Maplewood Richmond Heights football had a disappointment last week, deciding to forfeit to St. Francis Borgia due to injuries. They fought back Saturday with a win against Normandy.
The Blue Devils persevered through a 6-6 tie after regulation time to win 12-6 in overtime. MRH’s record stands at 2-2.
Coach JC Kime said last week’s forfeit could easily have been a distraction, but not with this team.
“The majority of teams would have folded up shop and that’s it, but these kids are different. They never quit.” he said.
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MRH went up 6-0 early in the second half. Normandy tied it with 2:59 on the clock. The remainder of regulation time included turnovers on both sides, including an MRH interception and a fumble (argued unsuccessfully by Kime that the MRH runner was down when the ball came out) and a goal line stand for MRH to keep the score tied.
In overtime, MRH took the ball from the 25 (per MSHSAA rules) and finally scored on a Kareem Harry run around the end. The Blue Devils held Normandy to four downs and won.
MRH plays McCluer South Berkley (1-3) Friday for the homecoming game.
Brentwood played Orchard Farm away and was down 7-0 at the half.
Senior running back Jacob Clay was limited to 39 yards in the first half, but finished with 164 rushing yards, including two touchdowns in the second half to lead the Eagles in the 14-7 win. Brentwood now stands at 4-0.
Coach Keith Herring told STL Today, “I lost my mom (Friday) and these guys kind of dedicated the game to her,” Herring said. “It was an emotional win for us.”
See STL Today’s full post on the Eagle’s game.
The Eagles play Cuba at Brentwood 7:30 Friday.
