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District volleyball playoffs begin Monday for the Greyhounds.
The Greyhounds played Friday.
Football and volleyball teams for Clayton and Maplewood Richmond Heights high schools are preparing for big games.
The Suburban East Cross Country Championships happened Tuesday in Shaw Park.
The Maplewood Richmond Heights team will face Carnahan High of St. Louis.
Meanwhile, Tyler Walker of the Greyhounds varsity football team scored three touchdowns in a win over Westminster Christian.
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Here's a roundup of sports highlights from Clayton and Maplewood Richmond Heights high schools last week.
The Blue Devils hope to spoil the 4A Pirates' homecoming.
In other local sports news, the Maplewood Richmond Heights volleyball team went 2-1 last week.
The Warriors scored two defensive touchdowns against the Greyhounds as part of their victory.
The Maplewood Richmond Heights Blue Devils will play the Park Hills Central Rebels at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Clayton High School boys cross-country team placed first in the recent Lutheran North Invitational, while the girls team placed third.
Clayton's softball and tennis teams stayed hot last week, while the Maplewood Richmond Heights volleyball team snapped a losing streak.
The second half is all Ste. Genevieve, and the Blue Devils fail to tie the game on a late extra point.
But the Greyhounds had a second-half surge in the Thursday home game.
The school's quarterback is a three-year starter who can throw the long ball. The Maplewood Richmond Heights football team will travel south for the event.
But despite catching the attention of that school and others, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School junior Antar Thompson said he's focusing on his academic work.
Fall sports are in full swing in the Clayton and Maplewood Richmond Heights school districts.
David Backes, 27, is now among an elite group of National Hockey League players.
Tyler Walker, a junior, rushed for 175 yards and scored three touchdowns in a big football victory for the Greyhounds.
Tyler Walker, a junior, scored three touchdowns in a blowout win for Clayton over Affton.
The Clayton Greyhounds and Ladue Rams played Wednesday at Shaw Park.
The Clayton Greyhounds volleyball team tied the Bayless Broncos on numerous points during its second game but couldn't sustain enough momentum to put them away.
The Maplewood Richmond Heights Blue Devils football team will play the Potosi Trojans on Friday night.
He had been held from last week's game and practice all week for personal reasons, coach Brandon Gregory said.
The Clayton Greyhounds will play the Affton Cougars at home Friday night.
Wes Williams stepped in for running back Elijah Keely during the Maplewood Richmond Heights football game against Brentwood and scored his first three rushing touchdowns.
The complete Maplewood Richmond Heights football game can be heard online.
The game happened Friday afternoon at MICDS.
Darby Hogan also teaches journalism at Clayton High School.
The Maplewood Richmond Heights Blue Devils will face the Brentwood Eagles on Friday night for a football game at MRH High School.
Mosaic Services helps young people at the Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center.
Elijah Keely had five touchdowns Friday during the Maplewood Richmond Heights football game against MICDS.
Lonnie Maclin, who played in several games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1993, suffered a stroke this year. Now, Ozzie Smith and others are raising money to help offset his medical costs.
The Clayton Greyhounds open the football season with an away game at Lutheran North.
Two of the area's top small-school teams clash in Maplewood, and it was high stakes and big crowds for the first game of the season.
Maplewood Richmond Heights starts season at No. 1 in preseason polls and hosts MICDS, ranked No. 2.