Here's your playoff primer to get you ready for this week's district football openers for Warrenton and Wright City.
Seeding: 1. St. Charles West (9-0); 2. Parkway North (4-5); 3. Orchard Farm (7-2); 4. Hannibal (4-5); 5. Warrenton (6-3); 6. Holt (3-6) and 7. St. Charles (2-7).
First-round games: (All at 7 p.m., October 30) Warrenton at Hannibal; St. Charles at Parkway North and Holt at Orchard Farm.
Warrenton at Hannibal at a glance: Since 2002, Hannibal holds a 9-2 record against Warrenton. The most recent result, though, went in the Warriors’ favor as Warrenton beat the Pirates 42-28 at home during district play in 2024.
Up next: The winner will travel to top-seeded St. Charles West the weekend of November 7.
Common opponents: Both teams have played St. Dominic. Warrenton lost 31-14 to St. Dominic in Week 3, while the Crusaders beat Hannibal 29-26 at home in Week 6.
Statistically: Hannibal is scoring 27.7 points per game while allowing 28.2. Warrenton has scored 29.3 points per contest while surrendering just 16.
About the Warriors: Warrenton junior running back Eli Schneider has surpassed 1,000 rushing yards this season. … Schneider’s 18 touchdowns also lead the way for the Warrenton offense. … Schneider is also the leading tackler for the Warrenton defense.
About the Pirates: Quarterback Wyeth Dorsey delivered six total touchdowns as the Pirates closed the regular season by beating Fort Zumwalt West at home. … In the win, the dual-threat QB amassed 284 passing yards and three scores while adding 121 rushing yards and three scores. … The Pirates offense accounted for 556 yards of total offense, while allowing 615.
Seeding: 1. Southern Boone (7-2); 2. Borgia (5-4); 3. Hallsville (7-2); 4. Wright City (3-6); 5. Fulton (2-7); 6. Eldon (1-8) and 7. Owensville (2-7).
First-round games: (All at 7 p.m., October 30) Fulton at Wright City; Owensville at Borgia and Eldon at Hallsville.
Fulton at Wright City at a glance: This is the first meeting between the programs.
Up next: The winner will head to district top seed Southern Boone the weekend of November 7.
Common opponents: The teams have no common opponents this season.
Statistically: Wright City is averaging 21.6 points per game while allowing 32.9. Fulton is scoring 19.7 points per game while allowing 37.
About the Wildcats: Wright City is limping, literally, to the finish line as the Wildcats have had to deal with a series of injuries. … In a loss to Eastern Missouri champion North Callaway, junior Kaveon Schulte and freshman Kody Kneemiller split snaps at quarterback. … Kneemiller did find senior TJ Hamel late in the game for a long score.
About the Hornets: Fulton has allowed 41 points or more four times this season. … Most recently, the team closed out the regular season in a 55-26 loss to Boonville. … Fulton does own a recent win against a team from the St. Louis area, as the Hornets best Duchesne 42-6 last season to end the regular season. … Fulton has not won a postseason game since 2016, when the Hornets beat Winfield in the opening round of districts.
