Friday, November 13, 2009
CLASS 2
HOGAN PREP at MARYVILLE
âiâi WHEN - 1:30 p.m.
âiâi BROADCASTS - 97.1 FM (KNIM), 1580 AM (KNIM), knimmaryville.com
âiâi RECORDS - Hogan Prep 11-1, Maryville 11-1
âiâi PLAYERS TO WATCH - Hogan Prep: QB Dawon Cummings threw for 256 yards, 4 touchdowns on only 9 completions during Monday night's sectional victory against Carrollton, helping the Rams overcome a late deficit. Maryville: Sophomore CB Tyler Walter leads deep Spoofhounds secondary, tied school record already with 8 interceptions.
âiâi NOTES - Maryville advanced to quarterfinals with hard-fought 15-7 sectional win against Lawson. Spoofhounds reached Show-Me Bowl last year, looking for repeat ... Hogan Prep in playoffs for 4th straight year, 5th time overall. Rams reached sectionals last year, best finish all-time came with runner-up showing in 2006 ... Hogan Prep needed 55-yard touchdown pass from Cummings to Maurice Sneed on final play against Carrollton to win back-and-forth affair ... Maryville has won 11 straight since losing season-opener to Class 4 Hickman Mills. Hogan Prep's lone loss came to Class 4A Holton (Kan.), a playoff team that finished 10-1 ... Winner advances to play either Fair Grove (12-0), Lamar (6-6).
Class 1
HAMILTON at MID-BUCHANAN
âiâi WHEN - 1:30 p.m.
âiâi BROADCASTS - 100.1 FM (KKWK), northwestmoinfo.com
âiâi RECORDS - Hamilton 11-0, Mid-Buchanan 8-4
âiâi PLAYERS TO WATCH - Hamilton: RB Trevor Dixon tallied 4 second-half touchdowns, putting exclamation on rout of previously unbeaten Orrick during Monday's sectional when Hamilton rolled up 500-plus rushing yards. Mid-Buchanan: K/P Adam Burkart provides game-changing ability, averages more than 50 yards per punt, has made 4 field goals.
âiâi NOTES - Hamilton scored on opening play against Orrick, went on to win 51-13. Loss ended Orrick's 40-game winning streak, unseated 2-time defending state champions, allowed Hamilton to avenge loss to Bearcats in same round last year ... Hamilton seeks 2nd all-time semifinal berth, 1st since 1986 ... Mid-Buchanan beat North Platte 14-10 in Tuesday's sectional less than 2 weeks after North Platte dominated the Dragons 30-0 in districts ... Mid-Buchanan now 3-1 all-time in playoffs, lost in quarterfinals during only previous trip to postseason in 2003 ... Hamilton has not allowed more than 14 points in any game this season, which came during turnover-plagued, 17-14 regional victory against Braymer.

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