All those yards yet they only crossed the 50 yard line three times. I wouldn’t be talking too much about speed when they let a discus thrower score of 49 yard touchdown? But when you have a state championship track team even your discus throwers are fast, I guess?
The tide, no doubt, will turn after this year. Still numb this is all happening YEAR ONE.
They are going to be real trouble once their passing game really rounds into form, too.
It was a tipped ball that could have been easily intercepted, was a HUGE break for Kearney. Not sure speed had anything to do with that. How many 1st downs did Kearney have in first half?
Enough to win the game. There were a lot of huge breaks for Smithville in the first half--how come they didn't pull away? Come on, lets hear the excuses...
I saw that track speed on that play!Where's all those guys that squat "500 pounds" at?
Kearney's Zach Grace rushing touchdown
Kearney's Zach Grace rushes into the end zone against Smithville on Friday, Sept. 9www.mycouriertribune.com
That one hasn't been played yet, Joey. Nobody said St. Mary's is gonna beat Kearney-Smithville-Center-Nevada et al 56-6 just that they are still the favorite in this class as of today.
He must have been out coached after halftime!
At the same time, Hannibal is completely under-rated.
After hanging right with a very good Troy Buchanan I must agree. We also don't know about West Plains but should learn more Week 5 hosting Camdenton and for sure when conference favorite Lebanon comes calling.
i definitely agree, Hannibal is under-rated, Hannibal should be ranked 5th or 6th. Hannibal kept up with troy and a lot of us really don't know how good Helias is, we find out when Helias host Cardinal Ritter friday night. Hannibal only lost by 10 Points against Helias in week 1. Helias only Losses from last year was to Hannibal and C5 Runner up Holt
Being impartial I am also looking forward to seeing Smithville after K appears to have awakened them. All I can tell anyone planning to attend is ARRIVE EARLY. Parking is a big issue this year.
Here is another little nugget provided form holds in Excelsior tonight: Kearney is well served not peeking ahead to Smithville too much if the Tigers come calling a second time. BLOWOUT REMATCHES have, as posted last night, an eerie way of being lots closer the second time around in the playoffs. On paper should not happen but (not to open old Raytown wounds just stating facts) the first two Minnick years at Raytown they lost in the opening round to winless Ruskin whom the Blue Jays blew out badly in the regular season plus the next year lost to Belton who was 2-8 coming in and had similarly lost in a major regular season blowout.
Again on paper I totally agree just tellin' ya I've seen lots and lots of these shockers over the years. Funny bounces of the ball. Key calls that go the other way. WEATHER. One thing that will, I would hope, help K big time is what happened last week. They may well have gotten this out of their systems. Time will tell.
I like your point about the star TE. K needs to hold nothing back and not just running that wildcat. Those backs are punishers and sneaky fast and elusive. As I said it is a matter of Kearney not taking Excelsior lightly (if they even play) and peeking ahead to Smithville who should be all over Van Horn next Friday night.
I don't nearly know about that one have a suspicion you are digging at Joey. St. Mary's, for my money, still the very solid favorites in C4.
No all those great athletes from Smithville will keep it close. Not on the track or the weight room, mind you, but on the football field, of course.
I think he’s just butt hurt that Kearney won another state championship today, up to 20 state championships now in all sports.
Not sure where Love the Game is from but he has definitely digged at me and our town before on more than one occasion.
