north that day was absolutely brutal.
that's actually where i think the mismatch comes into play the most. Webb struggled with GV, you take away the drive killing false starts and the huge mistake by the officiating crew that stole all the momentum and gave WC a first down near the redzone that turned into a touchdown and that game probably has another ending. GV was a one-dimensional run only offense and that is what Webb and Carthage see down in SWMO is a healthy dose of Run. They have not seen the passing games to the level they will verse either of the D8 teams.
Since Webb would have only had one home game (PC and Pius would both have 2 home games)
Would the qtr final not be at Webb??
If Platte County wins yes. Pius no. Bottom side of bracket hosts if neither top seed advances.
Yes the team who has hosted fewest games through districts will be the host as that is the 1st tie breaker
I had to go make sure I was correct but 1st tie breaker is least amount of games hosted.
Top or bottom of bracket depending on year is last tie breaker
I was there yes those visitor stands can be very brutal as was this game but be assured Staley will never field a team like that again.
True, didn’t think about that. Didn’t know Pius hosted the Fort game last week.
That team was an absolute buzz saw, easily one of the best teams I’ve seen from out of my area.
That could send Pius down south indeed because of hosting last week. Were this to happen would also be a real fun experience for those Pius folks.................
They seemed, though, to leave a lot of it on that field. I went to the title game in CoMo the Falcons were very flat that first half but pulled it out at the last second. To this day not sure I've ever yelled louder than that play.
On that Webb-Carthage D7 note anyone out there who "knows" how that will turn out I'm all eyes and ears...............
ABSOLUTELY. The site of so many great games all the way back to the late 80s.
Noone knows but everyone has guesses. Alot seem to think Carthage held back knowing they had 1 seed locked up and used a vanilla playbook.
Some think Webb is coming on strong.
My thoughts are if the team from Friday night was coming on strong they better get ready for equipment turn in, they not built for this time of year.
Visitor seating is sketchy. I recommend the visitors just take over the home stands and throw a hissy fit if they try to move you
It is the biggest rivalry in SWMO. Turn the page back just three years and look how the regular season game was vs. the playoff one.
It is a lot better than it was back in, say, 2002-3 and far better than my first visit in 1989.
I was never trying to cut GV down just called Week 6 as I saw it. A down year it happens.................
That's exactly why I have the conversations with you and don't call you a clown or worse. I will call every game as I see it. If GV is up or down I will tell you and it is what it is. However their are others on here who can't seem to utter the words that another team just might be better than theirs and get flat disrespectful when others say it and I choose to just call them clowns and move on.
That being said I knew we had a QB problem since summer and I knew we were vulnerable to deep passes but I'm not going to blast that on here and give away the keys to the war chest lol.
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