The Blue Jays sprinted to the bell following the game to ring in the victory. 

 

With snow falling, quarterback Westyn Amthor keeps good concentration as the ball is snapped back.

 

Desmond Chaney wraps up the Orioles’ runningback for little to no gain.

 

Tayden Cook gets his foot on the ball, which had to be hard as a rock in this weather.

 

Quentin Jackson, Gabe Gebhards, and Ryder Herron sack the Orioles’ quarterback as they form a wall all day long.

 

Receiver Jack Meyerkorth breaks two tackles to find his way into the end zone for the first score of the game.

 

Logan Ellis catches a pass over the middle and picks up a big first down.

 

Camden McEnaney, from his linebacker position, flies in to make the tackle on a screen pass for a loss.

 

Runningback Brock Holmes comes up the middle and busts through several tacklers to pick up the first down.

 

Two young Blue Jay fans made a snowman during halftime to pass the time.

 

The Rock Port Blue Jays hosted the semifinal game of the 2025 8-Man Football Class 1 State Tournament Saturday, November 29.

This is one of those games that will go down in the memory banks of Blue Jay fans for years to come. Blue Jay Stadium was blanketed in snow; the wind was howling at 16 miles per hour out of the northwest bringing more snow at the start of the game, and the temperature was a balmy 28 degrees not counting wind chill. This game was going to come down to who was physically and mentally prepared in these conditions.

The Rock Port defense had an outstanding game, holding the Orioles to four first downs, 15 yards rushing, and 81 yards passing, only allowing one touchdown. That is what you call complete and total domination.

Offensively, Rock Port put up 280 yards rushing and 55 yards receiving and had 18 first downs. Brock Holmes added 274 yards rushing to his total, making him the leading rusher in a single season for Rock Port. This also places him on the leader board in the number two spot in the state for a single season rushing with 2,778 yards in 8-man football. Brock also scored four touchdowns, bringing his total to 57, putting him in the number two spot in the state as well for 8-man football. The final score was 46-7 Rock Port.

This is the first time a Rock Port football team has gone to state since 1990. Thursday night’s game will be a rematch of week one with Worth County. It will be their toughest game of the year as Worth County will be looking to avenge their loss. The game will be at Missouri Western State University; kick-off will be at 7:00 p.m. Good luck! It’s time to finish the job.

 

Help send off the Blue Jays

The Rock Port Blue Jay football team is headed to state and the community is invited to the team celebrations and send-off this week! A bonfire will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, west of the school. This event will be hosted by the football fathers. On Thursday, December 4, a pep rally and send off will take place at 2:00 p.m. at the school. The bus will leave at 2:55 p.m. and head to St. Joseph, where the Blue Jays will play the Worth County Tigers at Spratt Stadium on the MWSU campus at 7:00 p.m. Anyone who would like to cheer and wave at the bus as they go by is also welcome to park at the Meyerkorth Pioneer Seed building right outside of town on Hwy. 111. No school will be held on Friday, December 5.

*Please note, anyone bringing in a bag must have a clear/see-through bag. Fans are not allowed on the field at any point. Press boxes/indoor booths will not be available. Rock Port’s seating section will be on the north (scoreboard side) of the field. Regular parking is Lot H and ADA is Lot 1. Visit the Rock Port R-II Facebook page for digital ticket information and the link to sign up for the video streaming of the game.