Scouting Nixa’s Week Five trip to Joplin on Friday:
Only four weeks into the season, Nixa is the lone unbeaten in the COC. …
These two are also Class 6 District 5 foes. …
Over the past four years, the home team has won each game in the teams' series. Nixa has not won at Joplin since Joplin joined the COC in 2018. ...
Joplin was handed a 38-21 defeat by Webb City last week, but the Eagles moved the ball. Both Joplin and Webb City had 19 first downs. Joplin quarterback Hobbs Gooch was 15-of-22 passing for 237 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. Tight end Whit Hafer, a Mizzou commit, had five catches for 111 yards. …
Joplin lost the Webb City game on the ground, rushing 32 times for a modest 110 yards. …
Joplin running back Quin Renfro, a South Dakota State commit, has been out with a back injury since Week One. …
Nixa has played one 3-1 team, two 1-3 teams and one 0-4 team. …
When Joplin hired Curtis Jasper as its head coach in 2014, his only previous head coaching experience was at Class 1 Westran. He’s proven himself at Joplin, leading the Eagles to six winning records and no losing seasons in eight years. …
Joplin’s 28 points per game average is down from its norm of 38.9 last season. …
Joplin offensive tackle Dontrell Holt is a two-time All-COC First-Team selection and an Iowa State commit. …
We have Nixa stats!
Nixa’s passing game appears to be on the rise, but has put up almost all of its numbers against lowly Neosho and Branson. Quarterback Nate Uber is 13-of-21 passing for 342 yards and quarterback Drew Blevins is 8-of-14 for 188 yards. Wideout Rylan Michel has a dozen caches for 291 yards. …
Nixa has three running backs averaging double figures in yards per carry. Malachi Rider is at 10.4 carry and has 456 yards rushing, Dylan Rebura is at 11.0 and 440 and Spencer Ward is at 14.2 and 184. …
Rider’s rushing totals per game include 120 yards, 137, 117 and 82. ...
Offensive linemen Jackson Cantwell and Jacob Lile have combined for 47 pancake blocks. …
Ward’s 30 solo stops include a pair of TFLs. Linebacker Eli Frazier has 25 solo stops and a pair of TFLs and cornerback Parker Mann 23 solo stops. …
Defensive lineman Michael Henegar has picked up three quarterback sacks and two TFLs. …
After this weekend, Nixa will be at home for three of its final four regular-season games and also could at home throughout Districts.
