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Friday, December 7, 2012

Zumwalt South Girls Down Francis Howell

Bulldogs claw their way back for the victory.

The Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs overcame a slow start Thursday night to pick up a 48-37 victory over the Francis Howell Lady Vikings. The host Vikings jumped out to a 22-6 lead after the first quarter. However, Zumwalt South began to use a full court press in the 2nd quarter, and it paid off as the Lady Bulldogs outscored Howell 14-10 in the 2nd quarter. Nonetheless, the Lady Vikings still had a comfortable 32-20, halftime lead.  The third quarter proved to be pivotal as the Bulldogs continued to use their high-pressure defense and outscored the Vikings 17-2, and South led it 37-34 going into the fourth. In the fourth, South outscored Howell 11-3. Fort Zumwalt held Francis Howell to just five points in the second half.     The Bulldogs …

Friday, October 21, 2011

Playoff Chaos: Class 5, District 4 Postseason Field Still Unclear With Two Weeks Left

Five teams are fighting for two playoff spots and no team is the clear frontrunner.

The Missouri high school football playoff system has plenty of detractors.  After a full season of games, the only ones that really matter are the District games at the end of the season. Truly dominant teams can make the playoff teams a foregone conclusion. There are some Districts where the games are less than exciting.  The Class 5, District 4 is not one of those District.  The massive 5-team District is heading into its third week of high-intensity big games. Fort Zumwalt North, Fort Zumwalt East, Fort Zumwalt South, Wentzville Holt and Timberland are all battling for two playoff spots.  Heading into Week 9 the playoff picture in the District is still as murky as ever. The five teams have each played at least two games and every team …

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