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Football: Carl Junction meets West Plains in district title game

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SoMo Sports staff reports

CARL JUNCTION AT WEST PLAINS

What: Class 4 District 5 championship game
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where: West Plains’ Zizzer Stadium
Records: Carl Junction 6-5, West Plains 9-1
What’s at stake: The winner advances to the Class 4 quarterfinals on Nov. 21 against either Helias Catholic or Warrensburg.

OUTLOOK: Top-seeded West Plains averages 44 points per game and allows 17. Second-seeded Carl Junction is scoring 27 points per game and allowing 23. West Plains advanced with a 35-2 win over McDonald County, while Carl Junction defeated Hillcrest 43-6.
Doug Buckmaster’s Bulldogs have won 5 of 6 games since beginning the season 1-4 in the always-tough Central Ozark Conference.
Carl Junction senior quarterback Alex Baker has passed for 2,608 yards with 26 touchdowns. Leading receivers for the Bulldogs are Cole Stewart (955 yards), Noah Southern (769 yards) and Drew Patterson (559 yards). Senior Brady Sims has rushed for a team-high 1,087 yards.
Defensive leaders for the Bulldogs are Southern (141 tackles), Hunter Row (89 tackles) and Jaycob Colgin (77 tackles).
West Plains quarterback Dagen Kenslow has passed for 1,117 yards. Leading receivers for the Zizzers are Titus Seley (406 yards) and Heston Miller (350 yards). A senior, Seley has rushed for 1,743 yards and 22 touchdowns. Defensive leaders for West Plains are Connor Lair (105 tackles) and Seley (102 tackles).

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