SportsSeptember 16, 2005
High school football: Week 3
Blytheville (1-1) at Central (0-2), 7 p.m. ** n Last year's meeting: Blytheville 49, Central 20 * Last week's games: St. Charles West 24, Central 14; Blytheville 46, Poplar Bluff 14 * Notes: Central allowed two long rushing touchdowns over the final 7 1/2 minutes and dropped to 0-2 with a second straight road loss. ...
Blytheville (1-1) at Central (0-2), 7 p.m.
* Last year's meeting: Blytheville 49, Central 20
* Last week's games: St. Charles West 24, Central 14; Blytheville 46, Poplar Bluff 14
* Notes: Central allowed two long rushing touchdowns over the final 7 1/2 minutes and dropped to 0-2 with a second straight road loss. The Tigers showed improvement from the opening loss at Eureka and from last year's 42-7 loss to St. Charles West. Hykeem Hammonds rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers. Blytheville installed a Wing-T formation the week of its game last week with smashing success in a rout of Poplar Bluff. Running back Melvin Brooks rushed for 199 yards on 21 carries in the win.
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Vianney (2-0) at Jackson (1-1), 7 p.m.
* Last year's meeting: Jackson 28, Vianney 12
* Last week's games: Jackson 38, Roosevelt 18; Vianney 12, Chaminade 10
* Notes: Jackson's running game received a big-time performance from senior Joel Penrod in a win over Roosevelt. Penrod rushed for 190 yards on 38 carries, giving out as many hits as he received. Already under the gun in its first two games, Jackson's secondary will be challenged by Vianney's passing attack. Vianney quarterback Steve Callanan has thrown five touchdown passes in the team's first two games. Tim Windhorst has been on the receiving end of all five passes, with three going for 40 yards or more and another a 29-yard score.
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East Prairie (1-1) at Scott City (0-2), 7 p.m.
* Last year's meeting: Scott City 17, East Prairie 0
* Last week's games: Portageville 19, Scott City 16; East Prairie 41, Liberty (Ark.) Mountain View 27
* Notes: East Prairie has lit up opponents for 73 points in its first two games. The Eagles are led by running back Paris Tipler, who scored six touchdowns last weekend while rushing for 375 yards, and accumulating 480 yards of total offense. Scott City's youth is slowly maturing after two straight losses to SEMO South division foes. The Rams did average more than four yards per carry in a loss to Portageville, led by Jonathan Barr's 96 yards on 22 carries. Scott City's passing game has been slow to come around, though, with just eight completions this season.
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Crystal City (2-0) at Chaffee (0-2), 7 p.m.
* Last year's meeting: Crystal City 37, Chaffee 7
* Last week's games: Corning (Ark.) 46, Chaffee 6; Crystal City 21, Chester (Ill.) 7
* Notes: Chaffee's porous run defense will receive another tough test with a run-happy Hornets squad coming to town. Crystal City has thrown just nine times in two games. Cody DeRousse leads Crystal City with 264 yards on just 23 carries. Danny James has 213 yards on just 19 carries. Chaffee, which has lost 26 straight games, got torched for more than 400 yards rushing in its season opener.
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Potosi (2-0) at St. Vincent (1-1), 7 p.m.
* Last year's meeting: Potosi 17, St. Vincent 14
* Last week's games: St. Vincent 21, Park Hills Central 14; Potosi 23, Pacific 8
* Notes: St. Vincent bounced back from an opening week loss to rally past Park Hills Central. Indians quarterback Tim Guilliams rushed for all three scores in the win, including two in the second half to overcome a 14-7 halftime deficit. Potosi has outscored its opponents 67-14 in its first two games. Last year, Potosi dealt the Indians their only loss of the season en route to the Class 1 state championship.
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Perryville (0-2) at Herculaneum (1-1), 7 p.m.
* Last year's meeting: Herculaneum 21, Perryville 7
* Last week's games: Fort Zumwalt North 24, Perryville 12; Windsor 26, Herculaneum 22
* Notes: Herculaneum, which came into the season ranked No. 1 in the state's Class 3 poll, will be looking to bounce back after an upset loss to Windsor. Mike Sobol leads Herculaneum in both passing and rushing. Perryville showed improvement from an opening shutout loss against Windsor to last week's loss at Fort Zumwalt North.
-- Jeremy Joffray
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