District Finals - Missouri HS Football picks for 11/15 games

It's the third week of  Missouri HS football play-offs and district finals are Friday and Saturday.
These games will be much closer than the previous weeks where the average spread was 18 to 25 points.  With a few exceptions, most games are single digit spreads.  I have taken into account the home field advantage (+3 points) in this week's prognostications.

Who's hot?  Well, can anyone come close to De Smet?  A very excellent Francis Howell team, with a top 5 state rating, will be a four touchdown underdog at De Smet Friday night.  Jackson should roll on with a win over Fox.  Bolivar, undefeated in class 4, gets their wings clipped at perennial juggernaut, Webb City.  In class 3, no one appears to stop Odessa, including Center this week.
Lutheran North is unstoppable in class 2 and could give De Smet a great game.  In Class 1, can Hayti or Pierce City break the championship spell that Valle Catholic has had for umpteen years?


Enjoy the predictions.  No Vegas bets please.

Class 6 - week 3  11/15/19
District 1
De Smet rolls by the 4th quarter
De Smet (149) over Francis Howell (121) by	31
District 2
Too close to call but FZW smells victory at home
Fort Zumwalt West (110) over Troy Buchanan (109) by	4
District 3
Long bus ride to Joplin, even longer coming home for the  Stangs
Joplin (124) over Marquette (114) by	13
District 4
North wins at home
Liberty North (125) over Raymore-Peculiar (118) by	10
Class 5 - week 3  11/15/19
District 1
Long ride home for Fox; Jackson rolls on
Jackson (131) over Fox (98) by	33
District 2
Wildcats continue to roll at least one more week
Eureka (116) over Vianney (89) by	27
District 3
It’s the end of the line for McCluer North at Chaminade
Chaminade (114) over McCluer North (104) by	13
District 4
Battle's season ends here
Fort Zumwalt North (123) over Battle (104) by	22
District 5
Home sweet home for Waynesville who edges Glendale late
Waynesville (99) over Glendale (98) by	4
District 6
Home cooking for Carthage
Carthage (104) over Nixa (89) by	18
District 7
Visiting Raytown rocks at Ft Osage
Raytown (102) over Fort Osage (87) by	12
District 8
North KC falls by 2 TDs at Staley
Staley (105) over North Kansas City (94) by	14
Class 4 - week 3  11/15/19
District 1
No joy  for Cape in Farmington
Farmington (117) over Cape Girardeau Central (108) by	12
District 2
St. Mary's rocks at McCluer
St Mary's (103) over McCluer (85) by	15
District 3
No chance on the road for Summit
Ladue (121) over Rockwood Summit (112) by	12
District 4
Liberty enjoys a last second home win
Liberty Wentzville (96) vs. Hannibal (96) by	3
District 5
Lebanon comes up short at Camdenton
Camdenton (121) over Lebanon (116) by	8
District 6
Bolivar stays close to powerhouse Webb City but no upset this time
Webb City (127) over Bolivar (124) by	6
District 7
Harrisonville pulls an upset at host Grain Valley
Harrisonville (106) over Grain Valley (102) by	1
District 8
Lincoln Co. rolls at home
Lincoln County Prep (109) over Platte County (95) by	17
Class 3 - week 3  11/15/19
District 1
Kennett romps at home
Kennett (114) over Ste. Genevieve (85) by	32
District 2
Borgia ekes out a road win over Coach Porter's Roughriders
Borgia (106) over Roosevelt (100) by	3
District 3
No little, too late for visiting Priory
Trinity (114) over Priory (93) by	24
District 4
Lutheran is not a very charitable host to Mexico
Lutheran St. Charles (109) over Mexico (96) by	16
District 5
Blair Oaks rolls at  home
Blair Oaks (119) over Buffalo (104) by	18
District 6
Cassville wins at home
Cassville (88) over Seneca (85) by	6
District 7
Center can't get untracked at Odessa this Friday
Odessa (131) over Center (101) by	33
District 8
Savannah  by 2 TDs and a FG
Savannah (111) over Chillicothe (97) by	17
Class 2 - week 3  11/15/19
District 1
Homefield advantage puts Scott City into next round
Scott City (105) over Caruthersville (106) by	2
District 2
Lift for Life's strong run ends here
Lutheran North (137) over Lift for Life Academy (102) by	35
District 3
Ava takes care of business at home
Ava (115) over Willow Springs (93) by	25
District 4
Fair Grove fans enjoy this home game
Fair Grove (110) over Lamar (97) by	16
District 5
O'Fallon's trip to Hallsville ends in disappointment
Hallsville (105) over O'Fallon Christian (94) by	14
District 6
Season ends for Palmyra at Clark County
Clark County (111) over Palmyra (101) by	13
District 7
Lafayette Co. loses by 2 TDs at Christian
Summit Christian (99) over Lafayette County (88) by	14
District 8
Lathrop can't overcome Maryville's home field advantage
Maryville (116) over Lathrop (110) by	9
Class 1 - week 3  11/15/19
District 1
Valle host Hayti but Hayti breaks the Valle spell
Hayti (113) over Valle Catholic (108) by	2
District 2
Home field doesn't help Thayer enough
Pierce City (117) over Thayer (106) by	5
District 3
Lincoln is at home for this win
Lincoln (103) over Skyline (94) by	12
District 4
Homefield cooking for Adrian
Adrian (111) over Windsor (94) by	20
District 5
Home field doesn't help Marceline
Sweet Springs (90) over Marceline (73) by	20
District 6
So. Calloway enjoys the bus trip to St. Louis, not much else
Brentwood (86) over South Calloway (82) by	7
District 7
No problem for Mid-Buchanan
Mid-Buchanan (99) over Hamilton-Penney (76) by	23
District 8
South Harrison wins one more this season
South Harrison (78) over Putnam County (72) by	9