State championship predictions
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Yes. Last year they had a pretty darn good defense. They could run the ball well last year and still can but now they can throw all over the place well and let their playmakers go get it. What makes them so good overall is their size and speed on both sides of the ball.
Statistically they are better at running the ball this year than last year. Offensively by this point last year they had thrown for 2900 yards. This year just a shade over 2000. But the running back has run for 1300 when he had 671 last year. Not sure you can always go by stats because they can be misleading, imo.
Dumbest comment of the day. It’s football. Get over yourself.
8-man: Archie
Class 6: Nixa
Class 5: Platte
Class 4: Lutheran
Class 3: Seneca
Class 2: Lamar
Class 1: Adrian
I-49 could have 3 titles along it, and if you count Seneca (as it is down the road a bit), it could be 4.
Class 6: Nixa
Class 5: Platte
Class 4: Lutheran
Class 3: Seneca
Class 2: Lamar
Class 1: Adrian
I-49 could have 3 titles along it, and if you count Seneca (as it is down the road a bit), it could be 4.
If THATS the dumbest comment of the day, you don't MoSports enough!
Yall must have a heart when 6 man football is discussed. W
If they don’t, or the powers-to-be don’t, then we’ll be a fantastic year-round baseball state.
I would hope not, especially in big districts, but rural schools may start being more 9-man with a glove and club. That is unless a helmet and pads option remains available to them. Rural landmass covers more territory and if the stadium lights polka dot more diamonds than gridirons, then that’s what the state will be known for.
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Unless their is just a shortage of athletes the roster space on baseball is limited unlike football
Yep… but rural schools with 15 or 20 available athletes in grades 9-12 can fill a baseball roster easier than football unless the option is there to play with a reduced number.
As for limited, our family completely knows that; son worked his tail off to make his Class 5 high school baseball team. It is an easier sport to access at smaller schools, but you have to be on your A-game to make that team in the larger ones.
There are very few schools with an enrollment that yield only 4-5 athletes per class.
For reference Lil bitty midway 9-11 enrollment of 91 yields football team of 31
You are correct not every school is a midway who instead of making excuses and cutting programs finds a way to bring the culture of participation and school pride. You cannot ever get me to believe that a school can field a baseball team in fall but not a football team. He'll I'd coop before I cut football for baseball.
Baseball parents are also ruining kids having them play one sport the whole year.
I'm not in disagreement with the participation and pride thing, but it may still be better to have like Texas, the option of either 11 or 6. Then basketball-only schools should be able to also play football. The fact that state has 200+ 6-man teams is what makes the Lone Star a football state, more than the Dallas Carters and Odessa Permians.
Also for baseball parents, not all of them are pushing just ball. Some of my son's friends did football and baseball in the fall. We would have enjoyed seeing our son play football, as we did love watching his youth games. However in junior high, he decided he wanted to focus on baseball. He must have known what he was doing, as he is doing it in college at this time. As for the one-sport parents, it is more than just baseball that does this. Soccer, hoops, and even football parents are doing it. The travel football is what blows me away. Off-seasons are important.
Also for baseball parents, not all of them are pushing just ball. Some of my son's friends did football and baseball in the fall. We would have enjoyed seeing our son play football, as we did love watching his youth games. However in junior high, he decided he wanted to focus on baseball. He must have known what he was doing, as he is doing it in college at this time. As for the one-sport parents, it is more than just baseball that does this. Soccer, hoops, and even football parents are doing it. The travel football is what blows me away. Off-seasons are important.
The human mind cannot comprehend that level of nap at a 6 man football game.
2 for 2 so far lets go Nixa. Also this 31 will feel much different than the 31 for the 11am game and that sucked as it was
I agree. I think the Big 8 was as stout as I remember. They just beat on each other
Are you wanting academic or sports related reasons? Sports related I can expand. Miss counting students so you stay in Class 4 vs Class 5. Playing ineligible players and forfeiting games in both football and basketball. And that has only been in the last two years or so. Cap city from what I can tell in my limit time in the area has stayed pretty clean.
Probably why they can't beat anyone well that and BO takes the good kids
I know Pete comes to the Helias vs Jeff City games and ribs some of his former players for sending their kids to Helias. The wives are all former Helias students and the mommas aren't letting their kids go to Jeff City.
I will start with sports.
Football:
- Fires Coach LePage in 2017, he was the 2nd winningest coach in school history with 1 losing season.
- Walker leaves in 2020, he was supposed to save the program and then bailed after 2 years because he realized what a mess it was.
- Scott Bailey leaves after 1 year
- Run Coach Wells out of town after having their most successful season in 15+ years with a semifinal appearance (even if it was a weak district and should've been in Class 5 lol)
Basketball:
- Run Buffington out of town after B2B Final 4 appearances
Baseball:
- My opinion, but the reason why Ash left was he did not want his kids going to JCPS. Again, that is my opinion, I have no evidence it's true.
Academics:
- 2016 almost lost full accreditation, I think their APR was 70.1%. They were at 70.9% in 2022 although they have improved the last two years.
- Countless numbers of lawsuits from within in the district.
- Look at their test scores compared to surrounding schools (I know test scores aren't the end all be all, but still a good reference)
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