FOOTBALL: Slate is wiped clean; Tigers open district play

Waynesville ended the regular season with a 56-7 home loss to longtime rival Lebanon Friday, Oct. 24 on Tiger Senior Night at the WHS Field.

The Waynesville Tigers have been seeded No. 6 for Class 5 District 5.

In first-round action Oct. 31, Waynesville (0-9) travels to Springfield to take on third-seeded Central Ozark Conference foe Glendale (5-4). Kickoff is 7 p.m.

In other District 5 first-round games fourth-seeded Jefferson City (4-5) hosts fifth-seeded Camdenton (2-7) while second-seeded Capital City (5-4) hosts Springfield Hillcrest (0-9).

In the semifinals Nov. 7 top-seeded Lebanon (5-4) plays the Jefferson City/Camdenton winner while the Capital City/Hillcrest winner meets the Waynesville/Glendale winner at the location of the highest seed. The district title game is slated for Nov. 14 at the location of the highest seed.

It will be the second meeting for Waynesville against Glendale. The Glendale Falcons defeated WHS 44-14 in Waynesville Oct. 3.

The Tigers will be trying to snap a 23-game losing streak, dating back to 2023.

Oct. 24 - Lebanon 56, WHS 7: It was all Lebanon Yellowjackets from the start. The Tigers committed three turnovers, and Lebanon scored touchdowns off all of them.

On the game’s opening kickoff Lebanon recovered an on-side kick, and two plays later senior running back Brayden Christian broke off a 41-yard touchdown run. Senior Rhett Rhoades added the first of his eight PAT kicks.

The Jackets added two more TDs in the first period, on a 26-yard pass from junior QB Beckett York to senior wideout Brody Shoemaker and a 39-yard interception return by senior cornerback Josiah Simmonds.

Lebanon made it 35-0 at halftime with second-quarter TDs of a six-yard run by Christian and a two-yard pass from York to Shoemaker.

The Jackets would add three more touchdowns with the turbo clock running throughout the second half - on a three-yard York pass, a two-yard run by sophomore Malachi Simmonds and a three-yard run by junior Ayden Montoya.

Waynesville avoided the shutout when sophomore running back Samuel Borno-Chrispin broke away on an 84-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left.

Lebanon had 386 yards of total offense compared to 136 for the Tigers. WHS finished with three first downs.

Chrispin paced the Tigers with 97 rushing yards on four carries. Christian finished with 206 yards on 21 carries.

The box score:

Oct 24 at Waynesville

Lebanon 56, Waynesville 7

Team Statistics

First Downs: WHS 3, LHS 20

Yards Rushing: WHS 92, LHS 338

Yards Passing: WHS 44, LHS 48

Total Yards: WHS 136, LHS 386

Passing: WHS 5-13, LHS 5-9

Int. Thrown: WHS 2, LHS 0

Fumbles Lost: WHS 1, LHS 0

Penalties: WHS 7-57, LHS 5-25

Punting: WHS 4-29.5, LHS 1-39.0

The score by periods:

Lebanon        21  14  7  14-56

Waynesville    0    0  0    7-  7

The scoring plays:

Lebanon: Christian 41-yard run, Rhoades kick (10:32).

Lebanon: Shoemaker 26-yard pass from York, Rhoades kick (5:37).

Lebanon: J. Simmonds 39-yard interception return, Rhoades kick (4:39).

Lebanon: Christian six-yard run, Rhoades kick (11:12).

Lebanon: Shoemaker two-yard pass from York, Rhoades kick (:12).

Lebanon: J. Simmonds four-yard pass from York, Rhoades kick (5:37).

Lebanon: M. Simmonds two-yard run, Rhoades kick (11:17).

Lebanon: Montoya three-yard run, Rhoades kick (3:54).

Waynesville: Borno-Chrispin 84-yard run, Valencia kick (2:11).

Individual Statistics

Rushing - Waynesville: Borno-Chrispin 4 for 97, Byrd 8 for minus-5, Fau 1 for minus-2, Wells 1 for 6, Terry 1 for minus-4. Lebanon: Christian 21 for 206, Hill 2 for 8, York 3 for 13, Ogle 5 for 65, Gress 1 for 7, M. Simmonds 2 for 7, Montoya 2 for 8, Jones 1 for 5, Kelm 1 for 19.

Passing - Waynesville: Wells 4-10-35-1, Terry 1-3-9-1. Lebanon: York 5-9-48-0.

Receiving - Waynesville: Greene 4 for 20, Borno-Chrispin 1 for 24. Lebanon: Shoemaker 3 for 32, Ogle 1 for 12, J. Simmonds 1 for 4.