Prep Football Rewind: Curry gives Grems' offense a boost

Rock Curry, of Sacred Heart, gave his head football coach, Martin Zerilli, something to ponder following Friday night’s football game against Cole Camp.

The Gremlins lost 54-30 but outscored Cole Camp 23-7 with Curry at quarterback.

Curry replaced starter Nicolai Cox in the second half with the Gremlins trailing 34-7.

Cox moved to running back where he gained 51 yards on seven carries, including a 39-yarder for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Curry completed nine of 13 passes for 117 yards. Cox  connected on one of four attempts for 11 yards.

Following the game, Zerilli wasn’t ready to decide who his starter will be Friday night when the Gremlins host Northwest.

“Rock behind center does a good job. He really does,” Zerilli said. “It helps ... motivate the kids. The kids play well under him. He does a good job.

“That puts Nicolai out. He gets to run the ball. Nicolai plays decent quarterback but he’s a great running back. So we’re right there at the crossroads.”

Eddie Stevenson ran for 290 yards and three touchdowns Friday night to lead the Versailles Tigers past Southern Boone 28-14.

Versailles broke open a tie game on Stevenson’s 71-yard TD run in the second quarter and pushed its lead to 22-6 by halftime when Maurice Moyer connected with Steven Vineyard on a 23-yard pass play for a touchdown. Moyer and Stevenson each converted a two-point conversion.
Southern Boone sliced its deficit to 22-14 with an early fourth-quarter touchdown, but Stevenson capped the win with a 45-yard TD run.
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The Concordia Orioles routed two-time state champion Rock Port 48-12 in a road matchup Friday night. The Orioles are off to a 2-0 start after beating Higginsville 40-6 in Week 1.

The Orioles should break into the Class 1 top 10 this week after being ranked No. 11 last week. No. 4 South Harrison, No. 6 West Platte and No. 9 Thayer all lost Friday night.

The St. Paul Lutheran Saints gave the second-ranked team in Class 1, Orrick, a battle Friday night at Orrick.

The Bearcats built a 14-0 lead after one quarter, but the Saints closed to within 14-13 by the start of the fourth. Orrick outscored the Saints 18-13 in the fourth quarter.

Three to see

Smith-Cotton at Ruskin, 7 p.m. Friday: The Smith-Cotton Tigers (1-1) will try to bounce back from their 21-20 loss to Warrensburg. Ruskin, who opened the season with a 45-6 win over Truman, lost 35-13 to Park Hill on Friday night. Ruskin, whose school district consolidated with Hickman Mills’, will be playing its third straight home game to open the season.

Northwest at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Friday: Northwest will try to go 3-0 for the first time in the program’s nine-year history. The Gremlins are still seeking their first-ever home win. The lone win in the program’s three-year history was last October in Lincoln.

California at Warsaw, 7 p.m. Friday: The Warsaw Wildcats begin defense of their Tri-County Conference championship. Warsaw is 1-1 after a blowout loss in Week 1 and a 13-12 win over Springfield Central on Friday night. California is 0-2 after losses to Moberly (28-14) and North Callaway (31-14).