High school football capsules: Week 8

Jackson (3-4) at Seckman (1-6)

Last week: Jackson 41, Sikeston 0; Oakville 42, Seckman 0

Last year: Jackson 55, Seckman 0

Outlook: With SEMO Conference play concluded last week, Jackson, like other area teams turn its attention to the final two weeks of the regular season and trying to improve its position before the start of district play in Week 10.

Jackson currently sits sixth in the Class 5 District 1 standings with little hope of moving into a top-four spot that allows a team to host a first-round game.

"It's disappointing with where we're at, but based on our record we're not surprised," Jackson coach Brent Eckley said.

That said, the district has been unpredictable with No. 2 Fox having sustained losses to No. 3 Poplar Bluff and No. 4 Oakville. Jackson in turn owns a win over Poplar Bluff but has lost to No. 5 Vianney.

"There are a lot of different scenarios there, and I'm not sure how it's going to play out, but we feel confident that where we're at is where we're going to be based on everyone's remaining schedules," Eckley said.

The Indians do not have same glowing 6-1 record they carried into Week 8 a year ago, which ultimately led to the top seed and a first-round bye, but the Seckman has the exact same look at 1-6.

Jackson is coming off its most resounding win of the season with its first shutout of the season in its rout of Sikeston and is looking to reach the .500 mark for the first time after an 0-3 start.

The Indians used three quarterbacks -- senior Triston Thele and sophomore Cooper Callis, the No. 1 QB in the preseason before injuring his arm -- against Sikeston, with senior Landry Moore having the most solid outing in his fourth consecutive start.

Moore continued his high-percentage passing, completing 8 of 13 attempts for 165 yards and three TDs. He's completed 69.4 percent of his 121 attempts for 1,166 yards. He's thrown 14 TDs against three interceptions.

"We could still see all three down the stretch," Eckley said."Cooper has continually gotten better with his arm. We're in a tough situation, because the kid that earned the job is getting to about the point where he was when he got injured. And the kid who is in the position now has went 3-1 and thrown for 1,200 yards and 13 touchdowns and one interception in four games, so it's kind of a tough situation to be in. You hate for any kid to lose their spot due to injury and not have a chance to get it back, but at the same time, the way Landry is playing its tough to unplug."

All three of Moore's TD passes against Sikeston came in the first half and were to his favorite target, senior Jeremy Elliot, who did all his damage in the first half with six catches for 129 yards. It was the fifth consecutive 100-yard game for Elliott and his sixth this season. He has 58 catches for 800 yards and 12 TDS on the season. Elliott has at least one TD catch in each of the last five games, and he has caught at least two in each of the last four games. He has 10 TDs in the four-game stretch.

"I've been really pleased with him," Eckley said about Elliott. "We had the one game against Vianney where we didn't get him enough touches, and other than that we've been working to get him touches ... He's been really solid for us. He's caught the ball, he's went up and battled in the air and made some really good plays for us."

Junior Bryndan Reid had his second 100-yard rushing game of the season, accumulating 137 yards on eight carries. His two rushing TDs gave him six on the season and he leads the team with 489 yards rushing (5.5 ypc). Sophomore Ethan Laster is second at 455 yards (8.8 ypc).

Jackson averages 424.6 yards of offense and 32.8 points per game.

The defense had its best night thus far with a season-low 230 yards allowed in shutting out Sikeston for a third consecutive year. The shutout was the first for the Indians since last year's game against Seckman, and they'll be shooting for back-to-back shutouts again against a Seckman team that has struggled to score.

"I think that was definitely our best defensive performance of the year, and that's just not saying it because of the scoreboard," Eckley said. 'Our defensive line played really well. But at the same time, offensively, with us executing and getting up a couple scores, that made a difference for us, too. And the same could be said this week if we're fortunate enough to get ahead a couple scores. The advantage will certainly be to us because of the way they play offense."

After a 21-14 win over Mehlville in Week 4, the Jaguars, who average 10 points a game, have been shut out in two of their last three games and outscored 112-14 over the span against Fox, Northwest (Cedar Hill) and Oakville. The 21 points for Seckman against Mehlville matched its season high. Pattonville, Rockwood Summit and Hillsboro all scored at least 52 points against the Jaguars in Seckman's 0-3 start. Opponents are averaging 41.4 points.

The Jaguars have a junior quarterback in Connor McCoy and have been ineffective in the air, completing only about 33 percent of their attempts, according to stltoday.com.

The running game is led by 190-pound senior Joe Ambrose. Others involved heavily in the running game are 130-pound junior Darius Jones and 220-pound senior Gage Erhart.

Indians senior cornerback/receiver Lashone Dean sustained a MCL knee injury against Sikeston that will not require surgery but he will need several weeks to mend. Junior Landon Pehl, freshman Jordan Kent and Thele will help fill the vacancies left by Dean.

Class 5 District 1 standings -- 1. Rockwood Summit (5-2, 42.64), 2. Fox (5-2, 41.85), 3. Poplar Bluff 5-2 (39.66), 4. Oakville (4-3, 39.11), 5. Vianney (4-3, 38.99), 6. Jackson (3-4, 28.31), 7. Parkway South (1-6, 24.18)

Jefferson (4-3) at Chaffee (2-5)

Last week: Jefferson 66, Grandview 6; Malden 66, Chaffee 13

Last year: Jefferson 19, Chaffee 0

Outlook: Chaffee will try to end a three-game slide against a Jefferson team that has been picking up momentum, including a 60-point victory last week over winless Grandview.

Chaffee currently sits seventh in its district standings and hopes to avoid a first-round district game with unbeaten Mark Twain, which sits in the No. 2 spot behind defending state champion Valle Catholic. The Red Devils, who play Kelly in Week 9, are still in position to jump past Monroe City and Crystal City for a better first-round pairing.

"The thing is we're not looking at that right now," Chaffee coach Charlie Vickery said. "What we're trying to do is focus on these last two ballgames."

After an 0-2 start, the Blue Jays have won four of five games, with the only loss an obligatory 63-6 pounding by Valle Catholic in Week 6.

The Red Devils finished with 239 yards of offense against Malden, which ranks No. 5 in Class 2. Freshman quarterback Landon Tenkhoff threw for a first-half touchdown and rushed for 128 yards, including a 36-yard TD run in the closing minutes. It was the second consecutive 100-yard game for Tenkhoff, who leads the team with 813 yards rushing on the season.

Jefferson averages 300 yards rushing just 37 yards passing per game.

"They're a power-running football team," Vickery said. "They're looking to run first, then pass. They're going to be a power off-tackle football team."

Vickery said the Blue Jays have good size up front, mixing in motion and misdirection plays with the power plays.

Jefferson is led by four-year starting quarterback Austin Graves, who has a team-high 556 yards rushing (9.9 ypc), according to stltoday.com. He's one of four Blue Jays to have more than 380 yards rushing on the season. The group includes freshman running back Andrew Graves (420, 10.5 ypc), senior running back Jordan Shockley (395, 7.6 ypc) and senior fullback Jarrett Manns (383, 5.7), who has a team-leading 10 rushing touchdowns.

The Blue Jays barreled over Grandview with 510 yards rushing, including 216 yards by Shockley on just six carries. Jefferson ran for a season-high 522 yards in Week 3.

The Blue Jays have attempted just 32 passes all season. Jefferson has 31 TDs on the season, with 29 coming on the run.

Class 1 District 1 standings -- 1. Valle Catholic (7-0, 56.81), 2. Mark Twain (7-0, 55.48), 3. Barat Academy (3-4, 35.28), 4. St. Vincent (3-4, 35.23), 5. Crystal City (2-5, 31.62), 6. Monroe City (2-5, 30.95), 7. Chaffee (2-5, 28.54), 8. Louisiana (0-7, 21.28)

Chaminade (6-1) at Cape Central (4-3)

Last week: Chaminade 43, University City 27; Cape Central 41, Farmington 21

Last year: Chaminade 40, Cape Central 0

Outlook: For the second year in a row, Central enters this contest wearing the title of SEMO Conference North champions.

That distinction didn't intimidate Chaminade in 2014, when the Red Devils shut out the Tigers in a 40-point victory.

Chaminade's lone loss is a 55-7 bruising at the hands of unbeaten Class 6 power CBC in Week 5. The outcome was more testimony to the top-ranked and unchallenged Cadets' ability to dominate rather than a statement about the Red Devils, who have tallied at least 41 points in each of their six wins, outscoring the opposition 310-89. Among the wins was a 55-15 trouncing of Class 5 school Vianney, which beat Jackson handily in Week 2.

Both teams are heavily run-oriented, with each surpassing 300 yards rushing last week with three individuals reaching at least 100 yards.

In a 390-yard rushing attack against Farmington, senior Al Young led the way for Cape Central with 141 yards, while sophomore Aaron Harris had 118 yards and senior quarterback Kway'chon Chisom had 112 yards.

Harris leads the team with 738 yards (6.1 ypc) rushing, with Chisom second at 548 (8.6 ypc) and Young third at 493 (7.1 ypc). Young also has a team-high 467 yards receiving, with eight of his 15 receptions going for TDs.

Chisom has connected on 54 percent of his 50 passing attempts for 628 yards and nine TDs.

Chaminade has a balanced running game with five players averaging more than 6.4 yards per carry, according to stltoday.com. Darius Daies , a 5-foot-9, 195-pound junior, leads the team with 572 yards (7.7 ypc), followed by junior Damon Bonds Jr. (5-10, 175) at 472 (10.5 ypc). Junior Bryce Johnson (5-7, 185) is not far behind with 407 yards (9 ypc), while sophomore fullback Jakobi Buchanon (5-11, 230) and junior fullback Andre Whitley (5-10, 180) are coming on strong.

Whitley had Buchanon each went over 100 yards rushing and had a pair of touchdown runs last week against University City. Bonds also rushed for 100 yards as the Red Devils totaled 370 yards on the ground and 439 yards overall.

Chaminade's passing game is efficient with returning junior quarterback Michael McGovern (6-0, 185) completing 54 percent of his passes for 6,700 yards. He has thrown for 10 touchdowns this season, including a 51-yard scoring pass last week to junior Reginald Crawford (6-3, 180), the team's leading receiver with 12 catches for 245 yards and five TDs.

Class 4 District 1 standings: 1. Hillsboro (6-1, 47.86), 2. Cape Central (4-3, 43.29), 3. Sikeston (5-2, 38.03), 4. Farmington (4. 32.51), 5. Festus (4-3, 32.28), 6. North County (4-3, 30.23), 7. De Soto (4-3, 29.33), 8. Perryville (3-4, 28.57)

Scott City (3-4) at Red Bud (Ill.) (1-5)

Last week: Hayti 45, Scott City 0; Breese Central 41, Red Bud 6

Last year: Red Bud 36, Scott City 34

Outlook: The Rams are looking for their first five-win season under seventh-year coach Jim May, and the task may have gotten tougher with a an injury to quarterback Ty Wilthong that likely has ended the junior's season.

May said Wilthong, coming off a season-high 200 yards passing and three TD throws a week earlier, sustained a broken ankle in the first offensive series against Hayti. Things went downhill from there.

"It was there homecoming and they were ready to play," May said. "We didn't do very well. We were just kind of in a fog. "

Junior Braden Cox, the Rams' leading rusher, moved to quarterback after the injury, removing some of the versatility from the Rams' attack.

"Braden threw for over 1,000 yards last year and he rushed for over 1,000 yards last year, so it's not like he's a stranger to doing this," May said.

May said junior Dylan Keller, one of the team's top receivers, has been taking some reps at quarterback this week.

"We've been focused on being a 50-50 kind of team, and I think we'll be a little more run heavy," May said. "It just kind of depends on how the game goes."

Red Bud's lone win was a 45-8 trouncing of winless Dupo in Week 4.

Musketeers sophomore quarterback Griffin Ziebold has completed 60.7 percent of his 84 passes for 791 yards, according to stltoday.com. He has thrown seven TDs and two INTs. His leading receiver is junior Gavin Rensing with 17 catches for 246 yards. Junior Ryan Hess has hauled in 10 passes (203 yards) with five going for TDs.

Senior Addison Gunter leads the ground game with 601 yards (7.4 ypc) and six TDs. Hess has added three TDs on the ground and has 203 yards rushing (20.3 ypc).

"There's no easy challenges for us right now," May said.

Class 2 District 1 standings -- 1. Malden (7-0, 48.32), 2. Caruthersville (4-3, 39.91), 3. Hayti (5-2, 37.54), 4. Portageville (4-3, 35.23), 5. East Prairie (4-3, 31.33), 6. Scott City (3-4, 30.34); 7. Kelly (2-5, 21.28); 8. Charleston (0-7, 18.66)

St. Vincent (3-4) at Grandview (0-7)

Last week: St. Pius 34, St. Vincent 0; Jefferson 66, Grandview 6

Last year: St. Vincent 28, Grandview 7

Outlook: St. Vincent will be looking to get back to .500 after sustaining its second shutout loss of the season, and first since a Week 1 rout at the hands of Valle Catholic.

The Indians are currently fourth in the district standings and are one pace to host a first-round playoff game, holding the head-to-head tie-breaker over fifth-place Crystal City with a 23-22 win in Week 6.

Junior running back Riley Riehn and senior quarterback Joe Whistler each have rushed for 450 yards this season for the Indians. Whistler has thrown for 1,250 yards, with senior Trevor Leible leading the receivers with 550 yards.

Grandview enters the game winless, with its best chance for victory thus far a six-point loss to Chaffee in Week 1. The losses include a 19-point setback to St. Pius, which thumped the Indians by 34 points last week.

Class 1 District 1 standings -- 1. Valle Catholic (7-0, 56.81), 2. Mark Twain (7-0, 55.48), 3. Barat Academy (3-4, 35.28), 4. St. Vincent (3-4, 35.23), 5. Crystal City (2-5, 31.62), 6. Monroe City (2-5, 30.95), 7. Chaffee (2-5, 28.54), 8. Louisiana (0-7, 21.28)

Windsor (1-6) at Perryville (3-4)

Last week: North County 47, Windsor 26; Ste. Genevieve 62, Perryville 17

Last year: Windsor 38, Perryville 21

Outlook: Perryville is looking to end a three-game losing streak and climb back to .500 against a Windsor squad with a deceiving record.

The Pirates committed four turnovers in a 45-point loss to Ste. Genevieve.

Quarterback Brandon Renaud completed 22 of 39 passes for 239 yards and two TDs but threw two INTs. Ross Hadler completed six passes for 73 yards to give the Pirates over 300 yards passing on the game. Renaud was the leading rusher with 28 yards in a ground attack that totaled 55 yards on 17 attempts.

Connor Stark led the Pirates' receivers with 120 yards on eight receptions, and he now leads the team with 26 receptions for 356 yards. Blake Mattingly is second in both departments with 23 catches for 245 yards. Mattingly is the Pirates' leading rusher with 414 yards (8.8 ypc) and the leading tackler on defense with 52 tackles. Renaud is second in rushing with 352 yards (4.8 ypc).

Renaud has completed 53.6 percent of his attempts for 1,039 yards with eight TDs and eight INTs.

The Owls enter with just one win, a 35-20 victory over winless Cuba in Week 4, but its six losses have come to teams with winning records.

The losses included a Week 1 setback to state-ranked Affton, which started the Pirates' skid with a 48-0 thumping in Week 5.

The Owls rushed for 274 yards and had 367 yards total offense in last week's 21-point loss to North County, according to stltoday.com. The Owls trailed by seven points at halftime.

Junior Brandon Fouts and senior Tyler Stenger each have rushed for more than 500 yards on the season for Windsor.

Stenger has spent time at quarterback but recently had yielded to junior Kael Ward, who has thrown for seven of the team's nine TDs.

Jake Baker is the Owls' top receiver with five of his nine receptions going for TDs. He averages 29.6 yards per catch for a team-high 266 yards.

Class 4 District 1 standings -- 1. Hillsboro (6-1, 47.86), 2. Cape Central (4-3, 43.29), 3. Sikeston (5-2, 38.03), 4. Farmington (4. 32.51), 5. Festus (4-3, 32.28), 6. North County (4-3, 30.23), 7. De Soto (4-3, 29.33), 8. Perryville (3-4, 28.57)

Kelly (2-5) at Portageville (4-3)

Last week: Caruthersville 58, Kelly 0; Portageville 40, East Prairie 20

Last year: Portageville 48, Kelly 7

Outlook: The Hawks had their modest two-game winning streak ended last week and look to get beck on track against a Portageville team coming off back-to-back wins over Scott City and East Prairie.

Kelly has yielded 38 points per game this year and has struggled to stop the run. Caruthersville averaged 16.9 yards per rush attempt last week and racked up 455 yards on the ground. The Hawks also struggled on offense, mounting just over 100 yards for the game. Senior running back/receiver Maurice Davis leads the Hawks with 440 yards rushing on the season, and senior Matthew Burford has 391 yards. Davis is also the team's top receiver with 15 catches for 189 yards.

Portageville has displayed offensive versatility in its last two wins. Senior quarterback Jon Garrett Kellams threw five TD passes against East Prairie last week, while senior running back Daniel McCray rushed for 143 yards. McCray has 759 yards rushing on the season but has run for 387 yards over the last two games.

Class 2 District 1 standings -- 1. Malden (7-0, 48.32), 2. Caruthersville (4-3, 39.91), 3. Hayti (5-2, 37.54), 4. Portageville (4-3, 35.23), 5. East Prairie (4-3, 31.33), 6. Scott City (3-4, 30.34); 7. Kelly (2-5, 21.28); 8. Charleston (0-7, 18.66)

-- Jeff Breer