As it turned out, Dylan Meisenheimer needed to score only one touchdown Friday night.
However, Meisenheimer scored three times on 55, 12 and 26 yard runs to lead Oak Grove (7-2, 1-1) to a 44-0 triumph over Clinton (0-2, 2-6) in a Class 3 District 13 game.
“This one was a good win,” Oak Grove coach Pete Carpino said. “Our defense really played well. Our offensive line played well. Their blocking helped Dylan have an outstanding game. It was a good all-around game by our team.”
Trevor Myers also got into the scoring act for the Panthers on two runs of 2 and 12 yards, respectively.
Kyle Jones scored the final Oak Grove TD on a two-yard run.
Jacob Horn booted a 25-yard field and kicked five extra points to round out the Panther scoring.
ST. MARY’S 54, WENTWORTH 6: The duo of Paul Baker and Henry Handley scored four touchdowns each while leading the Trojans (6-3, 1-1) to a Class 1 District 13 win over the Red Dragons (1-8, 0-2) at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo.
Baker scored on 64, 34, 6 and 11-yard runs, while Handley hit paydirt on 42, 7, 17 and 35-yard bursts.
The Trojans only passed three times and all 32 players who suited up were given playing time by St. Mary’s coach John Gresham.
“We started playing our varsity out toward the end of the first half and our junior varsity played the entire second half,” Gresham said. “Our whole team played well. The offensive line really did a good job.”
SEDALIA SMITH-COTTON 49, GRAIN VALLEY 13: The Tigers (9-0, 2-0) shot out to a 42-7 halftime lead and cruised to a Class 4 District 13 win over the Eagles (4-5, 1-1) at Jennie Jaynes Stadium in Sedalia, Mo.
Trace Goade scored the only first half touchdown for the Eagles on a one-yard run.
David Richards, who had seven receptions for 109 yards, caught a 25-yard scoring pass from Austin Gouldsmith in the fourth-quarter to round out the scoring for Grain Valley.
Solomon Watkins led the Tigers by gaining 169 yards on 19 carries and scoring four TDs.
LAWSON 56, VAN HORN 14: Two touchdowns by Jace Banner weren’t enough to help the Falcons (0-9, 0-2) register an upset in a Class 2 District 15 against the Cardinals (8-1, 2-0) at Lawson.
Banner scored on runs of 27 and 5 yards.
Lawson was led by Devin Mellon and Ethan Deardeuff, who scored three times each.
ROCKHURST 56, LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH 14: The Hawklets (8-1, 2-0) continued its mastery over the Broncos (3-6, 1-1) in football by claiming a Class 6 District 7 win at Rockhurst.
Rockhurst’s win was its 11th in as many meetings between the two schools.
Quincy Williams scored on a 21-yard run to give North an early 7-0 lead.
Donny Herron scored the other Bronco TD on a one-yard run.
RAYTOWN SOUTH 53, NORTHEAST 7: The Cardinals (8-1, 2-0) clinched a state playoff berth by defeating the Vikings (1-8, 0-2) in a Class 5 District 9 game at Chittwood Stadium in Raytown.
The game was the first between the two schools.
Ronnell Garner led the South scoring by tallying touchdowns on 42 and 25-yard runs and hauling in a 56-yard pass from Dennis Tanner.
Sean Wheaton scored on a 10-yard run for the Cardinals and Isaiah Turner added a TD on a 5-yard run.
DeJuan Beard returned a 45-yard punt for another South score.
Northeast sophomore William Cuffee returned an 80-yard fumble for the only Viking score.
“It’s good that we’re into playoffs,” South coach David Allie said. “We had a solid team performance and it was good that our younger players had a chance to get some quality time. I thought we did a good job of staying focused.
“We’ll have a lot riding on next week’s game against Raytown. You can usually throw records out the window in that game. Plus they are coming off of a heartbreaking loss, (31-27 to Truman) and I look for them to be fired up.”
Eric Brantley led the South reserves in the second half by grabbing a 16-yard scoring strike from Marc-Allen Tucker.
Jamal Cox added a fourth-quarter safety by tackling Northeast’s Aaron Harris in the end zone.
Tate Thissen kicked six South extra points and Alex Sanders scored a pair of two-point conversions.
JOPLIN 28, LEE’S SUMMIT 25: Devin St. Clair passed for three touchdowns and ran for another while leading the Eagles (7-2, 1-1) to a Class 6 District 7 win over Tigers (2-7, 0-2) at Joplin.
Dane Kolkmeyer caught 44 and 14 scoring strikes from St. Clair and Cory Macy hauled in a 41-yard scoring pass.
St. Clair scored on a 12-yard run with 1:24 showing in the third quarter to give the Eagles the lead for good.
Darryl Slaughter, who ran for 139 yards on 20 carries, scored twice for the Tigers on 4 and 2-yard runs, respectively.
Laron Harley caught a 48-yard scoring pass from Corbin Berkstresser, who completed 8 of 21 passes for 140 yards.
RAYMORE-PECULIAR 24, LEE’S SUMMIT WEST 17: The Panthers (8-1, 2-0) held off the Titans (6-3, 1-1) in a Class 5 District 8 game a West after leading 24-10 after halftime.
West’s scores came on a five-yard run by Blake Bodenhamer and an 11-yard pass to Aaron Vanderpool from Bryant Jackson.
Andrew Holt rounded out the Titan scoring by kicking a 25-yard field goal and booting two extra points.
Clinton, MO —
