JACKSON (SMNS) -- Colton Proffer rushed for 179 yards and scored two touchdowns as Jackson plowed past Poplar Bluff 37-6 in the Class 5, District 1 semifinals.
Jackson is now vaulted into a rematch with top-seeded Vianney in Monday night's district final.
Cape Central romped past Festus 56-20 at Tiger Stadium during the Class 4, District 1 semifinals Wednesday
The Tigers advanced to play at top-seeded Hillsboro on Monday night for the district title.
Poplar Bluff 0 6 0 0 -- 6
Jackson 8 7 0 22 -- 37
First Quarter
J -- Xominique Davis 31 pass from Dante Vandeven (Vandeven run), 1:13
Second Quarter
J -- Colten Proffer 36 run (Ty Crowden kick), 2:52
PB -- Kameron Misner 8 run (kick failed), :43
Fourth Quarter
J -- Davis 18 pass from Vandeven (Crowden kick), 11:05
J -- Proffer 26 run (Vandeven run), 8:26
J -- Ty Selsor 9 run (Crowden kick), 1:56
TEAM STATISTICS
PB J
First downs 7 20
Rushes-yards 35-30 33-167
Passing yards 92 227
Passes 5-15-2 23-36-0
Punts 8-31.7 4-45.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards 5-32 3-35
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Poplar Bluff, Bi Nguyen 22-47, Alex Lewis 2-4, Jake Pulliam 3-1, Kameron Misner 6-(-27), Dustin Gatewood 2-2; Vandeven 11-2, Davis 2-4, Proffer 14-179, Garrett Miller 1-2, Jeremy Elliot 1-(-4), Ben Maudie 1-(-3), Bryndan Reid 1-2, Landry Moore 1-(-10)
PASSING -- Poplar Bluff, Kameron Misner, 5-15-2-92; Jackson, Vandeven 23-36-0-227
RECEIVING -- Poplar Bluff. Paul Rose 3-47, Tristen Francisco 1-15, Collin Jones 1-10; Jackson, BJ Heuer 2-30, Jacob Starzinger 2-(16), Lucas Helwege 1-12, Davis 5-79, Ty Crowden 2-19, Proffer 8-51, Selsor 1-6, Taylor Henson 2-14
Festus 0 14 0 6 -- 20
Central 21 20 8 7 -- 56
First Quarter
C -- Dennis Vinson 4 run (Matt Chism kick), 8:29
C -- Mikey Jones 2 run (Chism kick), 7:40
C -- Braion Owens 31 run (Chism kick), 5:02
Second Quarter
F -- Jordan Wilkes 54 pass from Andrew Hayden (Travis Spraul kick), 11:14
C -- Vinson 2 run (Chism kick), 8:45
C -- Jones 7 run (Chism kick), 3:28
F -- Josh Mobley 65 kickoff return (Spraul kick), 3:18
C -- Al Young 25 pass from Vinson (kick blocked), 0:21
Third Quarter
C -- Jones 5 run (Jones run), 1:35
Fourth Quarter
C -- Young 32 run (Chism kick), 6:13
F -- Nathan Cummings 6 run (kick failed), 1:07
TEAM STATISTICS
F C
First downs 11 20
Rushes-yards 36-150 53-340
Passing yards 66 114
Passes 2-6-1 5-6-0
Punts 3-19.7 3-45.3
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0
Penalties-Yards 2-15 5-50
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Festus, Cummings 14-77, Spraul 4-29, Wilkes 3-22, Austin Cook 10-19, Hayden 4-7, Corey Carr 1-minus 4. Central, Jones 19-167, Owens 20-115, Young 4-36, Vinson 5-14, Chase Eubank 3-10, team 2-minus 2.
PASSING -- Festus, Hayden 2-6-1-66. Central, Vinson 5-6-0-114.
RECEIVING -- Festus, Wilkes 1-54, Spraul 1-12. Central, Young 3-89, Bo Wilferth 1-23, Kway'chon Chisom 1-2.