With high school football jamborees kicking off around Missouri on Aug. 22 and the regular season set to begin Aug. 29, the stage is set once again for another intriguing year in the Central Missouri ...

On April 13, the Kewpies defeated the Tigers 13-12 in the Columbia Tournament, and Darian Kemp collected a walk-off single. The first pitch between Hickman and Smith-Cotton will be at 5 p.m.

2025 HICKMAN KEWPIES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 29: vs. Marquette Sep. 5: at Helias Catholic Sep. 12: vs. Capital City Sep. 19: at Battle Sep. 26: vs. Smith Cotton Oct. 3: at Jefferson City ...

Lillian Anderson scored twice while Ava Leninger knocked in one. Across town, Smith-Cotton earned the road win against Hickman, 2-1. Ava Case hit the go-ahead goal for the visiting Tigers in the 65th ...

Starting with the girl competitions, Jefferson City needed the final bout to edge Smith-Cotton. Kyla Finney was the hero for the Lady Jays and was one of six wrestlers to win individual championships ...

Hickman was runner-up with 64 points and Helias came in third place with 89 points. Luke Sievers was the individual champion for the Bruins, leading the field of 50 runners with a time of 15:14.61.

Rock Bridge's Cora Smith help lead a second quarter charge that contributed to the Bruins 25-point victory over Hickman behind multiple 3-pointers and defensive leadership.

Their other win came against winless Class 6 school Hickman. The record and resume isn’t what third-seed Carthage (5-4) is paying attention to about Smith-Cotton.

Beau Gray (6-foot-2, 160-pound jr.) is the Smith-Cotton quarterback. He is 85-for-194 passing for 1,208 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions.

Smith,an SMU product, had an impressive seven birdies to pace the team. On the third playoff hole, the par-4 12th, Hickman hit an approach shot to within four feet of the poin.

Hickman sophomore Rasaun Nichols, right, tries to dribble past Smith-Cotton sophomore Robert Ballance on Wednesday at Hickman High School. Nichols scored nine points in the Kewpies' 65-31 win.