Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

District standings updated

Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008, at 11:04 PM

This is all unofficial, but here's what the district standings look like after Thursday's Games (Week 3)

MSHSAA DISTRICT PLAYOFFS

x-district champion; y-playoff qualifier

Class 5

district i w-l dist. pts.

x-Eureka 9-1 3-0 +33

y-Jackson 5-5 2-1 +19

Rockwood Summit 1-9 1-2 -13

Cape Central 1-9 0-3 -39

Week 1

Eureka 17, Jackson 10

Summit 35, Cape Central 0

Week 2

Eureka 49, Cape Central 14

Jackson 27, Summit 3

Week 3

Jackson 27, Cape Central 14

Eureka 31, Summit 9

Class 4

district i w-l dist. pts.

x-Farmington 8-2 3-0 +27

y-West Plains 3-7 2-1 +13

Sikeston 5-5 1-2 -6

Poplar Bluff 4-6 0-3 -32

Week 1

Farmington 65, Poplar Bluff 40

West Plains 52, Sikeston 28

Week 2

Sikeston 34, Poplar Bluff 28

Farmington 47, West Plains 28

Week 3

West Plains 31, Poplar Bluff 6

Farmington 27, Sikeston 26

district ii w-l dist. pts.

x-Festus 6-4 3-0 +34

y-DeSoto 8-2 2-1 +18

North County 3-7 1-2 -16

Windsor 2-8 0-3 -36

Week 1

Festus 49, North County 27

DeSoto 32, Windsor 9

Week 2

DeSoto 28, North County 0

Festus 44, Windsor 0

Week 3

North County 47, Windsor 37

Festus 28, DeSoto 20

Class 3

district i w-l dist. pts.

x-New Madrid 8-2 3-0 +39

y-Perryville 3-7 2-1 +13

Dexter 5-6 1-2 -21

Kennett 6-4 0-3 -31

Week 1

New Madrid 34, Dexter 14

Perryville 31, Kennett 12

Week 2

New Madrid 64, Kennett 7

Perryville 28, Dexter 6

Week 3

New Madrid 34, Perryville 0

Dexter 26, Kennett 21

district ii w-l dist. pts.

x-Ste. Genevieve 9-1 3-0 +39

y-Potosi 8-2 2-1 +2

Fredericktown 8-2 1-2 -16

Park Hills Central 4-6 0-3 -25

Week 1

Ste. Genevieve 63, Park Hills Central 28

Potosi 18, Fredericktown 13

Week 2

Ste. Genevieve 53, Potosi 32

Fredericktown 28, Park Hills Central 26

Week 3

Ste. Genevieve 70, Fredericktown 46

Potosi 62, Park Hills Central 52

Class 2

district i w-l dist. pts.

x-Caruthersville 3-7 2-1 +19

y-Malden 3-7 2-1 +8

East Prairie 6-4 2-1 +6

Charleston 1-9 0-3 -34

Week 1

Caruthersville 32, Malden 18

East Prairie 39, Charleston 22

Week 2

Malden 14, Charleston 6

East Prairie 22, Caruthersville 15

Week 3

Malden 28, East Prairie 14

Caruthersville 43, Charleston 6

district ii w-l dist. pts.

x-Scott City 4-5 2-1 +20

St. Pius X 2-8 2-1 +14

y-Crystal City 3-7 2-1 +5

Grandview 0-10 0-3 -39

Scott City wins district title with points tiebreaker; Crystal City wins by head-to-head

Week 1

Scott City 50, Grandview 14

Crystal City 26, St. Pius X 21

Week 2

Scott City 36, Crystal City 14

St. Pius X 51, Grandview 24

Week 3

St. Pius X 28, Scott City 22

Crystal City 48, Grandview 14

Class 1

district i w-l dist. pts.

x-Hayti 8-1 3-0 +31

y-St. Vincent 6-4 2-1 +11

Chaffee 5-5 1-2 -8

Portageville 0-10 0-3 -39

Week 1

St. Vincent 28, Chaffee 20

Hayti 48, Portageville 19

Week 2

St. Vincent 13, Portageville 0

Hayti 26, Chaffee 0

Week 3

Hayti 14, St. Vincent 9

Chaffee 43, Portageville 0

district ii w-l dist. pts.

x-Paris 5-4 2-0 +26

x-Valle Catholic 7-2 2-0 +26

Van-Far 2-7 0-2 -26

Louisiana 0-9 0-2 -26

Week 1

Valle Catholic 56, Louisiana 0

Paris 47, Van-Far 12

Week 2

Valle 42, Van-Far 0

Paris 39, Louisiana 14

Friday's Games

Valle at Paris

Louisiana at Van-Far

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I know the way it turned out, it would have meant nothing as far as playoffs go....but Sikeston's performance at Farmington was stellar. Stymied by penalties in the first half...the Dawgs hung tuff and scored twice in the first half, to match Farmington's scores....a 2 point conversion taken off the board, for an ineligible downfield ( ?) from the 2 and 1/2 ?? wound up being the difference in the end....Sikeston took the lead 26-21 into the 4th , Farmington scored by a great broken field run but the two point conversion failed...27-26 Knights...... Sikeston came back and drove the length of the field....a bootleg on 4th and 2 from the Knights 20 , with about 2 minutes to go , was read beautifully by Farmington...leaving the Knights to snap it twice, with little time left on the clock . Final score 27-26 Farmington. I guess this was the same Farmington team that downed the Zizzers of West Plains 47-28 last week...and trounced Poplar Bulff 65-40 the week before....on paper , the Dawgs looked to be a huge underdog....and was one play away from a huge win in Farmington. Even with a win, Sikeston would have not reached the playoffs...but that Halloween candy , would have tasted alot sweeter...and it would have been a HUGE program win for Sikeston,,I think the statement has been made just the same......Great season Sikeston.....what a difference a year makes....can't wait to see yall next year....!!!

-- Posted by Headhunt on Fri, Oct 31, 2008, at 9:49 AM
Thanks for showing all the districts. What are the points for, if it makes no difference (as in the case of St. Pius & Crystal City)? Also, St. Vincent finished with 16 points, instead of 11. What happened to East Prairie?

-- Posted by Hugh M Bean on Fri, Oct 31, 2008, at 11:55 AM

Brian Rosener's response:
The point system is set up only to break a 3-way tie. In the old system when only one team was selected from the district it made sense because three tied teams, in this case 2-1, all beat each other so the point system broke that tie. If there's a two-team tie then it's determined by head-to-head competition. In this case, Crystal City beat St. Pius in the first week, 26-21. It's another reason why no playoff system is perfect.
By the way, the point system only counts up to a 13-point margin (that way nobody runs up the score) and overtime games only count as a point for the winner and minus a point for the loser.
You realize how far Sikeston's football program has fallen when fans are getting fired up over a 5-5 season. I understand that this is the best year SHS has had in some time, but just making a point. It wasn't that long ago that 5-5 by Sikeston would've been considered a failure.

-- Posted by semohoops on Wed, Nov 5, 2008, at 12:44 PM
In response to headhunt's comments about the Sikeston - Farmington game......

You are absolutely right! Sikeston came into Farmington fired up. I'm pretty sure that Sikeston dominated in time of possession and at one point, they were moving the ball at will (on the ground) against Farmington.

As a big time Farmington fan...I was getting a little nervous!

HUGE Kudos to Sikeston....see ya next year!

-- Posted by zachweiss on Sun, Nov 9, 2008, at 9:32 PM

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