Rock Port seniors Camden McEnaney, Ryder Herron, Tayden Cook, and Quentin Jackson accept the second place trophy on behalf of the Blue Jay team. Great season boys.
Stephen Gaines, left, and Clay Vogler, right, shared words of wisdom at the bonfire Wednesday night.
Blue Jay cheerleaders got the spirit going at the pep rally.
Fans gathered south of town Thursday for the send-off.
Quarterback Westyn Amthor keeps his eyes down field, looking for an open receiver.
The Rock Port Marching Band worked to keep everyone fired up in the stands despite the cool weather.
Worth County’s quarterback met a wall of Blue Jays with Quentin Jackson, Gabe Gebhards, and Ryder Herron.
Camden McEnaney, linebacker, fills the gap and gets a tackle on Worth County’s quarterback.
Runningback Brock Holmes gets some good blocking as he cuts up the field against Worth County. Brock ran for 165 yards and four touchdowns.
Tayden Cook shoots the gap and tackles the Worth County quarterback.
Receiver Jack Meyerkorth gives a good stiff arm. Jack had 124 yards receiving and two touchdowns against Worth County.
Following a 35-year span, Rock Port returned to the Missouri State Football Championship, this time in 8-man to take on the Worth County Tigers at Spratt Stadium on the campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. Both teams came ready to play despite the cold weather Thursday, December 4, 2025, with a 7:00 p.m. kick-off.
The first quarter was a defensive battle as both teams only scored once. The Jays managed to put up two scores in the second quarter to the Tigers’ one, making the score at halftime 18-14 Rock Port.
The second half was a different story for both teams as the teams opened offensively. Rock Port added 20 points to their score, but Worth County added 28 points and at the end of three quarters the game was 38 to 42 with Rock Port trailing by 4 points. The Jays would have opportunities, but Worth County would come up with the answers.
In the fourth quarter Rock Port found the endzone only one time, and Worth County would tack on two more touchdowns to bring the final score to 46-56.
Rock Port has nothing to hang their heads about as they played a good game with only three penalties and 18 first downs to Worth County’s 20. The big difference was not making their two-point conversions. This was a tremendous season for the Blue Jays, finishing 13-1 with a 275 Conference title and District 6 title. Let this be a building block for the future.
