The marquee matchup in high school football this week is the annual Metro Catholic Conference showdown between CBC and DeSmet.
Friday’s night’s game at De Smet will likely determine the MCC champion, and one of the statewide powers has been a representative of St. Louis in the Class 6 Show-Me Bowl in recent years.
De Smet enters the game with a 3-0 record while CBC is currently 2-1 with its loss coming to Arkansas state power Bryant.
De Smet is led by senior quarterback Dillon Duff, who is a Kansas State commit. He has passed for 436 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 138 yards and another score. CBC is led by senior wide receiver Corey Simms, who has scored four touchdowns. He has committed to USC.
The Spartans and Cadets split their two meetings last season. DeSmet won the regular season meeting 49-14, but CBC came back to defeat the Spartans 31-28 in the state semifinals.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Week 3 football standouts
Quarterback Nick McClellan of CBC completed 12 of 16 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-7 victory over Chaminade.
Quarterback J’Mareon Barnes of St. Mary’s passed for 223 yards and two touchdowns in a 36-23 victory over O’Fallon.
Running back Ashton Payton of Francis Howell Central rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns in a 61-21 victory over Vianney.
Running back Dierre Hill of Althoff rushed for 313 yards on 12 carries and four touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 48-21 victory over Belleville East.
Running back Martez Stephenson of Lutheran North rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 54-7 victory over John Burroughs
Quarterback Noak Menneke of MICDS completed 12 of 16 passes for 210 yards and four touchdowns in the Rams’ 48-7 victory over Westminster.
What’s on tap for Week 4
Friday, September 20
Ladue at Hazelwood East, 6 p.m.
St. Charles West at Orchard Farm, 7 p.m.
Westminster at Lutheran North, 7 p.m.
Cardinal Ritter at St. Augustine, 7 p.m.
Althoff at Tolono Unity, 7 p.m
O’Fallon at Edwardsville, 7 p.m.
Carbondale at Cahokia, 7 p.m.
Eureka at Fox, 7 p.m.
Parkway South at Eureka, 7 p.m.
Chaminade at Vianney, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 21
Rockwood Summit at McCluer, 1 p.m.
Priory at MICDS, 1 p.m.
East St. Louis at Belleville East, 1 p.m.
Pattonville at Ritenour, 1 p.m.
Kirkwood at McCluer North, 1 p.m.
Earl’s World
St. Louisan Napheesa Collier, a former Incarnate Word Academy All-American, was named the WNBA’s Player of the Month for August and followed up by being named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the opening week in September. Collier is averaging 20 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 48% from the field. The Lynx entered the final week of the regular season with a 29-9 record, which is second best in the league…Congratulations to Rockwood Summit track and field coach Roland Garrison, who has been selected for induction into the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Over the course of his 40-year career, Roland has won a state championship and helped develop scores of top athletes. More importantly, he has been a tremendous leader and mentor to scores of young people over the decades. This is a well-deserved honor…Rest in Peace, James Earl Jones. Last week, we said goodbye to the iconic actor, who passed away at the age of 93. During his brilliant career, Jones played several acclaimed roles in sports related movies. My favorite was his portrayal of Leon Carter in “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings,” a movie about a Negro League baseball barnstorming team. Jones also starred in “The Great White Hope,” a biopic about former boxing heavyweight champion Jack Jackson in 1970. He was also in a pair of legendary baseball movies in “Field of Dreams” and “The Sandlot.” …Former MICDS football standout Steve Hall of Lindenwood U. was selected as the Big South/OVC Football Association Co-Freshman of the Week. Hall rushed for a career-high 100 yards on 13 carries in the Lions’ loss to Missouri State last Saturday. Hall had a brilliant four-year prep career at MICDS.
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