Five Year Trend (Playoffs)
- 2020: 6-5 (Second Round)
- 2019: 13-1 (State Runner-up)
- 2018: 10-3 (State Semifinals)
- 2017: 8-2 (First Round)
- 2016: 5-5 (First Round)
2020 REVIEW
Joplin finished last season with a 6-5 overall record. Like a lot of teams, it just felt like a weird year for the Eagles. They came out and beat Webb City 41-40 in week one, before dropping four of their next six games. “The ability to play all of our regular-season games through a global pandemic without having to cancel any of them was a highlight of the season,” says head coach Curtis Jasper, “The biggest challenge was working through all of the necessary precautions, limiting our ability to do things we normally do.” The team loses some great players, including eight who moved on to play at the next level: Alex Curry (SEMO), Nathan Glades (MSSU), Trayshawn Thomas (MSSU), Scott Lowe (MSSU), Keaton Renfro (Missouri S&T), Davis Ramsey (William Penn), Dominick Simmons (Evangel) and Keaton Huff (Evangel).
RETURNING STARTERS (2020 stats)
QB Always Wright (Sr) 6’4″, 170 lb – 1st team All-District
WR Bruce Wilbert (Sr) 6’1″, 180 lb
WR Landen Atherton (Sr) 6’3″, 190 lb
WR Terrence Gibson (Jr) 6’5″, 205 lb
OL Dawson Phillips (Sr) 6’3″, 225
OL Dontrell Holt (So) 6’5″, 290 lb
DL Donovahn Watkins (Sr) 6’1″, 250 lb – 2nd team All-COC
DL Gunner Price (Sr) 6’0″, 250 lb
DE Joe Jasper (Sr) 6’3″, 200 lb
LB Robert Kelly (Sr) 6’0″, 175 lb
DB Donovyn Fowler (Sr) 6’0″, 150 lb
DB Korey Read (Sr) 6’2″, 180 lb
DB Evan Overstreet (Sr) 6’2″, 165 lb
DB Luke Vieselmeyer (Sr) 5’11”, 150 lb
OTHER KEY RETURNERS
OL Zach Harthan (Sr) 6’2″, 285 lb
OL Stone Karcher (Sr) 6’5″, 240 lb
OL Jett Steele (Sr) 6’5″, 260 lb
WR All Wright (So) 6’2″, 165 lb
RB Quin Renfro (So) 6’0″, 175 lb
RB Drew VanGilder (Jr) 5’10”, 180 lb
LB Johnny Williams (So) 5’11”, 180 lb
LB Draven VanGilder (Jr) 5’10”, 185 lb
KEY NEWCOMERS
WR Hudson Moore (Jr) 6’6″, 172 lb
LB Jaxon Walker (Sr) 6’0″, 200 lb