<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3BRMAa_1Gqpsezt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3BRMAa_1Gqpsezt00" width="1662" height="1247" ><figcaption>Dayton Hays, Gabe Gebhards, Jadyn Geib the OL for Rock Port in their 56-0 win over Platte Valley.</figcaption></figure>(Rock Port) -- Rock Port football has been on a mission all season, earning the top rated spot in the Class 1 8-Man postseason, and showcasing that in a statement win, racing past Platte Valley 56-0 to advance to the next round and improve to 10-0 on the season.Rock Port wasted little time getting its offense rolling, scoring four touchdowns on its first eight offensive plays to build a 30-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.Head Coach Dalton Jones and his staff had the Blue Jays prepared to start their postseason run, even with jostling the schedule to ensure the players could go cheer on the Rock Port Volleyball team during their state title run on Wednesday and Thursday."We just came out ready to go," Jones said, "We've been off for a couple of weeks. We got that bye week, which was much needed, and our boys are just itching to go. We came out just excited, focused, and did our thing."Volleyball is the first Blue Jay team to win a state title other than football, and gives the football even more fuel to win their own title, after finishing as runners up last season."I'm super proud of those girls, and our whole town is so excited for them," Jones said. "It was just so cool to see our town come alive."Brock Holmes opened the scoring with a 23-yard touchdown run before adding another score on a 1-yard carry.After the Blue Jays' defense forced a turnover on downs, Holmes broke loose for a 53-yard touchdown run to make it 22-0.Quarterback Wes Amthor added to the early scoring barrage with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Logan Ellis, giving Rock Port a commanding advantage.The Blue Jays continued to spread the ball around in the second quarter, with Logan Ellis scoring on a 21-yard reception and Holmes adding a 61-yard touchdown catch from Amthor in the final seconds of the first half.Rock Port carried a 50-0 advantage into halftime, triggering a running clock for the second half as both teams turned to their reserves.The Blue Jays' defense also delivered a shutout effort, keeping Platte Valley off the scoreboard throughout the contest, holding PV to under 150 total yards in the game.Holmes finished with four touches, four touchdowns and approximately 135 total yards.In the last three seasons, 36 games, Holmes has 123 offensive touchdowns."Brock is so good. I mean, he works really hard. He never takes plays off. He's always working so hard," Jones said. "His offensive line did a really good job of getting him holes tonight, and I mean, he broke them loose and took advantage of where he could."That offensive line of Dayton Hays, Gabe Gebhards, and Jadyn Geib provided huge holes in the PV win and all season, to give Holmes the huge holes to sprint through."We have rules, we just follow them, communicate well," Hays said. "Just take our steps. We practice every play.""We've been working on this in years past, it's all leading up to this point," said Gebhards. "We hope to keep it going and I got great guys around me to keep pushing me and keep pushing the team."Amthor also had a big night through the air, completing nine of 12 passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns. Finding Jack Meyerkorth six times for 105 yards, and one touchdown, and Logan Ellis twice for scores of 21 and 23."Our offense is much more spread out this year. We have just a couple more weapons so we can be more balanced," Jones said. "Wes has done a really good job this year. He works hard every day, gets better, and we've got Reid Ellis and Logan Ellis out there, and of course, you've got Jack, so it is hard to defend."Defensively, Rock Port continued to show why it has been so difficult for opponents to find success this season, registering their fourth shutout."We got great offensive linemen to go up against in practice," Gebhards said. "So we're working against some of the best of the best every day, and that really helps us to continue to get those pressures, get those sacks, get those tackles for a loss."With the postseason victory secured, the Blue Jays will quickly shift their focus toward the next challenge of a rematch with Nodaway Valley (9-1), after they defeated North Andrew in a shut out 70-58.Rock Port defeated Nodaway Valley 90-62 in their week 8 battle a could weeks ago."We just got to turn the page," Jones said. "I told them in the huddle, when we hit the locker room on Monday, I mean, it's lock in for the whole week. I mean, we have to have a good week of practice, we have to get better, and we've got to focus.""We're very competitive. Ever since elementary, we've been playing, we argue every time during football. Yeah, we want it bad." Hays said.Rock Port improves to 10-0 and advances to the Missouri Class 1 round of 16, continuing its pursuit of a deep postseason run.For full interview with Dayton Hays, Gabe Gebhards, Jadyn Geib, and Head Coach Dalton Jones, click and watch below.</div></body>

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(Rock Port) -- Rock Port football has been on a mission all season, earning the top rated spot in the Class 1 8-Man postseason, and showcasing that in a statement win, racing past Platte Valley 56-0 to advance to the next round and improve to 10-0 on the season. Rock...

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