High school football capsules for Week 5

Scott City (2-2) at Chaffee (3-1)

Last week: Dexter 54, Scott City 6; Chaffee 39, St. Pius 7

Last year: Chaffee 27, Scott City 13

Outlook: Chaffee has won three of the last four meetings after losing 21 straight to Scott City.

Chaffee is off to its first 3-1 start since 1990. Scott City foiled the Red Devils' attempt to move to 4-1 with a 26-0 victory that year. The Red Devils have not been 4-1 since 1978.

Jackson quarterback Lowgn Wren tries to outrun Central's Hunter Shantz during the first quarter of their Week 4 game in Jackson. (Kristin Eberts)

"I expect both teams to come out fired up and play good football," Chaffee coach Charlie Vickery said.

Scott City's two-game winning streak ended with a thud in Week 4.

"They're really big up front on both sides, offensively and defensively, and you really can't concentrate on the run or the pass because they do both of them pretty well," Vickery said. "We just have to have everyone stay at home and do their jobs. If you focus on one, they'll hurt you in the other area. In a game like this, turnovers and penalties are a big thing, and special teams."

Chaffee returns several main contributors from last year's 14-point win against the Rams. Senior quarterback Jordan Yahn ran for three TDs in the game, while senior running back Tyson Estes accounted for the other TD. Estes had a team-high 74 yards rushing for Chaffee. Scott City's major weapon was Garett Schaefer (131 yards rushing, 1 TD), who graduated.

Estes is among the area's top rushers this season. He broke loose for four touchdowns and 146 yards on 11 carries last week. Estes has 526 yards rushing and averages 7.4 yards per carry this season.

St. Vincent's Derek Joggerst tries to run away from Herculaneum's Cody Petero during the third quarter of their Week 4 game in Perryville, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

"We have to take away the running game, and we have to take away Estes," Scott City coach Jim May said. "He's the one that makes them go."

Yahn is averaging more than 100 yards passing per game and has thrown four TDs. Sophomore Charlie Montgomery is the team's leading receiver with 13 catches for 204 yards, and he has 175 yards rushing on just 16 carries.

Scott City junior quarterback Jonathan McFall has completed 46 of his 72 passes for 512 yards and six TDs. Seniors Austin Atchley and Zach Cotner have been his primary targets. Atchley has 14 catches for 230 yards, while Cotner has 15 receptions for 223 yards.

Scott City junior running back Travis Phillips has 463 yards rushing this season, but he was held to 21 yards on 11 attempts last week. The Rams had 140 yards -- 19 rushing -- to 422 yards for Dexter in Week 4.

"We have to get back to what we do," May said. "We got away from it at Dexter because we got behind early. We've got to run the ball to set up our passing game, and then be able to throw the ball whenever we need."

Sikeston (3-1) at Jackson (1-3)

Last week: Sikeston 36, Poplar Bluff 7; Central 14, Jackson 12

Last year: Sikeston 49, Jackson 18

Outlook: Sikeston has won the last two meetings against Jackson since breaking a six-year losing streak.

Jackson's lone win this season was a 14-7 win against North County in Week 3. The Indians are averaging 8.67 points over their last three games.

Sikeston's lone loss was a 34-14 setback to state-ranked Gateway Tech in Week 1. The Bulldogs are averaging 45.3 points over their last three games.

Sikeston senior James Watson (6 foot, 160 pounds) leads Southeast Missouri rushers with 726 yards this season. The total includes a school record 328 yards in a Week 3 win against Dexter. The fleet-footed running back averages 9.8 yards per carry. Junior running back Kyland Gross (5-9, 145) leads the Bulldogs with seven touchdowns and averages 8.0 yards a carry. Senior David Foster has attempted just 34 passes for Sikeston, which runs more than 75 percent of the time. Senior Keldon Warfield leads the receivers with nine catches for 142 yards.

The Bulldogs use motion and deception in their running attack.

"A key for us is really playing assignment defense," Jackson coach Van Hitt said. "On offense we have to put together drives that result in points."

Points were elusive last week for Jackson. The Indians fumbled twice at the Central 1-yard line.

Watson has more than double the rushing yardage of the entire Jackson team. Sophomore Colten Proffer has 261 of the Indians' 349 yards rushing. Proffer, who averages 5.9 yards per carry, had 70 yards against Central last week, his highest total since running for 146 yards in the season opener. Sophomore Garrett Miller is second on the team with 136 yards rushing. Junior quarterback Lowgn Wren has completed 17 of his 29 attempts for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Brannon Wright leads the receivers with five catches for 83 yards.

Jackson collected more than 200 yards on offense against Central last week, more than its average of 153.8 yards a game.

"We played with a lot of emotion and a lot of enthusiasm on both sides of the football," Hitt said. "We moved the ball well offensively. We didn't get as many points out of it as we would have liked, but we did [move the ball]," Hitt said.

Fredericktown (1-3) at Perryville (1-3)

Last week: Fredericktown 35, Park Hills 23; Perryville 35, Potosi 34

Last year: Fredericktown 34, Perryville 9

Outlook: Perryville broke a 15-game losing streak with last week's one-point victory against Potosi.

The Pirates will try to end another streak tonight. They've lost their last six meetings with the Blackcats.

"It was a heck of a shot in the arm for us," Perryville coach Mike Wojtczuk said about his team's one-point victory. "Our kids believe they can win now."

The Pirates' double-wing offense rolled up a season-high 267 yards against Potosi. The Pirates scored 35 points after scoring just 22 points in their previous three games. Junior quarterback Chris Zahner passed for three touchdowns, while senior running back Kirk Hadler rushed for 131 yards on 11 carries.

Hadler has 204 yards rushing on 20 carries this season. Junior Levi Zook is next with 135 yards on 39 carries.

Fredericktown was hit hard by graduation from a team that went 7-4 and lost in the Class 3 regional round of the playoffs last year.

The Blackcats shook an 0-3 start with a Week 4 victory. Fredericktown defeated Park Hills, which beat Perryville 42-7 the previous week. The Blackcats spotted Park Hills a 16-0 lead before rallying behind five rushing touchdowns from junior quarterback Jeremy Gremminger, who rushed for 118 yards and completed 10 of 19 passes for 127 yards.

"They've got a heck of an athlete at quarterback," Wojtczuk said. "We're going to have our hands full."

Wojtczuk is a graduate of Fredericktown High School.

North County (1-3) at Central (3-0)

Last week: Farmington 49, North County 6; Central 14, Jackson 12

Last year: Central 51, North County 14

Outlook: Central is 3-0 for the second consecutive year, but the Tigers haven't been as dominant as 2010. Central's last two victories have been by a total of three points.

"We're excited being 3-0, but we've got a long way to go to be a good football team," said Central coach Nathan Norman, who said his team is focusing on eliminating mental mistakes.

The Tigers rushed for 230 yards on 48 attempts against Jackson last week. Senior quarterback Christian Cavaness led the way with 114 yards on 23 carries. Cavaness leads the Tigers with 218 yards rushing (5.6 yards per carry).

"He's athletic and a good ballhandler, and because we have so many running backs, I kind of figured that might be the case," Norman said about Cavaness leading the team in rushing.

Mikey Jones is next in line with 120 yards on 20 carries. Jacob Campbell has 74 yards rushing this season, which includes 71 yards on four carries last week.

North County yielded more than 500 yards in last week's loss to Farmington. The Raiders were hit for 373 yards passing and allowed more than 12 yards per rush attempt to the Knights' Connor Davault, who finished with 160 yards.

North County has scored only 13 points in its last three games, all losses, after posting 39 in a season-opening win against Fredericktown. Sophomore Wyatt Compton directs the Raiders' spread offense.

Senior running back Matt Rion was a bright spot for the Raiders against Farmington. He rushed for 157 yards on 16 carries.

The Raiders lost 14-7 to Jackson in Week 3.

"They were in a dogfight with Jackson, and obviously we were in a dogfight with Jackson as well," Norman said. "In high school football, you never know. You just have to come out and be prepared and play the game. You can't make mistakes and you can't have turnovers, and that's what we're going to try to do."

The Raiders are coached by former Southeast Missouri State quarterback Jeromy McDowell.

The contest will mark the second home game for the Tigers in their new $2.9 million facility. Central plans to honor its newest hall of fame inductees at halftime.

St. Vincent (2-2) at St. Pius (0-3)

Last week: St. Vincent 28, Herculaneum 20; Chaffee 39, St. Pius 7

Last year: St. Vincent 21, St. Pius 12

Outlook: The Indians are enjoying their first two-game winning streak since the 2009 season and are going against a winless team that has lost 12 straight.

St. Vincent has defeated St. Pius the last three years and won seven of the last eight meetings.

St. Vincent has scored 83 points in its last two games after scoring 19 points during an 0-2 start.

"We've had two good weeks, and the kids are pretty excited," St. Vincent coach Paul Sauer said.

St. Vincent senior quarterback Tim Schumer passed for 313 yards last week, completing 24 of 34 attempts. He's second in the area with 579 yards passing, completing 60 percent of his attempts. Four Indians -- Trent Elder, Taylor Sauer, Sean Martin and Jesse Francis -- have at least 10 receptions. Elder leads the group with 152 yards receiving, while Sauer has a team-high 17 catches. Sauer had 10 catches for 107 yards last week.

While the air attack has been clicking, St. Vincent has struggled on the ground. The Indians have rushed for 370 yards this season, but 216 yards came against Missouri Military Academy in Week 3. The Indians have averaged 51.3 yards rushing in the other games.

"We did a real good job last week of pass-blocking," coach Sauer said. "We're still kind of struggling with our running game. We'd like to see that get a little bit better. Hopefully this week we take steps toward getting that running game going."

St. Pius has not won since opening the 2010 season with a victory against Barat Academy. Chaffee ripped the Lancers for six touchdowns in two quarters last week. Chaffee averaged more than 7 yards a rush.

Junior quarterback Talon Cook is St. Pius' primary weapon on offense. He had a hand in more than 200 yards of offense last week, including 171 yards rushing on 19 carries. He was just 6 of 18 passing for 47 yards.

"They try to establish the running game and keep you honest with a pass here or there," Sauer said.

Senior running back Nick Earley is second on the team in rushing.

Sauer said St. Vincent sophomore center Josh Mattingly injured a knee last week and probably will miss tonight's game.

-- Jeff Breer