As a freshman, Jack Morris received some sage words from Warrenton football coach Jason Koper.
“Coach said (back then) that these four years were going to go by so fast,” Morris said. “I didn’t really believe it until I lived it.”
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As a freshman, Jack Morris received some sage words from Warrenton football coach Jason Koper.
“Coach said (back then) that these four years were going to go by so fast,” Morris said. “I didn’t really believe it until I lived it.”
Morris, the 6-foot-2, 280-pound senior offensive lineman, ended his high school career earning some nice recognition. He was recently selected second-team all-state for Class 4 by the members of the Missouri Football Coaches Association.
The senior said he was honored to be recognized for helping the Warriors (7-4) average 24.0 points per game and, as a team, rush for 1,304 yards and 19 scores.
He wished he could have done more, he said.
“The season went well, but I wish I could have done better,” Morris said. “I’m honored to receive the all-state nomination because there are some really good linemen in my class. While I am honored, my biggest personal goal was to be first team all-state. Even though it is a big honor, I will always feel like I came up a bit short by not getting first team.”
Morris even did his part, helping out on occasion on the defensive side of the ball, where he recorded 15 total tackles and a sack.
Warrenton coach Jason Koper paid the highest tribute to Morris.
“Jack is one of the most talented linemen I have ever coached,” Koper said. “His natural ability level was apparent as a freshman, and he is one of those guys who has the ultimate game-time competitive nature. He has always seemed to find a new level of intensity on Friday Nights.”
Koper added that, while Morris found his strength as a lineman, to classify him as just one of the guys on the line would be to do the totality of his high school career a disservice.
The coach reflected on Morris’ many contributions to Warrenton High School on the football field.
“Jack was incredibly versatile in his four years,” Koper said. “He played fullback, tackle, guard, and center at various times on Friday Nights, including a game-sealing first-down block as a fullback in front of Austin Haas in both the North Point and Orchard Farm games as a freshman.”
Four Warriors were also selected as Class 4 academic all-state recipients.
That group includes: Morris, sophomore Eli Schneider, junior Jake Kinney and senior Keegan Mellegaard.
Just as he was honored with the all-state recognition, Morris was one of six Warriors to earn an all-district nod.
Senior linebacker Jake Mincher, sophomore linebacker Joe Greene, senior wide receiver Deadrick Forrest, senior offensive lineman Logan Nichols and junior offensive lineman Marcus Greene joined Morris as selections.
For Wright City, eight players were selected to the Class 3 District 3 team.
Included in that group are: senior defensive back Terrence Love, senior quarterback Dayton Humphreys, senior wide receiver Nate Turner, sophomore wide receiver Kaveon Schulte, senior offensive lineman Ayden Dile and senior linebacker Quinn Schnarre.
Schnarre, Dile, seniors Grant Lehman, Kaiden Pilcher and Austin Uhl were also recognized as academic all-state selections.
