In the first round of Class 2 District 5 football playoffs Friday Maplewood Richmond Heights lost a heart breaker, and Brentwood won again, lengthening its perfect record to 10-0.
The fourth-seeded Blue Devils fought Trinity Catholic to a 0-0 tie in Maplewood, until the Titans finally scored with 3:09 remaining; MRH couldn’t answer.
Coach J.C. Kime said his kids fought hard. He took responsibility for some of the mistakes made Friday.
“The way they battled – we were basically playing iron man football,” Kime said. “They came together as a family the entire year. Never once got down on each other, and the kids that stuck it out — that’s true character right there.”
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Kime comforted senior, Zach Siebert after the game, and 40 South asked what he said.
“I told senior Zach Siebert that I was so proud of him,” Kime said. “Every time that I’ve doubted him in the past two years he made me eat every word that I said. He was a true leader on the field, and did above and beyond what anybody would have expected from him, and he left it all out here on the field.”
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Brentwood took off to a 35-point first quarter against Lutheran St. Charles, and finished winning 49-33.
Junior running back Jacob Clay rushed for over 300 yards, accounting for three touchdowns.
Brentwood goes on to play second-seeded Hermann (7-2) on Oct. 31 (location TBD).