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Hazelwood Central, CBC Play
In 3rd Straight District 2 Final
By Jim Wieners
For the third straight year Hazelwood Central and Christian Brothers College High (CBC) will be playing for the Class Six, District Two title and a berth in the Nov. 14 State Semifinal. but this time CBC is the defending State Champion.
The District Final (aka Quarterfinal) will be played Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. at CBC Stadium. Both teams will be taking home team plaques but the winner will be guaranteed a state trophy (Semifinal, Runner Up or Champion-to be played Nov. 27, 7:30 at the Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis).
However the winner of Class Six, District Four will determine who plays at home Nov. 14, and who makes the cross-state trip. Blue Springs, with a win, will play at home because all of their district games are on the road. A Springfield-Kickapoo means a home game for Hazelwood Central, home for two home games versus three for Kickapoo, or CBC, top of the bracket match for odd years because both teams played 3 home games.
Last year CBC, in route to their first state title, smashed Hazelwood Central’s unbeaten hopes with a 45-0 home beatdown and finished the season undefeated. CBC is currently 11-0 and has won 25 straight in two seasons. The last CBC loss was in the 2013 Class Six, Disrict Two Final a 26-24 decision at Hazelwood Central, who lost their first state semifinal at Columbia-Rock Bridge, 36-33, one week later.
This will be the seventh time Hazelwood Central and CBC are playing in a win or end season game. Hazelwood Central won a 2009 Sectional (35-7) and a 2010 Quarterfinal (9-7) while CBC won a 2006 Quarterfinal (49-22) and the 2011 Sectional (35-0).
CBC and Hazelwood Cental both played DeSmet Jesuit with CBC winning twice including a 63-14 Class Six, District Two opener while Hazelwood Central won 40-6 in the season opener, Aug. 21. CBC and Haazelwood Central played Columbia Hickman with CBC winning 66-7 while Hazelwood Central won 40-0.
Hazelwood Central is coming off their biggest win of the season in ousting St. Louis University High 41-13 in the Class Six, District Two Semifinal. Dallas Craddieth returned a punt 85-yards to tie the score at 7-7 in the first quarter then caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from Antonio Triplett that started a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Mike Simon put the Hawks ahead for good with a second-quarterr touchdown and added another in the fourth.
DeMontez Clark had a 73-yard touchdown run in the third quarterm while Jordan Carey wrapped up the scoring with a 15-yard return of an intercepted pass. SLUH was led by Mitchell Batschelett, who passed for a touchdown an ran for another but the Junior Billikens were without injured running back Andrew Clair.
