The All-Big 8 East Volleyball team has been released

Carley Reeves-Eakins and Bella Fuller are second team choices.  Kamryn Hopper was Honorable Mention as was  Hollister’s Alli Muttillo.

1st Team

Birdie Hendrickson – Rogersville
Claire Taylor – Rogersville
Emily Aldridge – Marshfield
Addison Crider – Marshfield
Brooke Bellamy – Aurora
Samantha Thompson – Rogersville
Lacey Stokes – Mt. Vernon

2nd Team

McKinzie Thompson – Rogersville
Carley Reeves-Eakins – Reeds Spring
Brooklyn Crawford – Marshfield
Cheri Sabini – Springfield Catholic
Cameryn Cassity – Mt. Vernon
Bella Fuller – Reeds Spring
Kortney Juracek – Aurora
Libby Kish – Rogersville

Honorable Mention

Alli Muttillo – Hollister
Hallie Cook – Springfield Catholic
Ashley Warren – Rogersville
Kamryn Hopper – Reeds Spring
Alliyah Joiner – Marshfield
Ellie Johnston – Mt. Vernon
Gabie McVey – Aurora

The All-Big 8 East Football Team has been announced.    Some Wolves and Tigers have earned honors.

Colton Cramblett is 1st team on both sides of the ball.  The Running Back/Linebacker was huge part of the Reeds Spring season.  He is joined by a couple of Wolves on the 1st team.  Tony Leal at DT and Matt Allison at DB.

Reveiver Konner Hatfield, along with Kicker Clay Humbyrd, and punter Layton Morgan made the first team for Hollister.

Cramblett appears on the second team as a punter and he is joined by Freshman DE Caden Wiest.   Hollister is represented on the second team by AJ Narvaez, Kelby Gard, and Konner Hatfield

Honorable Mention to the Wolves: Luke McFerron, Blayne Blevins, JT Bayliff, Daniel Scott, and Nate Cerny.  Hollister is represented by Isaac Evans, Layne Bruck, and Cody Johnson.

Selections are made by Conference Coaches.

All Big 8 East  1st Team

C  Kye Alms               Catholic

G  George Hall         Catholic

G Jordan Collier        Mt Vernon

G Andrew Sell        Logan-Rogersville

T  Tony Perry      Mt Vernon

T  Ryan George    Catholic

QB  Zach Jones    Mt Vernon

RB  Zach Schmitting    Catholic

RB  Daylon Kanengieter    Marshfield

RB  Colton Cramblett         RS

WR   Rafe Darter                  Mt Vernon

WR  AJ  Craft                      LR

WR  Thomas McIllwain     Marshfield

WR  Brooks Espy                Marshfield

WR  Konner Hatfield     Hollister

TE  Cale Miller                    Mt Vernon

AP   JJ O’Neal                    LR

K   Clay Humbyrd         Hollister

 

DT  Caden Cook      Catholic

DT  Tony Leal          RS

DE Sam Burks          Mt Vernon

DE Maguire Wilson   Marshfield

LB Ayden Rouse Marshfield

LB George Hall  Catholic

LB Cale Miller   Mt Vernon

LB  Colton Cramblett  RS

DB  Tristen Shipman    Mt Vernon

DB  Zach Gebhard       Catholic

DB  Brooks Espy      Marshfield

DB  Zach Bergmann           LR

DB   Matt Allison              RS

P   Layton Morgan       Hollister

Ret.  Brooks Espy      Marshfield

Offensive Player of the Year  Zach Jones   Mt Vernon

Defensive Player of the Year  Cale Miller   Mt Vernon

Coach of the Year  Tom Cox   Mt Vernon

The Reeds Spring Lady Wolves defeated Mt Vernon for the Class 3 District 12 Championship last night.  Here is my call of the final two points

Lady Wolves will play in the State Sectionals on Saturday at a site to be determined.

We have one week left in the regular season and the Football districts are clearer than they have been perhaps in any year..

Class 3

The Class 3 District is pretty well set and could and not even sure that a couple of upsets will change much.

Mt Vernon has been the class of the district all year and has already locked up the number one seed.  Cassville still has to play Lamar.  Should they lose, they would most likely finish behind Monett in the standings but would jump over the Cubs because they beat them head to head.  Monett is locked into the three.  Seneca will likely finish fourth but even if they were to lose this week and drop behind Reeds Spring they would get the fourth seed because they beat the Wolves Week 2.  The Wolves are going to be the five and Hollister will be the six.  Even if Hollister were to beat Mt Vernon big and Seneca lose to McDonald County coupled with Reeds Spring losing to Aurora.. it would likely not make a difference due to the fact that Seneca will be bonus points for playing up and Reeds Spring beat the Tigers head to head. Aurora will finish seventh and Nevada eight.

My Projected Week 10 Matchups

Reeds Spring at Seneca

Hollister at Monett

Nevada at Mt Vernon

Aurora at Cassville

Class 5

Carthage is far and away the top team in the district.  There are only five teams in this district, and while Branson is likely to finish in the last spot, they will, most likely get to host a playoff game even if they dont improve on their one win.

After Carthage it gets pretty tight.  The most likely finish is exactly like they are right now…. But, Assuming Ozark losing to Carthage and Nixa losing to Webb City, while Republic beats Neosho ,   it could come down to the narrowest of margins.  If Ozark and Nixa both lose by 13 or more and Republic wins by 13 or more, they  would have an outside chance at moving up.  They all play the same schedule, so that part of the seeding formula is even.   This is easily in my margin for error.. but if this happens I have Republic finishing ahead of Ozark by 0.07 points.  This is important because Republic beat Nixa.  As it stands right Now, Republic is fourth ahead of Branson.  But the Pirates beat them and would jump them and host the Tigers in the Opening Round.  So, Nixa, as it stands would finish LAST and have to come to Branson… But the scenario I listed about would jump them all the way to #2.

My Projected District Matchups

Republic at Branson

Carthage BYE

Ozark BYE

Nixa BYE

Class 2

The top and bottom of this district is pretty well set, unless there are a ton of upsets, the top two and bottom two are locked.  Strafford has  a winnable game against Slater and a win would almost assuredly get them the three seed.  Willow plays Ava and Houston plays Liberty.  If they both lose by 13 or more it would give East Newton a chance to at least slide to the fourth spot.  Even if the Patriots lose big, the fact that the play Catholic and will get bonus points, its going to help them…  Willow will benefit on strength of schedule from playing undefeated Ava.  I think that will be enough to hold off EN and guarantee a home game.. But I do believe it will be enough for the Pats to pass Houston.  I am having to predict more in this district than any other… But this is How I see it going down…

My projected District Matchups

Forsyth at Mt View Liberty

East Newton at Willow Springs

Mountain Grove at Ava

Houston at Strafford

District Football Standings have been updated… A little movement following last weeks games.  Reeds Spring has moved into fourth, which would put them in a position to host, but that is a little misleading.

Here is a look at where things stand.

Class 3

1. Mt Vernon              6-0         46
2. Cassville                5-1          43.67
3. Monett                   4-2          42
4. Reeds Spring        4-2         36.33
5. Seneca                    4-2        35.67
6. Hollister                 2-4         28
7. Aurora                     1-5         19
8. Nevada                    0-6         15

If the standings would end like this… The top three would stay the way they are… But Seneca would jump ahead of the Wolves and get to host Reeds Spring because of their victory in Week 2.

Monett’s schedule is extremely light the rest of the way.  The Cubs should have no trouble running the table.  The Wolves best chance to move up would actually be Cassville.  Reeds Spring still has a Week 8 date with the Wildcats, should they beat them they will likely be able to move into the three spot.  Cassville still has to play Lamar as well.  One important thing to remember.  If Cassville finishes right ahead of Reeds Spring but right behind Monett…. Reeds Spring would not move up, even if they beat the Wildcats, because the Wildcats would jump Monett, leaving the Cubs as a buffer between the two….    Lots of football to be played but the most likely matchups for area teams AS OF NOW…  would send Reeds Spring to Seneca and Hollister to Monett…   Lets see how it plays out over the next three weeks

Class 5

1. Carthage       4-2       39.33
2. Ozark              4-2        29
3. Nixa                 3-3         27.83
4. Republic        2-4         26.5
5. Branson         1-5           24

Ok, the top two spots are pretty well set in this one.  Carthage and Ozark will be one and two… Ozark has already beaten the other three teams.  Branson owns a win over Republic and Republic over Nixa.  Pirates likely need to beat Nixa to make sure they stay out of the five spot.  However, a win over Nixa  would set them up for a possible third seed and a first round bye.

Class 2

1. Ava                                6-0               48.33
2. Willow Springs        3-3                31.33
3. Strafford                    3-3                   31
4. Mt View Liberty      2-4                   30.33
5. East Newton             1-5                     30
6. Houston                      2-4                    28
7. Forsyth                        2-4                  26.54
8. Mountain Grove        0-6                  14

Ava has a huge game with Thayer coming up.. but win or lose, they win this district.  Strafford fell to third but they beat Willow, head to head.  Liberty as also beaten the Cubs.  Looking at the schedules I would say there is a good chance Liberty climbs up to the 2 spot, followed by Strafford.  But keep an eye on East Newton.  I do not think the Patriots are going to win another game… But all three games remaining are with Class 3 schools, so they will get bonus points in each.  Forsyth is likely going to finish right where they are.

We are through Five Weeks of Football action and time for my first district projections of the season.  Please keep in mind that I try to take any bias out of it.  This is not, necessarily where I would like to see teams finish, but rather where I project them to finish, looking at where they are now and what they still have ahead of them…..

Class 3

1. Seneca- This will surprise most.. But if Seneca wins over Monett and Mt Vernon this is where they will finish… Right now clearly possible
2. Mt Vernon- Mt Vernon should finish no lower than this… If they beat Seneca they will be be #1
3. Cassville-They could actually finish behind Monett but would jump them because of the head to head victory
4. Monett- Cubs could finish any of the top four slots but have already lost to Mt Vernon and Cassville with Seneca still to come.
5. Reeds Spring- Wolves have dropped games to two of the teams ahead of them on this list. They would need to beat Cassville AND have them lose to Lamar and have the Wildcats not finish right behind Monett to move up.  One other thing that could help them move up is for Monett to drop a couple. Regardless, Wolves need to keep on winning and let the positioning take care of itself.
6. Hollister- Tigers could easily move up this list with a win in the right spot
7. Aurora- Houns have already beaten Nevada
8. Nevada- pretty well locked in here

Class 5

1. Carthage- The Tigers clearly belong here
2. Ozark-  Have already beaten Branson and Nixa and play Republic next week
3. Branson- Pirates must beat Nixa to finish here… If they lose, they likely drop to 5th
4. Republic- They may actually finish ahead of Branson but as long as its right ahead Branson will jump
5. Nixa- If they lost to Branson they finish here.

Class 2

1. Ava- Best by a margin
2. Strafford- should hold on to this spot.
3. East Newton- Record not as good as others but play a whole lot tougher schdule
4. Willow Springs- lost Friday Night but one of the bigger surprises
5. Houston- Better but have not jumped as much as many thought
6. Liberty- got a huge win last week, a chance to really jump if they get a couple more
7. Forsyth- The Panthers early wins keep them out of the last spot
8. Mountain Grove- Very Young.  Not used to this spot,

Here are the District Football Standings after Week 5.  Some really tight races.  Cassville leads Monett by 0.1 but the Wildcats have a win in hand against the Cubs.  Reeds Spring and Hollister sit 4 and 5.  In Class 5 Branson sits in fourth.  They are 0.1 ahead of Nixa in the five team District.

Class 3

1. Mt Vernon                                    5-0          45.5
2. Cassville                                       4-1            41.3
3. Monett                                         3-2            41.2
4. Seneca                                         4-1             38.6
5. Reeds Spring                            3-2            34.6
6. Hollister                                     2-3            30.6
7. Aurora                                         1-4            20.1
8. Nevada                                       0-5            14

Class 5

1. Carthage                                    3-2       39
2. Ozark                                           3-2         27.8
3. Republic                                      2-3         27.1
4. Branson                                      1-4           25.3
5. Nixa                                              2-3          25.2

Class 2

1.  Ava                                          5-0                  48.6
2. Strafford                                3-2                  34.1
3. East Newton                         1-4                  33.5
4. Willow Springs                    3-2                   31.1
5. Houston                                2-3                     30.7
6. Mtn View Liberty              1-4                      27.8
7. Forsyth                                   2-3                     36.79
8. Moutain Grove                     0-5                      15.7

Here is a look at the current District Standings involving our area football teams.   Next week I will also be doing my weekly District Projections.  I can tell you that unlike my preseason outlook, I no longer expect Reeds Spring and Hollister to both possibly host the opening round of districts.  Do I think, either of them will?  Check back next week to find out…..

Here is where things stand after four weeks…

Class 3

1. Mt Vernon          4-0      44.67
2. Cassville              3-1       40.67
3. Monett                 2-2       39.5
4. Seneca                 3-1        38.08
5. Hollister              2-2        34
6. Reeds Spring     2-2         30.83
7. Aurora                  1-3         21.5
8.  Nevada               0-4         12

Class 5

1. Carthage               3-1          44.5
2. Ozark                     3-1           32.58
3. Branson                1-3           24.67
4. Republic              1-3            22.83
5. Nixa                       1-3           20.75

Class 2

1. Ava                         4-0               44.67
2. Strafford                3-1               39.83
3. Willow Springs    3-1               37.33
4.  East Newton         1-3              35.33
5. Houston                  2-2             33.5
6.  Forsyth                   2-2            29.95
7. Mt View Liberty    0-4          22.33
8. Mountain Grove   0-4         16.93

A night that started about as good as possible for Reeds Spring went completely the other way in the second half and the Wolves fell to Seneca 28-16.

Reeds Spring took the opening drive and marched down the field.  In the end they took over seven minutes off the clock and put the ball in the endzone.

The Wolves next drive started with a bang, as Colton Cramblett ran 87 yards before being pulled down at the Indians two yard line.  However, the Wolves could not punch it in and had to settle for a short field goal.  That 10-0 score would still be on the board at the half.

The second half got off to a good start as well, as the Wolves got a stop and added another score, to make it 16-0.

But that was where the good night came to an end.  Repeated fumbles and muffed center-quarterback exchanges ended up costing Reeds Spring.  Seneca was able to get their power running game going and scored 28 unanswered to seal a victory at Carl Langley Field.

The loss drops the Wolves to 1-1 on the season.  They travel to Logan-Rogersville on Friday.

Reeds Spring traveled to Nevada to start the 2019 season last night.  While, the Wolves had handled the Tigers twice in 2018, its a new year and both squads have plenty of new faces.  But in the end, it was a even more lopsided result 61-6.

Things did not get off to a great start for Reeds Spring.  The opening drive ended in a interception.  That turnover was followed by a 45 yard Collin Witte touchdown run. The Tigers took a 6-0 lead under three minutes into the contest.

Reeds Spring would answer. Just over a minute later Colten Cramblett broke loose on the first of his long runs on the night, a 61 yard scoring run.  His extra point gave the Wolves a lead they would never relinquish

Nevada would only threaten one other time the whole night.  They drove inside the five yard line, only to fumble the ball into the endzone and have the Wolves recover for a touchback.

From there on, the Reeds Spring offense and defense totally controlled the action.  The Wolves not only went the whole night without punting, they scored a touchdown every time they got the ball, after that first drive.

An already shorthanded Tiger ball club became even more so as the night wore on.

Colton Cramblett led the way on the ground.  The junior fullback ran for 221 yards on only eight carries.  He scored three touchdowns.  Sean Gross added 104 yards on five runs and found the endzone, three times himself. JT Bayliff added 79 yards and two scores and Steven Youngblood added a score as well.

In all, Reeds Spring ran for nearly 450 yards on the night and did so on only 23 attempts.

The Wolves will have their home opener next week when they welcome Seneca to Carl Langley Field.

The tri-lakes went 3-1 on opening night.  In addition to the Wolves win.  A last  minute score gave Hollister  a road win at East Newton 23-16.  Branson took care of Republic to the tune of a 42-29 final.  And Forsyth fell at Skyline 49-8.