De Smet 7, CBC 7. Jayden McCaster with 18 TD blast up middle just 4 seconds into second period.

CBC 7, De Smet 7 with 6-45 left in first half. Both teams have missed field goals.

Gage Schantz with a 35-yard field goal to put CBC up 10-7 with 3-28 left in first half.

De Smet scores on a 12-yard strike from Dillon Duff to Liam Russo in right flat. De Smet 14, CBC 10 with 39 seconds left in second quarter. Dillon is going to Kansas State. His sister, Mackenzie, plays soccer at Clemson and is the more famous of the two.

De Smet 14, CBC 10 at HALF in this MCC showdown. A Duff-to-Russo 12-yard connection with 39 seconds left in the half gave the Spartans their first lead of the night. A dandy so far.

Defenses looking strong here in Creve Coeur. De Smet 14, CBC 10 at HALF.

CBC set to receive second-half kickoff here at De Smet, where Spartans lead 14-10. A Duff-to-Russo 12-yard TD pass in last minute at half is the difference so far. Something tells me these teams will meet again this season. A hunch.

Lightning, lightning stay away. Please?

De Smet 14, CBC 10 middle of third period

Water Break Up. De Smet 14, CBC 10 with 6-00 left in third period. Sun is down, but it is still rather toasty here in St. Louis County.

Wow. Nick McClellan with a 59-yard TD run to put Cadets up 17-14 with 5-45 left in third period. This is heading for a fantastic finish.

Cadets with 2 TD's in 40 seconds to pad their lead. McClellan a 35-yard TD pass to Brycen Dorsey following a fumble recovery by Arthur Porter. CBC 24, De Smet 14 with 5-05 left in third quarter.

Another CBC touchdown off another De Smet turnover. Courtney Rivers with a 36-yard scoring gallop off an Ethan Wright fumble recovery on the kickoff. CBC has control of this one 31-14 with 4-21 left in third period. For those keeping score - that's 21 points in 84 seconds.

CBC 31, De Smet 14. After 3 quarters of MCC showdown. Cadets with three TD's in rapid fire order in the middle of the quarter. Two of those came off turnovers. The other helped by a roughing the passer on an unconverted third down.

CBC stops De Smet on fourth-and-goal at the 2-yard line. Cadets in control 31-14 with 10-10 left in fourth period here at De Smet.

Nick McClellan with a 1-yard TD run. CBC 38, De Smet 14 with 6-27 left in fourth quarter.

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"We knew we had to play better in the second half - and we did," says CBC quarterback Nick (not Nicholas) McClellan after CBC downed De Smet 38-14 here in Creve Coeur. Story with Gulledge pictures coming up on site in 68 minutes.

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Heading out to the brand new Orchard Farm High along with photo legend Half P for upcoming story on how the Eagles are ushering in their new digs with a 4-0 record, best start since 5-0 in 2012.