Monday, November 19, 2012
Vote for the fan's choice for best GAC football player.
The 2012 football season is in the books for most the Gateway Athletic Conference teams. Yes, it's time for another edition of the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll. Except this week has a twist. Instead of looking at the last week, we're looking at the entire season. Tell us in the poll below: Who was the top GAC football player in 2012? Shane Barrett—Fort Zumwalt East: The Lions sophomore quarterback had a solid first season leading the East offense. As a passer, Barrett was 80-for-169 for 1,441 yards and 17 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. Running the ball, Barrett was tied for the GAC Central in touchdowns with 13. He actually led the conference with 82 points scored thanks to two successful two-point conversions. …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Week 10 kicks off the new-look Missouri football playoff format.
Week 10 of the high school football season in Missouri is no longer a battle to improve playoff standings. Instead, it's a chance to keep playing—or see a season end. Wanting to have every regular season game count, the powers that be changed the playoff format this season. A complex point system was created to make sure every game played weighed into the playoff seeding. After nine games, the seeds are set and the Week 10 matchups are in place. Here are the Week 10 matchups for St. Charles County teams in the first round of the playoffs: Home * Note: Some seeds have been altered despite the standings. Thanks to a challenge rule, if two teams have played each other this season and are back-to-back in seeds, they can challenge the seeding…
Monday, October 15, 2012
Make your voice heard, vote in our St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll.
It's time for another edition of the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll. This week we turn our attention to the football field. Tell us in the poll below: Which St. Charles County football player had the best Week 8? Shane Barrett—Fort Zumwalt East: Fort Zumwalt East pulled out a one-point win against Washington Friday night. A key player for the Lions? Sophomore quarterback Shane Barrett. Once again the dual-threat QB got things done through the air and on the ground. He ran the ball 22 times for 115 yards (5.2 yards per carry). Throwing the ball, he was 16-for-24 for 171 yards and four scores against just one interception. Clay Stulce—Duchesne: The Duchesne Pioneers had a huge 42-14 win against St. Charles in Week 8. …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Help decide which St. Charles County football player had the best week.
It's time for another edition of the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll. This week we turn our attention to the football field. Tell us in the poll below: Which St. Charles County football player had the best Week 6? Matt Etherton—Fort Zumwalt East: The Lions are 5-1 and got win No. 5 in a big win against rival Zumwalt South. The quarterback-receiver combo of Shane Barrett and Matt Etherton had a big game. Etherton had just four catches, but he made them count en route to 105 yards receiving. Three of his four catches went for scores—one from 19 yards, one from 56 yards out and another from 16 yards. Bryce Jefferson—Lutheran High School: Although Lutheran fell short against Trinity, sophomore Bryce Jefferson had a big game …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Fort Zumwalt East quarterback Shane Barrett wins the fan's choice for top football player from Week 5.
Shane Barret's arm and leg led Zumwalt East to a big Week 5 win. Passing and running, Barret helped push the Lions past rival Zumwalt North. His performance not only helped the Lions win the game, it helped him winthe Patch St. Charles County Athlete of the Week award. Here's how the voting broke down: Which St. Charles County football player had the best Week 5? The Lions' sophomore signal caller led East to a 38-26 win against rival Zumwalt North. The win pushed the Lions to 4-1 on the season. Against North, Barrett was a difference maker. He carried the ball 27 times for 110 yards (4.1 yards a carry) and two touchdowns. With his arm, he was 6-for-12 for 127 yards and a passing score. *** Patch wants to thank everyone who voted. …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Help decide which St. Charles County football player had the best week.
It's time for another edition of the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll. This week we turn our attention to the football field. Tell us in the poll below: Which St. Charles County football player had the best Week 5? Brody Allen—Francis Howell Central: The Howell Central Spartans finally broke through and picked up a win in Week 5 and a large reason was the play of quarterback Brody Allen. In the Spartans 34-0 blanking of Howell North, Allen had his hands in two touchdowns—one with his arm and one with his legs. He was just 6-for-14 throwing the ball, but he did complete at 6-yard TD pass. He really showed off on the ground. With 16 carries, Allen racked up 123 yards (7.7 yards a carry). He lone touchdown came on a 26-yard …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Fort Zumwalt East's Nikki Taylor is the fan choice for top softball player from the first part of the 2012 season.
Fort Zumwalt East's Nikki Taylor's start to the season did not go unnoticed. The Tigers' slugger—who leads the team in most offensive categories—won the Patch St. Charles County Athlete of the Week award. Here's how the voting broke down: Which St. Charles County softball player has had the best start to the 2012 season? Taylor has been hitting just about everything this season for the Fort Zumwalt East Lions. Taylor leads the Lions in several offensive categories like batting average (.476), homers (three), RBIs (11) and steals (two). She has 10 hits on the year, six for extra bases—two doubles, a triple and three home runs. Taylor's slugging percentage of 1.095 is easily the best on the team. *** Patch wants to thank everyone who voted…
Monday, September 10, 2012
Help decide which St. Charles County softball player has gotten off to the best start in 2012.
Football may be king, but it's far from the only sport being played this fall. After looking at football for the last two weeks in the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll, we're looking at a different sport. This week we turn our attention to the softball field. Tell us in the poll below: Which St. Charles County softball player has had the best start to the 2012 season? Here are the nominees: Nikki Taylor—Fort Zumwalt East: Nikki Taylor has been hitting just about everything this season for the Fort Zumwalt East Lions. Taylor leads the Lions in several offensive categories like batting average (.476), homers (three), RBIs (11) and steals (two). She has 10 hits on the year, six for extra bases—two doubles, a triple and three …
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Lions open the 2012 season with a big road win in the first-ever game against the Spartans.
In a span of just more than two minutes, the Fort Zumwalt East Lions took control. Ahead by six with just six minutes left to go in the first half, the Lions went for the three-part knockout of the host Francis Howell Central Spartans in the 2012 season opener. With the score standing at 12-6 in favor of East, the Lions went touchdown, forced fumble, touchdown in 2:02 to take over the game. The swift turn of events gave put the Lions in control—a position East wouldn’t relinquish en route to a season-opening 34-20 victory. “We felt like it was a good team effort all the way around," East head coach Scott Eacret said. "We played some good team defense, we played some good offense, at times." East never trailed in the contest. "We didn't …
Saturday, April 7, 2012
MSHSAA recently revealed a new-look football District format for the next two seasons.
District football is getting a new look around Missouri. The Missouri State High School Activities Association recently released District assignments for the 2012 and 2013 season. Under the old format, schools were placed in four or five-team Districts and the last three to four weeks of the regular season became the de facto playoffs. A team that 0-7 in the regular season could go 3-0 in Districts and make the State Tournament. That system has been scrapped. Now each school is in an eight-team District that places a higher emphasis on every game counting. From MSHSAA: The new format will create a nine-game regular season with schools scheduling all nine of these games. The 10th week will be the beginning of the District Championships. …
Sarah stewart
11:53 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
Bryce Jefferson is my vote more ›