Brian Rosener
Daily American Republic
High School SportsNovember 12, 2022
Central tops Poplar Bluff to claim district championshipThis story will be updated CAPE GIRARDEAU — Clinging to a slim lead late in the fourth quarter and standing in his own end zone, Cape Central’s Morgan Diamond picked up a fumbled snap, turned and got off a punt with defenders closing in. The Tigers survived the clo...
High School SportsNovember 10, 2022
C5D1: Mules, Tigers have long historyPoplar Bluff travels to Cape Central on Friday for the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday. The winners advances to the state quarterfinal next week against the District 2 champion, either top-seeded Eureka (9-1) or second-seeded...
High School SportsNovember 10, 2022
FOR ALL THE MARBLES: Mules, Tigers to battle for district titleSixty-three days after Raymond Jackson deflected a pass in the end zone to preserve Cape Central’s lead on the final play, the Tigers will host Poplar Bluff in a rematch 100 years in the making. Even with a district championship and a spot in the state playoffs on ...
High School SportsNovember 8, 2022
MAKING HISTORY: Mules one win away from first district title in 22 years after upset at JacksonPoplar Bluff didn’t score an offensive touchdown the last time the Mules were at The Pit seven weeks earlier, but they ended their first three drives in the end zone Friday night. “I wasn’t expecting it to end up that way,” Mules coach David Sievers said of a 21-0 ...
High School SportsNovember 5, 2022
Mules return to round of 16 for first time since 2009 with upset of JacksonJACKSON, Mo. — This time it was the Mules making the big stop on the point-after try. Poplar Bluff jumped out to a 21-point lead and got a stop on a 2-point attempt when Jackson scored midway through the third quarter with a chance to pull even. The Mules then held...
High School SportsNovember 3, 2022
C5D1: Poplar Bluff seeks first win in five years vs. Jackson in semifinalPoplar Bluff football coach David Sievers had whistled an end to practice Wednesday afternoon but the scout-team offense wanted one more shot against the first-team defense. Following an 0-4 start to their season, the Mules are now having too much fun for it to end...
High School SportsOctober 29, 2022
Poplar Bluff throws around Fox to advancePOPLAR BLUFF — Jeridon Young had a defender on his feet after catching a short pass a few yards short of the end zone. The Poplar Bluff senior managed to hop over the goal line for quarterback Mason West’s third touchdown Friday night. “No matter what it took, I ju...
High School SportsOctober 27, 2022
SECOND ROUND: Fox, Mules get rematch in district opener FridayAtari Amos was standing on the sideline for most of the Friday nights this fall after breaking his thumb in the season opener. The Poplar Bluff senior running back said he felt “anxious” being there, adding, “I just wanted to get out there and help them.”...
High School SportsOctober 20, 2022
Mules face stiff test at state-ranked HillsboroAt the start of the season, Makel McFarland and Chris Matlock were returning starters in the defensive secondary and not expected to play much on offense. In fact, McFarland didn’t take a single handoff in the season opener while Matlock caught one pass for 3 yards...
High School SportsOctober 15, 2022
McFarland, Mules run past KennettKENNETT — Makel McFarland and the Poplar Bluff offense gobbled up yards Friday night while Kennett kept coming up a yard — or less — short. McFarland ran for a career-high 212 yards and scored three times in the first half as Poplar Bluff won 35-14...Advertisement
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