{"id":2111,"date":"2009-09-08T09:06:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2009-09-08T09:06:58","modified_gmt":"2009-09-08T15:06:58","slug":"east-central-head-to-saturdays-game-going-in-opposite-directions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=2111","title":{"rendered":"East, Central Head to Saturday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Game Going in Opposite Directions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>BY JIM WIENERS<\/strong><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>When Hazelwood East and Hazelwood Central meet in high school varsity football<span> <\/span>the<span> <\/span>two teams usually have winning, if not unbeaten, records.<span> <\/span>However this Saturday at 2 p.m. (or an earlier time if the schools decide\u00c2\u00a0after<span> <\/span>press time) Hazelwood Central, who will host the Suburban North Conference<span> <\/span>opener<span> <\/span>for both teams, is off to a 2-0 start while Hazelwood East is off to a rare 0-2<span> <\/span>start, perhaps their first winless start ever after two games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Section2\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>Hazelwood Central almost lost their Aug. 29 opener at University City. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>However,<span> <\/span>senior quarterback Kerry Gibson threw what Hawk head coach Richard Nixon said<span> <\/span>was<span> <\/span>a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153now screen (pass) to the fastest guy in St. Louis (senior Spencer Davis)\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for<span> <\/span>a<span> <\/span>60-yard touchdown with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter to win 14-12. Both teams<span> <\/span>scored two touchdowns each, U. City in the first quarter and Central in the<span> <\/span>fourth,<span> <\/span>but Hawk senior Ryan Crandall was two for two on extra points while the Lions<span> <\/span>failed<span> <\/span>to convert their two attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We never looked past week one,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nixon said about the U. City game but \u00e2\u20ac\u0153we<span> <\/span>played<span> <\/span>sloppy. We try to get better one week at a time\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and the Hawks improved last<span> <\/span>Friday in Columbia with a 31-14 win at Rock Bridge and junior Tra Brown scored two<span> <\/span>touchdowns on 15 carries for 140 yards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>Hazelwood East opened the season Aug. 28 with a 37-27 loss at CBC. Despite two touchdowns from seniors Hasson Hamilton and Walter Powell CBC pulled off the<span> <\/span>upset<span> <\/span>thanks to Josiah Stanfield, who ran the ball 29 times for 192 yards and three<span> <\/span>touchdowns. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>Last Saturday at East DeSmet won the battle of Spartans, 38-0, as the Metro<span> <\/span>Catholic Conference is 2-0 against East. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153DeSmet came out and got us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said East<span> <\/span>head coach Mike Jones as Steve Kaiser threw two touchdown passes and ran for<span> <\/span>another<span> <\/span>while David Hill ran for two more scores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was ugly,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jones said about the shutout by DeSmet. As far as the season is<span> <\/span>concerned \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We got to get back to the drawing board.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d East returns home to play<span> <\/span>Hazelwood West, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. while Central visits Ritenour, Sept. 18 at 7\u00c2\u00a0p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong><span> <\/span>ELSEWHERE IN THE SUBURBAN NORTH<\/strong><\/span><span> &#8212; Friday McCluer hosts Riverview Gardens at 4<span> <\/span>p.m., and Pattonville hosts Ritenour at 7 p.m. while Saturday McCluer North<span> <\/span>hosts<span> <\/span>Columbia-Rock Bridge at 1 p.m. and Hazelwood West visits Soldan-International<span> <\/span>Studies at 1:30. On Sept. 18 McCluer visits Jennings for a 4 p.m. game while on<span> <\/span>Sept. 19 McCluer North hosts Pattonville at 1 p.m. while Riverview visits Soldan<span> <\/span>at <span> <\/span>12 noon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>Hazelwood West opened with two Suburban North wins, 28-7 at home Aug. 29 over <span> <\/span>Pattonville and 35-6 last Friday at Ritenour. Ryan Ward had four touchdowns<span> <\/span>against<span> <\/span>Pattonville while Najal Cheeks scored twice against Ritenour, who won Aug 28 at<span> <\/span>McCluer, 14-10. McCluer North lost their Aug 28 opener at Jefferson City, 44-20<span> <\/span>then<span> <\/span>rebounded last Saturday with a 27-0 home win over McCluer for the red, blue and<span> <\/span>silver ball as Galen Brown threw three touchdown passes, two to Anthony<span> <\/span>Kirkwood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span> <\/span>Riverview Gardens won Aug. 28 at Jackson, 34-16 and defeated Pattonville last<span> <\/span>Saturday at home, 24-14. In two games Lavon Meeks connected on 45 out of 68<span> <\/span>passes<span> <\/span>for 538 yards and five touchdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY JIM WIENERS When Hazelwood East and Hazelwood Central meet in high school varsity football the two teams usually have winning, if not unbeaten, records. 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