FOOTBALL
You will not lose very many games when your offense scores 41 points. However, you will never lose a game when your defense allows a goose egg on the scoreboard and the Ash Grove Pirates did both of those on a Homecoming Friday night against the Miller Cardinals.
Ash Grove started fast in the opening…
Week 4 Recap
DOWN GOES LAMAR
You heard it here first last week! The Big 8 West goes through Seneca and a 28-14 win over perennial power Lamar 28-14 proves it. Lamar has only lost one regular season game since 2019 and that came last year to……Seneca. Jax Marrs was held in check against the…
Marionville Looks to Stay Perfect
Marionville has looked fantastic so far this year following a tight win over Stockton in the season opener with a 70-6 win over Willow Springs and a 50-0 shutout to a Lighthouse Christian that usually play public schools tough. This week they have another tough one against an uber athletic…
Giants Collide in the OC
Lebanon vs Kickapoo. This may be the game of the year in one of the best conferences in the state. We have already talked plenty about the Jackets and their run game and now they get to take it on the road against one of the best in the Springfield…
Week 2 Recap
Week 2 is here. Here is what to expect from another full slate of High School Football in Missouri.
There we have it. Week one has come and gone and as much as we thought about the 2023 football season, you can just throw it out. While there wasn't any crazy upsets, the parity was shown across SWMO. Here are a few storylines that stood out.
The COC is WIIIIIIIDE Open
The favorites won…
It is finally here. Opening kickoff in Southwest Missouri and tonight the 2023 football season will begin. After a fantastic year in 2022 we are back for our Week One Preview and Predictions for every game.
Last Year Standings
SchoolRecordMarionville12-1Ash Grove8-3Sarcoxie6-4Pierce City5-5Diamond3-7Miller1-8
Opening statement
It was the Comets once again to take the conference title behind a memorable season from Wil Carlton and Blane Young. The Comets went to the Quarterfinals before falling to Adrian. Out is Carlton and Young and the Comets will have to find other horses to lean on…
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Last Year Standings
SchoolRecordLiberty11-1Mountain Grove9-3Houston8-3Ava6-4Cabool4-8Thayer4-6Willow Springs3-7Salem0-10
Opening statement:
This was a really fun conference a year ago and outside of the dominance of Liberty, every week was a crap shoot. Injuries derailed the season of the defending champion Ava Bears but between Mountain Grove, Houston, and the Bears, the race for second place lasted throughout…
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Last Year Standings
Forsyth7-4Fair Grove7-5Strafford6-5Skyline2-8Clever0-10
Opening statement
What a year for the Forsyth Panthers! Despite the Mid-Lakes being down from its normal strength but let's not take anything from the Panthers they competed and beat every MLC opponent thrown at them including back to back one point wins against Fair Grove and Skyline. Now with…
We are quickly approaching the start of the 2023-24 athletic year and that means it is time to start looking at the first sports up. Over the next few weeks we will be going from one conference to another and take a look at season coming up! Yesterday we looked at the Big 8 West,…
We are quickly approaching the start of the 2023-24 athletic year and that means it is time to start looking at the first sports up. Over the next few weeks we will be going from one conference to another and take a look at season coming up! Lets start with the Big 8 West Football…
Small schools are notorious for peaks and valleys as its nearly impossible to maintain high levels of success without some decline or a “rebuild”. A rouge Facebook post really got me thinking about why some programs continue to rebuild and reload and why some programs go from multiple successful years in a row to struggling…