Local High school football capsules: Week 2

Jackson (1-0) at Vianney

Last week: Jackson 62, Battle 34; Vianney 42, Francis Howell North 13

Last year: Vianney 52, Jackson 27 (regular season); Jackson 14, Vianney 0 (Class 5 District 1 final)

Outlook: A rivalry has been built over the past two seasons with the teams playing four times. The Indians have won three of the four meetings, including wins that ended the Golden Griffins' season in district play both years. Jackson upended the top-seed Griffins, avenging a 25-point loss in Week 2, in the Class 5 District 1 final for its first district title since 2007.

The Indians no longer have to contend with first-team, all-state running back Markell Smith, who closed his high school career with back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons and now plays for Iowa in the Big Ten Conference.

"They won't get that shot to have quite as many explosive plays with a guy like him," Jackson coach Brent Eckley said.

But Jackson's third-year coach said that could lead to longer ball possessions for Vianney, which features a wider variety of options on offense.

"They're much less predictable, better balance," Eckley said. "That's one critical thing to them."

The Griffins do return junior quarterback Nick Voorhees, who threw three TD passes and ran for a fourth in last week's opener. Voorhees is a dual threat, passing for 150 yards and rushing for 106 yards (7.6 ypc) in the game, according to stltoday.com. Nolan Snyder pulled in two TD passes from Voorhees and returned an interception for a third. Jordon Hardwick, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound senior, who has moved to running back, scored two touchdowns -- one receiving and one rushing. Vianney had 42 rushes for 237 yards in the win, with freshman Tionne Harris carrying a team-high 17 times for 63 yards.

"Us winning first down on defense is really going to be important," Eckley said. "If we can do that, maybe put them in some long-yardage situations, they'll be less likely to grind their offense at us."

Jackson's offense, which averaged 36.8 points in 2013, came out firing against Battle. The Indians scored nine touchdowns in their opener with senior receiver Ben Maudie pulling in three touchdown passes and rushing for a fourth. Maudie had just one catch for seven yards as a junior but had five catches for 125 yards last week. Third-year starting quarterback Dante Vandeven threw four touchdown passes and rushed for two TDs. The Indians rolled to 345 yards of offense, including 232 yards passing by Vandeven, who completed 12 of 20 attempts. Vandeven was the Indians' top rusher with 65 yards on 14 carries.

Jackson did not commit a turnover in its opener.

St. Charles West at Central (1-0)

Last week: Fort Zumwalt North 27, St. Charles West 17; Central 44, Vashon 34

Last year: St. Charles West 40, Central 38

Outlook: This second-week pairing pits two Class 4 district champions. Central reached the state semifinals, while SCW reached the quarterfinals.

Central started off strong with a balanced rushing attack that posted 417 yards against Vashon, including a team-high 96 yards by junior Al Young, who broke the school's single-season record for receiving yards last year with 1,227.

Central senior quarterback Peyton Montgomery had a modest night stat-wise in his debut after transferring from Chaffee. Montgomery completed 3 of 9 passes for 35 yards. He did top 50 yards rushing along with teammates Braion Owens, Tyler Banks and Jalen Reddin.

The Tigers' ground attack is a promising matchup against the Warriors, who allowed three Zumwalt North runners to eclipse the 100-yard plateau and surrendered 417 total yards on 47 rush attempts, according to stltoday.com.

The Warriors' offense was haunted by four turnovers in Week 1. Running back Drew Lauer launched his senior season with a 188-yard rushing performance on 19 carries. However, Lauer, who scored two touchdowns, was the only effective rusher as four other ball carriers combined for 41 yards on 18 attempts. Quarterback Brenden Jett competed 3 of 13 passes for 21 yards and was intercepted two times.

Portageville (1-0) at Chaffee (0-1)

Last week: Portageville 42, Barat Academy 0; Grandview 20, Chaffee 6

Last year: Chaffee 38, Portageville 7

Outlook: Chaffee has won this meeting the last two years.

Chaffee avoided a shutout in its opener with a fourth-quarter touchdown by senior Thomas Robbins. The senior was a bright spot, rushing for 100 yards on 19 carries.

Junior quarterback Jordan Wilburn completed 6 of 17 passes for 20 yards. He was one of nine Chaffee players making their first varsity start after an exodus of skill players after last year's 9-2 season.

"We just have growing pains," Chaffee coach Charlie Vickery said. "Our goal is to get better every day. Our kids are working hard."

The Portageville had little trouble in its opener, rolling past first-year varsity program Barat Academy. Junior quarterback Jon Garrett Kellams thew for more than 100 yards out of the Bulldogs' power-running attack that piled up big yards on the ground though mainly Wishbone and I-formation. Junior running back Daniel McCray rushed for 115 yards for Portageville.

Vickery said his team, which yielded 380 yards rushing (7.3 yards per carry) to Grandview, will be tested on the ground by Portageville.

"They're a running team first," Vickery said.

Scott City (0-1) at St. Vincent (0-1)

Last week: Herculaneum 26, Scott City 22; Valle Catholic 56, St. Vincent 0

Last year: St. Vincent 25, Scott City 14

Outlook: St. Vincent broke a three-year losing streak to the Rams last year.

Both teams dropped their season opener for the second straight year. While St. Vincent found itself in a 43-0 hole by halftime against defending Class 1 state champion Valle, Scott City was in a tussle with Herculaneum, yielding a lead late in the fourth quarter.

Scott City sophomore quarterback Ty Wilthong threw a touchdown pass and ran for another in his first varsity start as the Rams displayed some spread offense after primarily running power formations in the previous five years under coach Jim May. Wilthong was 11 of 31 passing for 141 yards.

"We're expecting and preparing for both," St. Vincent first-year coach Nathan Rowland said.

Austin Spriggs had a TD reception for the Rams, while Jake Elders had a TD run.

St. Vincent's running game was held to negative yardage by Valle on about 15 running plays, while junior quarterback Joe Whistler completed 19 of 30 passes for 100 yards in the Indians' spread and I-formation sets. Junior receiver Trevor Leible was the top target with six catches for 56 yards.

"That's what they do. They make you one dimensional and they shut down our run game," Rowland said about Valle.

Rowland will hope his line can make room for sophomore running backs Tyler Unterreiner and Riley Riehn this week.

"That's our No. 1 goal," Rowland said. "We have 32 kids on the team and we always have undersized linemen and Scott City has a very big line, so we'll do what we can to establish the run."

Crystal City (0-1) at Kelly (0-1)

Last week: Brentwood 61, Crystal City 26; East Prairie 29, Kelly 7

Last year: Did not play.

Outlook: Kelly will have another first tonight after playing its first varsity football game in school history last week. The Hawks will host their first varsity game when Crystal City visits.

The Hawks did beat Crystal City on the JV level last year, but that fact didn't mean much last week. Kelly also held that distinction against East Prairie, but the Eagles turned the tables at the varsity level.

Kelly collected 98 yards of total offense in its historical loss to East Prairie, but the Hawks were held to minus-9 yards offense in the second half. Junior running back Matt Burford accounted for 45 of the team's 52 rushing yards on 11 carries, including the first touchdown in school history.

Crystal City dropped its opener in a rout as Brentwood's Jacob Clay blistered the Hornets' defense for 364 yards, part of a 552-yard ground attack by the Pioneers, who averaged more than 17 yards per rush attempt. Senior Andrew Sawdy scored two touchdowns for the Hornets, whose offense is directed by junior Logan Grove.

Perryville (1-0) at St. Pius (1-0)

Last week: Perryville 13, Sumner 12; St. Pius 27, Southern Boone 26

Last year: This is the first meeting for two teams. Perryville is annually among one of the smallest Class 4 schools in the state. St. Pius moved up to Class 3 this year.

Both teams posted one-point victories in their openers. Perryville broke an eight-game losing streak with its win over Sumner.

Senior quarterback Trevor Green threw a pair of touchdown passes for the Pirates in their opener.

-- Jeff Breer