Staley 17, Park Hill 14

[anon_utvqikut1knht]

As I stated last year THIS should be (regardless of class) an annual rivalry game as tonight showed these two aren't exactly friends. Prior to opening kickoff it was so heated BOTH sidelines were flagged/warned for unsportsmanlike conduct! As I've found in three decades in industry sometimes former co-workers make the biggest rivals..............

Staley had a point-blank chance right out of the gate but Park Hill, who possesses one of the most formidable D lines in the Metro if not all MO, made a great stand and held. From that point on this one was a scoreless draw with a few nice plays but mostly flying defenses (have stated before this Falcons D is about as fast as it gets) and VERY VERY hard hitting which unfortunately resulted in a 20 minute delay due to a severe injury to a Staley D back (still haven't gotten word on his condition but credit first responders for arriving and treating him quickly). Once play resumed Park Hill benefitted from Staley sending the house on 3rd and long from midfield and subsequently scored right before a very emotional halftime (the Falcons team gathered behind and adjacent to the visitors stands and could be heard a number of times from them where I resided) making it 7-0 Trojans.

Staley came out on fire in the third quarter and took a 10-7 advantage to the fourth where, when they impressively went up 17-7 with 5 minutes left, I wanted to see if they learned from blowing a 9-point late lead at LS West. On a critical fourth and 1 a bad snap and QB handle turned it over on downs and gave the Trojans a distant chance on which they, to their immense credit, converted closing to 17-14. After a quick stop and a couple of timeouts PH had one final shot but this time the Falcons D held for a huge statement win that should reverberate through the upcoming C5 playoffs.

Park Hill certainly has nothing to hang their heads about (other than sooooo many needless pens at inopportune times tonight) but now travels to Blue Springs trying to hang onto a top 4 district seed.

Overall I have to admit the major injury took some away from this one but it was a fantastic second half and I hope these two keep this intense series going.

 

[El-ahrairah17]

It was the Staley QB who got hurt. Having kids transfer all the time to these schools from lower programs doesn’t hurt the talent level here but having a kid switch directly from Staley to Park Hill over the summer sure made this one a heated game. Multiple unsportsmanlike, personal fouls on both teams.(at least 8) Staley’s entire sideline ran onto the field after they had an interception. Park Hill kids weren’t any more disciplined than the Staley kids.

Park Hills dline was getting destroyed by Staley in the second half. 90 held his own but Staley ran about 6 plays over left guard in a row all the way down the field. The difference in this game was the Staley oline and defense. It’ll be interesting to see them play Northtown. Clyde is easily the best running back in the game but Staley should be way better at every other position.

 

[anon_utvqikut1knht]

It was the Staley QB who got hurt. Having kids transfer all the time to these schools from lower programs doesn’t hurt the talent level here but having a kid switch directly from Staley to Park Hill over the summer sure made this one a heated game. Multiple unsportsmanlike, personal fouls on both teams.(at least 8) Staley’s entire sideline ran onto the field after they had an interception. Park Hill kids weren’t any more disciplined than the Staley kids.

Park Hills dline was getting destroyed by Staley in the second half. 90 held his own but Staley ran about 6 plays over left guard in a row all the way down the field. The difference in this game was the Staley oline and defense. It’ll be interesting to see them play Northtown. Clyde is easily the best running back in the game but Staley should be way better at every other position.

I love what is happening at NKC this year but have to agree. NKC at Staley for the C5 D8 title is about 99.9999% certain but will be a blowout. Kearney has a very special back who could be the small class player of the year in the KC Metro (Connery) and Staley completely shut him down back in Week 2.

 

[anon_utvqikut1knht]

It was the Staley QB who got hurt. Having kids transfer all the time to these schools from lower programs doesn’t hurt the talent level here but having a kid switch directly from Staley to Park Hill over the summer sure made this one a heated game. Multiple unsportsmanlike, personal fouls on both teams.(at least 8) Staley’s entire sideline ran onto the field after they had an interception. Park Hill kids weren’t any more disciplined than the Staley kids.

Park Hills dline was getting destroyed by Staley in the second half. 90 held his own but Staley ran about 6 plays over left guard in a row all the way down the field. The difference in this game was the Staley oline and defense. It’ll be interesting to see them play Northtown. Clyde is easily the best running back in the game but Staley should be way better at every other position.

It was very, very hard to see who got hurt because I was sitting at the bottom of the PH visitor stands on the other side of the field. As I told HomeyR via text during the delay this was about as physical a game as I have seen in several years.............