High school football roundup: Jackson cruises past Seckman

The Jackson football team jumped on Seckman early in its road win on Friday night.

The Indians scored six first-half touchdowns en route to a 49-6 victory. It was the second straight win for Jackson, which improved to 4-4 on the season.

"We played fairly well," Jackson coach Brent Eckley said. "I think defensively again we played well. I don't believe they got but one first down in the first half. I think overall defensively we played well and got off the field. We didn't do real great at forcing turnovers, but we were pretty consistent at getting three-and-outs. "Offensively I thought we executed pretty well. We ran the ball pretty effectively, and I thought we threw it pretty well, too. I thought our balance was pretty good."

Junior running back Bryndan Reid scored on runs of 41 and 5 yards to give the Indians a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.

He pushed their lead to 21-0 with a 52-yard touchdown run with 8 minutes, 16 seconds left in the half.

Senior receiver Jeremy Elliott caught a pass from sophomore quarterback Cooper Callis for a 23-yard touchdown 1:14 later that made it 28-0.

With 3:33 left in the half, sophomore RB Ethan Laster ran it in from 2 yards to push the lead to 35-0.

Jackson took a 42-0 lead into halftime after Callis completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Elliott.

Reid capped the Indians' scoring with his fourth touchdown run of the night from 5 yards out early in the third.

Seckman (1-7), which finished with 211 yards of offense, spoiled Jackson's chances for its second straight shutout -- after a 41-0 win over Sikeston in Week 7 -- with a 48-yard touchdown pass with 5:35 remaining for the final score.

Jackson had 474 yards of total offense. Reid finished with nine carries for 154 yards while Laster had five carries for 51 yards. Nathan Brown added four carries for 39 yards.

Starting senior quarterback Landry Moore, who rotated series with Callis, completed 4 of 5 passes for 143 yards. Callis was 11 of 15 for 163 yards and two touchdowns.

Elliott had seven catches for 98 yards, which kept him shy of his sixth consecutive 100-yard game.

The Indians close out the regular season on the road against Miller Career Academy.

Chaminade 49, Cape Central 14

The Red Devils carried a 35-point lead into halftime and held on to defeat the host Tigers.

A 1-yard touchdown run by Michael McGovern and a 25-yard touchdown run by Andre Whitley gave Chaminade (7-1) an early 14-point lead before Kway'Chon Chisom connected with Al Young on a 16-yard touchdown pass to pull Central (4-4) within seven points at the end of the first quarter.

The Red Devils, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the Class 5 media football rankings, tacked on three scores in the second quarter -- a 1-yard run by McGovern, a 3-yard run by Bryce Johnson and a 10-yard run by Taylor Jeffries. Chaminade led 35-7 at halftime.

Johnson scored on a 24-yard run in the third quarter before Whitley added another score on a 22-yard run in the final quarter. Chisom found Young on a 2-yard touchdown pass to conclude the scoring inside the final minutes.

The Red Devils amassed 397 yards on the ground, led by Jakobi Buchanon's 129 yards on 18 rushes. Johnson added 113 yards on 12 carries.

Red Bud (Ill.) 51, Scott City 28

The Musketeers outscored the Rams 25-8 in the second half to secure the win at home.

Scott City racked up 425 yards, including 316 on the ground. Braden Cox had 28 rushes for 212 yards and was 9-of-20 passing for 109 yards and two interceptions.

Nick Bickings added 79 yards on eight carries for the Rams, and Dylan Keller was Cox's leading receiver with three grabs for 57 yards.

Trent Pobst had 11 tackles and three sacks to pace Scott City defensively while Jordan Kluesner added 10 tackles.

The Rams fell to 3-5 on the year while Red Bud upped its mark to 2-5.

St. Vincent 30, Grandview 20

The Indians wrapped up their final road game of the regular season with the win over the Eagles.

St. Vincent improved to 4-4 on the season while Grandview remains winless at 0-8.

Red Bud (Ill.) 51, Scott City 28

The Musketeers outscored the Rams 25-8 in the second half to secure the win at home.

Scott City fell to 3-5 on the year while Red Bud upped its mark to 2-5.

Portageville 64, Kelly 6

The Hawks allowed more than 40 points for the fifth time this season in the loss to the Bulldogs at home.

Kelly dropped to 2-7 on the season while Portageville improved to 5-3.

-- From staff reports