ST. JOSEPH CITY SHOWCASE
BOYS
Central 68, Lafayette 56
Bishop LeBlond 58, Benton 50
GIRLS
Central 48, Lafayette 44 (OT)
Benton 42, Bishop LeBlond 35
St. Joseph Christian boys 68, Mound City 49
Category: Central
City High School Basketball Scores – Tuesday, December 13
BOYS
Central 81, Truman 68
Savannah 64, Benton 50
Falls City (NE) 53, Bishop LeBlond 44
St. Joseph Christian 58, North Platte 33
GIRLS
St. Joseph Christian 52, North Platte 46
Central boys win at Kearney; Benton girls cruise past Harrisonville
The Central boys’ basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 55-47 win at Kearney Friday night.
The Indians used a 10-0 first quarter run to take a 14-7 lead and then never trailed again. They led 29-24 at halftime and scored 11 of the first 13 points of the second half to build a 14-point lead, 40-26, before Kearney battled back.
The Bulldogs pulled within three points, 47-44, early in the fourth quarter but never got any closer.
Shun Williams led Central with 16 points, while Elijah Lee and Derek Gray each scored nine points.
Also Friday, the Benton girls earned their first win of the season with a 52-34 victory over Harrisonville. The Cardinals imrpove to 1-1.
Benton led 20-14 at halftime, but outscored Harrisonville 15-8 in the third quarter and cruised to the win.
Lauryn Dooland and Erin Riddle led the cards with 17 points each, whiel Andee Wahlert scored eight points.
City High School Basketball Scores – Thursday, December 1
BOYS
Central 64, Blue Springs 54
GIRLS
SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Lafayette 41, Chillicothe 34
City High School Basketball Scores – Monday, November 28
BOYS
SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL
Winnetonka 60, Bishop LeBlond 52
GIRLS
SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL
Savannah 67, Bishop LeBlond 38
BELTON TOURNAMENT
Central 74, Center 38
Central loses playoff opener at Raytown South
The Central football team had its season come to an end Wednesday night in the opening round of the Class 5 playoffs as they lost at Raytown South, 8-0.
The Indians made their first playoff appearance since 1995 and struggle with the Cardinals and with the weather.
Playing in a pouring rain the entire night, Central managed only 68 yards of the offense and five first downs.
Raytown South had just 152 yards in the football games, but sophomore running back Cameron Henderson ended with 133 yards on 31 carries and one touchdown.
His seven-yard touchdown run came with 43 seconds left in the first quarter on a fourth and five play that proved to be the difference.
The Indians had a chance in the second quarter to the get on the scoreboard as they recovered a fumble at the Cardinals 20-yard line, but they lost yards and turned the ball over on downs.
And in the fourth quarter, Central got down to the Raytown South 34-yard line with under a minute to go, but they fumbled the ball away and the Cardinals ran the clock out.
Corey Jackson led the Indians with 71 yards on 19 carries, but Darrin Dudley had minus-16 yards and finished the game 1-for-2 for minus-one yard. Raytown South didn’t attempt a pass in the game because of the incliment weather.
Central ends its season 6-5 and Raytown South improves to 7-4 as they play at Staley Monday.
Central earns first playoff birth since 1995; Christian wins district title
The Central football team won at Park Hill Friday night, 24-6, to earn their first playoff birth since 1995.
The Indians improve to 6-4 and 4-1 in the Suburban League as they now get set for a Class 5 playoff game at Raytown South Wednesday night in the openinng round.
After a scoreless first quarter Friday night, central broke through with a 33-yard field goal from Sal Ingargiola to take a 3-0 lead with 7:48 to play before halftime.
The Indians then got a 28-yard touchdown run from Corey Jackson with 6:08 remaining in the second quarter before Park Hill closed the gap to 10-6 with a 19-yard TD pass from Tyler White to Jordan Wang with 1:12 left in the half.
Central took control of the game in the third quarter as they took the opening kickoff right down the field and QB Jacob Kaiser threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Nick Shores to go ahead 17-6. Kaiser made his first career start as starting quarterback Darrin Dudley suffered a concussion last week against Staley.
The Indians capped off the scoring with a 70-yard interception return for the touchdown by Dre Irvin with nine seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Central held Park Hill to 37 yards in the second half and forced three turnovers in the game.
The Indians finished with 303 yards of the offense as Jackson ran the football 32 times for 213 yards. Kaiser finished the game 3-6 for 51 yards and one touchdown.
Central travels to Raytown South Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. and you can hear the game on ESPN 1550.
Also Friday night, St. Joseph Christian hammered Southwest Livingston 68-26 to win the District 3 Championship. The 10-0 Lions will entertain South Holt at Christian Field Friday at 7:00 p.m. That game will also air on ESPN 1550.
High School Football Scores – Friday, Sept. 2
WEEK 2
CITY
@ Central 9 (1-1, 1-1 SUB)
Lee’s Summit West 45 (2-0, 1-0 SUB)
Benton 55 (2-0, 1-0 MEC)
@ Bishop LeBlond 0 (0-2, 0-2 MEC)
Lafayette 45 (2-0, 0-0 MEC)
@ Odessa 6 (0-2)
St. Joseph Christian 62 (2-0)
@ South Nodaway 8 (0-2, 0-1 PVC)
AREA
@ Savannah 49 (2-0, 1-0 MEC)
Excelsior Springs 24 (0-2)
Maryville 36 (2-0, 1-0 MEC)
@ Smithville 30 (1-1, 1-1 MEC)
Cameron 7 (0-2, 0-1 MEC)
@ Richmond 47 (2-0)
@ Chillicothe (1-0, 0-0 MEC)
Kirksville (0-1)
West Platte 36 (2-0, 1-0 KCI)
@ Lawson 30 (0-2, 0-1 KCI)
East Buchanan 40 (2-0, 0-0 KCI)
@ King City 27 (0-2, 0-1 GRC)
Mid-Buchanan 8 (1-1, 0-0 KCI)
@ Gallatin 13 (1-1, 0-0 GRC)
North Platte 28 (2-0, 0-0 KCI)
@ South Harrison 9 (1-1, 0-0 GRC)
Lathrop 10 (0-2, 0-1 KCI)
@ Plattsburg 13 (1-1, 1-0 KCI)
Polo 19 (1-1, 0-1 GRC)
@ Hamilton 47 (2-0, 2-0 GRC)
Maysville 0 (0-2, 0-1 GRC)
@ Princeton 46 (2-0, 2-0 GRC)
@ Albany 18 (0-2, 0-1 GRC)
Crest Ridge 47
@ Rock Port 0 (0-2)
Concordia 73
Trenton 41 (1-1)
@ Carrolton 0
8-MAN
Mound City 54 (2-0, 1-0 275)
@ West Nodaway 24 (0-2, 0-1 275)
Worth County 48 (2-0, 2-0 275)
@ Nodaway-Holt 0 (0-2, 0-1 275)
Stanberry 52 (2-0, 2-0 275)
@ Tarkio 12 (0-2, 0-2 275)
South Holt 14 (1-1, 1-0 275)
@ North Andrew 64 (1-1, 0-0 PVC)
North Nodaway 14 (1-1, 1-0 275)
@ DeKalb 62 (2-0, 0-0 PVC)
@ Stewartsville 0 (1-1, 0-0 PVC)
Hardin-Central 46 (2-0)
High School Football Scores – Friday, August 26
WEEK 1
CITY
Central 19 (1-0, 1-0 SUB)
@ North Kansas City 7 (0-1, 0-1 SUB)
@ Benton 40 (1-0, 0-0 MEC)
Kansas City Central 2
@Lafayette 49 (1-0, 0-0 MEC)
Kansas City East 0
@ Bishop LeBlond 7 (0-1, 0-1 MEC)
Savannah 55 (1-0, 1-0 MEC)
St. Joseph Christian 68 (1-0)
@ West Nodaway 18 (0-1, 0-0 275)
AREA
Lawson 0 (0-1, 0-0 KCI)
@ Maryville 48 (1-0, 0-0 MEC)
Smithville 50 (1-0, 1-0 MEC)
@ Cameron 7 (0-1, 0-1 MEC)
Marshall 6
@ Chillicothe 40 (1-0, 0-0 MEC)
Rock Port 22 (0-1)
@ East Buchanan 54 (1-0, 0-0 KCI)
Lincoln Prep 21 (0-1)
@ West Platte 47 (1-1, 0-0 KCI)
Orrick 0 (0-1)
@ Mid-Buchanan 56 (1-0, 0-0 KCI)
Gallatin 14 (0-1, 0-0 GRC)
@ North Platte 21 (1-0, 0-0 KCI)
South Harrison 26 (1-0, 0-0 GRC)
@ Plattsburg 7 (0-1, 0-0 KCI)
Lathrop 14 (0-1, 0-0 KCI)
@ Wellington Napoleon 53 (1-0)
Hamilton 46 (1-0, 1-0 GRC)
@ King City 15 (0-1, 0-1 GRC)
Albany 0 (0-1, 0-1 GRC)
@ Princeton 38 (1-0, 1-0 GRC)
St. Mary’s 21 (0-1)
@ Polo 44 (1-0, 0-0 GRC)
Maysville 0 (0-1, 0-0 GRC)
@ Cass Midway 35 (1-0)
South Shelby 20 (1-0)
@ Trenton 0 (0-1)
8-MAN
North Andrew 8 (0-1, 0-0 PVC)
@ Mound City 42 (1-0, 0-0 275)
Tarkio 18 (0-1, 0-1 275)
@ Worth County 68 (1-0, 1-0 275)
South Holt 0 (1-0, 1-0 275)
@ Stanberry 56 (1-0, 1-0 275)
Hardin-Central 60 (1-0)
@ Nodaway-Holt 14 (0-1, 0-0 275)
North Nodaway 38 (1-0, 1-0 275)
@ Craig/Fairfax 20 (0-1, 0-1 275)
Chilhowee 30 (0-1)
@ DeKalb 40 (1-0, 0-0 PVC)
South Nodaway 6 (1-0, 1-0 PVC)
@ Southwest Livingston 70 (1-0, 1-0 PVC)
Norborne 26
@ Stewartsville 78 (1-0, 0-0 PVC)