How "Missouri" are you in HS football?

[fbguy]

So, it’s obvious HS football fans have their regional rivalries and/or experiences, but just how far-flung have your MO HS football experiences been?


I’m counting only games you’ve attended in person. Mine are more concentrated with larger schools and the northern and southern parts of the middle of the state are pretty bare for me.


That being said, the farthest I’ve been to games-

In the Northeast: Hannibal

In the Southeast: New Madrid County Central

In the Northwest: St. Joseph

In the Southwest: Seneca

I’ve also attended games Missouri teams have played in Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas and Iowa.


What are your experiences?

 

[STL_Dan]

Mainly SW MO and StL regions

 

[Veerman_12]

SEMO (pretty much everywhere south of I-70, the only places I haven't been are Portageville, Doniphan, and Kelly.)

SWMO (Webb City, Carl Junction, West Plains, Carthage, Lamar, Nixa, Parkview, Glendale, Reeds Spring, Joplin, Seneca)

Central MO (Jeff City, Battle, Blair Oaks, Waynesville, Lebanon)

St. Louis (pretty much everywhere.)

 

[_slo_mo_]

I played/coached in the SCA and we played all over SWMO, South central and south eastern MO, all the way down to the Bootheel. Had games from Lamar to Caruthersville all in the same season. Spent a little time at Mo State as a grad assistant and got to travel all over Missouri recruiting for that. Finally moved to KC in 2013 and have been to games from Maryville to Seneca. Haven't really gotten over to the Northeast side yet but did get to compete against teams like Clark County, Mark Twain, and Hazelwood Central at a CMU camp in Fayette one year.

 

[kaching]

Similar to fbguy for me - Seneca to Hannibal to valle to st. Joseph...

Coached Missouri hs teams in Kansas and Illinois...

 

[BoosterBosko]

Similar to fbguy for me - Seneca to Hannibal to valle to st. Joseph...

Coached Missouri hs teams in Kansas and Illinois...

You coached a Missouri team IN Illinois!?!?

 

[JNreturns]

Seneca South, St. Louis East, and St. Joe north.

 

[sw5890]

I’m pretty limited to SWMO. Grew up watching Webb City and some Carthage. Now it’s the other way around. I’ve lived in both as well as a few other places but didn’t follow the local sports in the other places.

Most of my in-person games are limited to the Old SW Conference or the COC but I’ve been to a few road games in odd places here and there over the years in playoffs. Watched WC at Pittsburg KS several times. I’ve also been to some games at Jasper, Miller and some of those very small schools back when I had relatives playing there - thought those were pretty fun.

 

[CaptainMullet]

Northwest: Mound City is probably the truest "northwest"I've been. But also went to a game in Burlington Junction probably 25 years ago. Plus a handful of games in the "Hound Pound"
Southwest: Webb, Marionville and Pierce City
Northeast: None really except Princeton
Southeast: Perryville

 

[WPAlum2010]

North: Maryville
South: Adrian
East: St. Louis
Northeast: Salisbury/Princeton

 

[BearsCountry]

Northwest: St. Pius X
East: St. Louis (Dome)
Southeast: Salem
Southwest: Webb City

 

[revno]

They won't let me outside of Thayer..

 

[KCHI]

Haven't been to any games in the Southeast area, but with my job, from Maryville to Kirksville to Mobery/Fulton to Springfield to KC and many points in between. With Basketball I havealso been in Columbia (Hickman) and Jeff City (Helias)

 

[deacon jones]

NE: Palymyra
SE: Kennett/ E.Prairie
NW: Rock Port
SW: Tarkio

Many places in between

 

[csnANDy]

NE: Hannibal
SE: Cape Girardeau
NW: Savannah
SW: Anderson

 

[tigershs]

Fun Fact-
Seneca's Baseball field is actually in Oklahoma. So they play all their home baseball games in Oklahoma! I once watched a MSHSAA Playoff baseball game that was played in Oklahoma!

 

[blacktiger]

Northeast--Hannibal or North Shelby
Northwest/Central-Helias at Adkins Stadium
Southeast-New Madrid
South Central-Thayer
Southwest for HS game-Waynesville
Southwest for HS game at College facility-Missouri Southern

 

[HoopsTournament]

In the Northeast: Highland, Putnam County, Knox County

In the Southeast: Valle (Not really Southeast, but that is as far as I have been)

In the Northwest: South Holt, North Andrew

In the Southwest: Not applicable

I have been to many games in the Northeast and Northwest and a few in the St. Louis and Kansas City area, plus a handful in Kansas. Valle is the furthest south I have gone.

 

[millerbleach]

Seneca
Thayer
Valle
Hogan Prep
Adrian.

 

[panther72]

This made an old man think where I have seen HS/college ball in Missouri. In my past, I scouted for several schools across north Missouri. Best place may have been Princeton because you where way up high. Most unique may be Maysville with the cemeteries next to the field. May have forgot a few places.

SEMO
Valle
Busch Stadium #2
The Dome
Troy
Louisiana
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Palmyra
Scotland Co.
Knox Co.
South Shelby
North Shelby
Monroe City
Paris
Centralia
MSD
Battle
Hickman
Rock Bridge
MU
Salisbury
Moberly
Macon
Truman St.
Milan
Brookfield
Marcelene
Fayette
Boonville
Kemper
CMU
Carrollton
Norborne
Chillicothe
Southwest
Trenton
Princeton
South Harrison
Gallatin
Hamilton
Braymer
Polo
Hardin
Lawson
Orrick
Richmond
Higginsville
Smithville
Kearney
Excelsior Springs
Stewartsville
Savannah
Cameron
St. Joe Central
MoWest
Tarkio
Worth Co.
Albany
Stanberry
Maysville
Rock Port
West Nodaway
NWMSU
North Platte
Plattsburg
Lathrop
Staley
Blue Springs
Hogan Prep
Jewell
Liberty North
Pembroke Hill
Harrisonville
Ray-Pec
Wellington
Lexington
Wentworth
Grain Valley
Odessa
Oak Grove
Lone Jack
Crest Ridge
Slater
Marshall
Sweet Springs
Concordia
St. Paul
Santa Fe
Windsor
Holden
Clinton
SBU
Cass Midway
Adrian
Archie
Rich Hill
Miami
Drexel
Mo State
MSSU
Windsor
Smith-Cotton
Northwest (Hughesville)
Chilhowee
Jeff City
Helias
MST

 

[ChaoticFanatic]

The ole cemetery bowl in Maysville. Definitely a unique venue.

For me...

Furthest..... in Missouri

NORTHWEST: Rock Port High (6 miles from Nebraska, 10 from Iowa)

SOUTHWEST: Anderson, MO(McDonald County High)(10 miles from Arkansas and Oklahoma both)

SOUTHEAST: probably Thayer High (been all over SEMO, just not for football lol) (1 mile from Arkansas)

EAST: either Kirkwood High(STL) or Jefferson High(Festus)

NORTH CENTRAL: probably Princeton High since I don’t have a Northeast other than STL

On a side note....
Most Notable Stadiums I’ve Visited that I Would Recommend

Fawcett Stadium: Canton, OH
Capacity of 23,000
When first opened in 1938, had a capacity of 15,000 and was the largest high school stadium in the country

Had been renamed since I saw it in 2015
Home to Canton McKinley and Walsh and to the Hall of Fame Game.
Sits next to the Hall of Fame

Paul Brown Tiger Stadium: Massillon, OH
Capacity of 16,600
Home to Massillon Washington High (the arch rival of Canton-McKinley)
has an 80,000 square foot indoor practice facility for football next to it.
Opened in 1939

Ratliff Stadium: Odessa, TX (Friday Night Lights)

Capacity of 19,300
Opened in 1982
Home of Permian High and Odessa High
As of 2015, is also home to UT-Permian Basin

Union-Tuttle Stadium: Tulsa, OK (Tulsa Union High)
Capacity of 11,000
Nicest indoor facilities that I have ever seen in person
Recently demolished one side of the stadium as part of a major renovation to the schools facilities
$45 million will be spent on the stadium as part of the schools renovations, including a 40 yard long pressbox with luxury suites
Upon completion will still seat 10-11,000

Tiger Memorial Stadium: Broken Arrow, OK
Capacity of 11,925
Majority of the seating on home side. Very simple stadium in comparison to the others, but a beautiful stadium nonetheless

 

[freezeoption]

Been coaching for 30 years now. Not all in Missouri. Missouri fields been to and my old brain may forget.
Maryville Tarkio Rock Port Mound City Craig Fairfax South Holt Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway, West Nodaway, North Andrew, South Nodaway, Union Star, Stanberry, Worth County, Pattonsburg, Braymer, Hardin, Norborne, Savannah, Chillicothe, Sj Benton, Sj Lafayette, Sj Central, Cameron, Cabool, Willow Springs, Salem, Thayer, Mr Grove, Houston, Ava, Mt View, West Plains, Portageville, Hayti, Popular Bluff, Republic, Neosho, Every Springfield field, Joplin, Nixia, Lebanon, Camdenton, Jeff City, Rockbridge, Rolla, Richmond, Seneca, Branson, Platte County, Harrisonville, Maysville, Gallatin, Princeton, Hamilton, Lathrop, E Buch, West Platte, Plattsburg, Odessa, Oak Grove, Lone Jack, King City, Albany, South Harrison, Lawson, beck there's more just tired of typing.

 

[LawCoMo]

Been coaching for 30 years now. Not all in Missouri. Missouri fields been to and my old brain may forget.
Maryville Tarkio Rock Port Mound City Craig Fairfax South Holt Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway, West Nodaway, North Andrew, South Nodaway, Union Star, Stanberry, Worth County, Pattonsburg, Braymer, Hardin, Norborne, Savannah, Chillicothe, Sj Benton, Sj Lafayette, Sj Central, Cameron, Cabool, Willow Springs, Salem, Thayer, Mr Grove, Houston, Ava, Mt View, West Plains, Portageville, Hayti, Popular Bluff, Republic, Neosho, Every Springfield field, Joplin, Nixia, Lebanon, Camdenton, Jeff City, Rockbridge, Rolla, Richmond, Seneca, Branson, Platte County, Harrisonville, Maysville, Gallatin, Princeton, Hamilton, Lathrop, E Buch, West Platte, Plattsburg, Odessa, Oak Grove, Lone Jack, King City, Albany, South Harrison, Lawson, beck there's more just tired of typing.

I read your post to the tune of Johnny Cash’s “Ive been everywhere”

 

[freezeoption]

Yes. Haven't been everywhere but I still got some years in me.

 

[BoosterBosko]

CHAOTIC! Good to see you. Always enjoy your posts and your contributions to every discussion. Not to mention I love Ron Swanson, your guiding spirit-animal.

1:12 AM huh?? Someone have a late night at their local pool hall?

 

[J. Kane]

1:12 AM huh?? Someone have a late night at their local pool hall?