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District Football Rematches: East Visits Webster Grove, McCluer North Hosts Kirkwood
By Jim Wieners
On Nov. 6, 2013, in the second round of Class Five, District Two Football playoffs McCluer North was shut out at Kirkwood 34-0 in Jim Schottmueller’s final game as the Stars’ head coach while at Ritenour Hazelwood East ended their season with a 38-21 loss to Webster Groves.
Webster Groves won the district title at Kirkwood, 21-19 on Nov. 11. After Webster’s 42-21 home semifinal loss to Parkway Central on Nov. 22 Kirkwood would avenge their district final loss to visiting Webster with a 44-0 Turkey Day whitewashing by the Pioneers over the Statesmen on Nov. 28.
This weekend Hazelwood East and McCluer North each get a chance on payback from last year’s district losses. Friday, Aug. 29. Hazelwood East visits Moss Field in Webster Groves, behind Hixson Middle School and near the Intersection of Elm Avenue and Interstate 44, for a 7 p.m. contest with the 0-1 Statesmen. Saturday, Aug. 30, the third head coach in McCluer North history, Courtland Griffin, makes his home debut as the 0-1 Stars host 1-0 Kirkwood for a 1 p.m. game, heat permitting.
Hazelwood East, McCluer North and Webster Groves are in Class Five, District Two while Kirkwood is in Class Six, District One so there will be no further rematches this year between the Stars and the Pioneers.
Due to the excessive heat the Aug. 23 game between Hazelwood East and University City at Gorzynski Field was suspended in the first minute of the third quarter. University City was leading 9-6 when play was halted and as of 11 a.m. Aug. 25 there was no make up date or date of completion said Hazelwood East Athletic Director Corey Johnson in a phone call. Meanwhile Webster Groves is coming off a humiliating 58-12 loss Aug. 22 in a night game at Francis Howell High.
McCluer North and Kirkwood both played on the road the night of Aug. 22 avoiding the sun during the excessive heat. Like the eight previous games coached by Schottmueller Jefferson City did the same to Griffin in his head coaching debut as the Jays won 17-0 at Pete Adkins Stadium. Kirkwood had a shorter trip, on Lindbergh Boulevard from Essex Avenue, and the Pioneers rolled to a 48-9 win at Lindbergh High.
On Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. East returns home to play Oakville, a 10-6 loser Aug. 22 at Parkway South, while McCluer North remains at home to play University City.
HAZELWOOD CENTRAL BATTLES ROCKWOOD 109 — The next two weeks Hazelwood Central will be playing against two Rockwood School District high schools that are located off Missouri Highway 109. This week 1-0 Central welcomes 0-1 Lafayette, coming from 109 and Clayton Road for a 1 p.m. game on Aug. 30. Six days later, Sept. 5, the Hawks head to 109 for a 7 p.m. game at Eureka High.
Hazelwood Central, battling the sun and heat of Aug. 23, won 49-24 at home over DeSmet. Mike Glass ran for a touchdown and passed to Xavier Sneed for two more while Dominique Johnson returned a kickoff for a touchdown and ran for another. On Aug 22 Eureka won a close one, 17-15, at Lafayette.
HAZELWOOD WEST HOME FOR TWO MORE — The next two weeks Hazelwood West will be a home for 1 p.m. contests, weather permitting, as the Wildcats host Parkway South Aug. 30 in a battle of 1-0 teams while on Sept. 6 Pattonville visits West in a battle of teams in the now-former Suburban North Conference. Last week West, against the Aug. 23 burning sun, defeated Northwest-Cedar Hill, 29-19 while on Aug 22 Parkway South won at home over Oakville and Pattonville shuts out Seckman, 28-0.
McCLUER BATTLES TWO VIKINGS — McCluer plays visits the Parkway North Vikings in a battle of 0-1 teams Aug. 29 in a 7 p.m. game. The next week the Comets play Normandy-Collaborative in a Sept. 6, 1 p.m., game at Viking Field. On Aug. 23 McCluer lost 34-6 to Miller Career Academy at Gateway STEM and Normandy-Collaborative won at home 21-8 over Lift for Life Charter while on Aug. 22 Parkway North lost 22-21 at Wentzville Timberland.
TRINITY CATHOLIC VERSUS THE AAA — Trinity Catholic plays a pair of games against Archdiocesan Athletic Association teams in pair of 7 p.m. games the next two weeks. On Aug. 29 the 1-0 Titans host defending Large Division Champion Duchesne (0-1) in a non-conference game while on Sept. 5 Trinity heads to O’Fallon to play defending Small Division Champion Christian in the league opener. On Aug. 22 Trinity won 28-21 at Wright City, Duchesne lost 35-7 at St. Charles High and O’Fallon Christian lost at home 16-7 to Orchard Farm.
