Fort Osage High School defender Darby Raines broke up a pass intended for a Staley High School receiver on the play in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School quarterback Steven McBee felt the defensive pressure of Staley High School defenders Logan Shinneman (bottom) and Bailey Sutko (top) who sacked McBee on the play during the first half of the game in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage beat Staley 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School defender Samson Sia hit (left) Staley High School running back Kahluna Bouchard to make the tackle on the play in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School defender Nathan lloilo (right) pulled down Staley High School quarterback Trent Hosick on the play but Hosick avoided the sack by throwing the ball away but was called for intentional grounding by an official on the play. Fort Osage won 20-3 in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage will advance to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School running back, Jesse McBee (left) cutback across the field to avoid the Staley High School defenders TJ Molway (cener) and Charlie Becker to score a touchdown late in the fourth quarter during the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage beat Staley 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Staley High School running back Faizol Bouchard (right) went airborne to avoid Fort Osage High School defensive players Darby Rains (center) and Joseph Tuimaseve on the play in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and will advance to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
The wind was blowing strong but it did not alter Grace Owen, six-years-old and her brother Grant Owen nine-years-old attention during the National Anthem before the start of the game against Staley High School and Fort Osage High School in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Owen's father is the band director for Staley High School marching band. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and will advance to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School tight end D'Vante Mosby (center) carried the ball and some Staley High School defenders on the play for extra yardage in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School football team celebrated after defeating Staley High School in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School running back Ezra Vaoifi (left) pulled away from Staley High School defender Jacob Pfender on the play in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and will advance to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School defensive players kept Staley High School quarterback Trent Hosick from scoring on the play near the goal line in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage beat Staley 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Staley High School defenders Jacob Pfender (left) knocked the ball away as teammate Zach Schoenrock gave support to keep Fort Osage High School receiver D'Vante Mosby from catching the ball at the end zone line for a touchdown in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage beat Staley 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School football team celebrated with fans after defeating Staley High School in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Fort Osage High School running back, Jesse McBee (right) reacted as did his teammates including D'Vante Mosby (center) and Griifin Bledsoe after crossing the goal line for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Staley High School defensive team during the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage beat Staley 20-3 and advances to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Staley High School tight end Tyler Nugent kept the first Fort Osage High School defender away to gain extra yardage on the play in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and will advance to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
Staley High School band member Beau Baker watched band member line on the field prior to playing the National Anthem before the start of the game against Staley High School and Fort Osage High School in the Missouri Class 5A State Quarterfinal playoff game, Saturday at the District Activities Complex near the Staley High School. Fort Osage won the game 20-3 and will advance to the next round of playoffs. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star)
