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Sports Update: Blue Devils Look to District Football Playoffs
The Maplewood Richmond Heights team will face Carnahan High of St. Louis.
Gridiron fans all over the state are buzzing about the Missouri football district playoffs, which begin this weekend for nearly every team, including the Blue Devils.
MRH will kick off district play with a game this Saturday against Carnahan High of St. Louis. It will be played at Roosevelt High School in South City.
MRH improved its season record to 5-2, .
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Quarterback Kahlid Hagens had a big night for the Blue Devils. He passed for 297 yards and three touchdowns, and he scored on a 47-yard run. MRH scored four times in the fourth quarter to turn a tight ballgame into a blowout over the Black Cats.
The MRH girls volleyball team didn’t fare as well last week. It lost all four matches it played, falling to 11-12 on the season.
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Sophomore Mariah Russell and senior Amber Sinclair continue to be the Devils’ top hitters, with 132 kills and 76 kills on the season, respectively. Senior setter Brittney Poole has been fantastic since returning to the lineup and now leads the team with 152 assists.
The MRH boys soccer team is 6-10-1 this season and will look to improve on that mark with a single game this week.
The Blue Devils will play at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hancock High School in a non-conference contest.
Senior John Barron moved into a tie for fourth place in the entire area in goals this season.
Barron scored the game-winner in last week’s 4-0 Blue Devils win over Brentwood and has 22 goals on the year. He is fourth among players overall and second among St. Louis-area players on the Missouri side of the river.