Saturday, January 19, 2013
FHN girls pick up victory, while the boys are downed by Francis Howell Central.
Francis Howell North split a girls’ and boys’ doubleheader with Francis Howell Central Friday night as part of North’s first ever athletic Hall of Fame Night. In the girls’ contest, Francis Howell North claimed a 49-42 victory to improve to 8-8 on the season. In addition, the Knights are now 2-1 in the South Division of the Gateway Athletic Conference. North jumped out an 18-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, it was all Central in the second quarter, as the Spartans held the Knights scoreless to even things at 18 at the half. Even after 3 quarters, the game could have gone either way. The Knights held a 3-point lead going into the final quarter. The fourth proved to be pivotal as North outscored Central 16-12 for a 7-…
Monday, December 10, 2012
The boys' basketball team lost to the Festus Tigers in the consolation championship.
The Francis Howell Central Spartans had a rough time Saturday afternoon in Hillsboro, losing 61-43 to the Festus Tigers in the consolation championship of the Gene Steighorst Tournament. The loss dropped the Spartans’ record to 1 and 2. Senior Terel Tipton led the Spartans in scoring with 18 points, and Justin Hayden, a junior, had 10 points. Central was missing two key players from their line up as Derrick Puni and Ryan Howard, both seniors, are dealing with injuries. In the opening round of the tournament, the Spartans lost to tournament runner-up Seckman 65-56. That was followed by a 64-36 victory over the Windsor Owls in the consolation bracket, before yesterday’s loss to Festus. The Spartans have a busy schedule this week, playing …
Saturday, August 25, 2012
The Lions won 34-20 on the opening day of the 2012 season.
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Lions open the 2012 season with a big road win in the first-ever game against the Spartans.
In a span of just more than two minutes, the Fort Zumwalt East Lions took control. Ahead by six with just six minutes left to go in the first half, the Lions went for the three-part knockout of the host Francis Howell Central Spartans in the 2012 season opener. With the score standing at 12-6 in favor of East, the Lions went touchdown, forced fumble, touchdown in 2:02 to take over the game. The swift turn of events gave put the Lions in control—a position East wouldn’t relinquish en route to a season-opening 34-20 victory. “We felt like it was a good team effort all the way around," East head coach Scott Eacret said. "We played some good team defense, we played some good offense, at times." East never trailed in the contest. "We didn't …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Jags and Spartans will meet in the 1 p.m. state quarterfinal game at UMSL, with winner advancing to the Class 5 Final Four next weekend in Columbia.
MSHSAA CLASS 5 PLAYOFFS – GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME PREVIEW Fort Zumwalt West Lady Jaguars (24-5) vs. Francis Howell Central Lady Spartans (20-9) Saturday, March 3, 2012 – 1 p.m. – UMSL Mark Twain Gymnasium ST. LOUIS—Two of the area's best high school girls basketball teams will hook up Saturday afternoon at UMSL, in a state quarterfinal matchup that will send one of them to the Class 5 Final Four in Columbia next weekend, and the other home for the offseason. The Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars and the Francis Howell Central Spartans are familiar foes that meet every year as annual contenders for the GAC South crown, which West won this year. But on Saturday, they'll meet with a much bigger prize on the line—a trip to the Final Four. West has …
Friday, September 16, 2011
Spartans are now 7-1-1, heading into showdown with nationally-ranked Chaminade Prep on Monday at A-B Soccer Center in Fenton.
WENTZVILLE – Since suffering a 2-1 loss in the season opener back on August 31, the Francis Howell Central Spartans soccer team have been literally unbeatable. The Spartans played seven games in the two weeks since that opening night loss, and walked away with a win or a tie every single time. All of those games though, were played in the comfort of Howell Central’s Don Muench Stadium. So it’s little wonder that a top-notch team like the Spartans would go 6-0-1 in those matchups. On Thursday evening though, Howell Central trekked west to Wentzville to take on Timberland for just its second road trip of the year. But even that couldn’t slow down the red-hot Spartans, who easily dispatched the host Wolves, 3-0. “We’ve played a lot of games, …
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Francis Howell Central seeks fifth straight conference title, after going 26-7 last year.
After collecting four straight GAC South championships, the Francis Howell Central Lady Spartans volleyball team is firmly established as the dominant program in St. Charles County. Even in years when they weren’t supposed to be the league’s best, Howell Central managed to somehow rise to the top of the standings and dominate the GAC South. Last year the Lady Spartans went undefeated in the conference and were 26-7 overall before losing in the district semifinals. “It was kind of a surprise last year,” Howell Central head coach Mark McAfee said. “We didn’t expect to be that good last year. You have to give all the credit to the team. The girls did an admirable job of making sure we always played our best.” The Lady Spartans won their first…
Thursday, August 25, 2011
With the loss of seven seniors from last year, Francis Howell Central has a lot of holes to fill in 2011.
As soon as the 2010 season was over, the Francis Howell Central girls varsity softball team wanted to wipe it away from their memory. And for good reason. The 2010 Lady Spartan softball season just was not a good one. The team went 8-17, the first losing season at Howell Central this century, and finished last in the GAC South, without winning any conference games at all last year, in what was a difficult season for sure for head coach Brenda Gabril. “I kind of think of it as a transition year,” Gabril said. “We moved from 40 feet in the pitcher’s circle to 43 feet, and we just had trouble adjusting.” Gabril, the former Brenda Ellison who changed her last name after getting married during the offseason, said the new pitching distance meant…
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
After going 4-6 in last year, Howell Central is looking for first winning season since 2006.
Even though it isn’t publicized much, fans of the Francis Howell Central High football program know the Spartans play one of the toughest schedules of any team in the area. In 2010, Howell Central went 4-6 over the course of the season, with all six losses coming to teams that made the playoffs. In fact, with Spartans being the only team in the area that played six regular season games against teams that made the playoffs, and the only team to play at least three 10-win opponents, the case could be made that Howell Central played the most difficult schedule of anybody in the area last year. “We’re not afraid to play a competitive schedule,” Howell Central head coach Todd Berck said. “It’s a learning experience. We play in a tough …
Monday, August 22, 2011
Loaded Spartans look for return to the top of the GAC South soccer standings.
Save for a four-game losing streak in mid-October and a heart-breaking loss to rival Francis Howell North in the district championship game, the Francis Howell Central boys varsity soccer team had a brilliant season in 2010. Howell Central went 14-8-2 last year, with wins againt several teams that did win their districts. At times, the Spartans even looked like it just might be one of the best teams in the state. “We had a really good group last year,” Howell Central head coach Derek Phillips said. “They were very experienced, and played really well together.” The Spartans only lose four seniors from the 2010 squad coming into this year, and Phillips believes the group he’s got this year, might be the one that could get Howell Central back…
