CHERRY TWP — The Moniteau High School football team tasted the wrong side of revenge Friday night at their home stadium.

The Warriors lost to Kane, 46-19, in a District 9 Large Conference matchup.

“We definitely came out flat. Mentally they weren't prepared to play,” said Moniteau Bob Rottman. “As soon as that happened, it started spiraling and we couldn't stop it for a while.”

Last year, Moniteau defeated Kane on the road, 14-13.

Kane head coach Jim Hillman said Friday's victory felt redemptive for his players and coaching staff, who tried to discover their identity this offseason.

“We talked to the kids about changing some things around,” Hillman said. “We had to become a defined football team.”

Hillman said part of the changes came in a more aggressive running style, which they displayed by averaging 5.2 yards per carry for 136 yards.

Hillman said this is also a personal story of redemption for his quarterback, Zuke Smith, who threw for three touchdowns and ran for one more.

According to Hillman, Smith sustained injuries during the past two seasons, but has put in extra work for his junior season.

Hillman said it also helped that the offensive line didn't allow a single sack in Friday's game.

“They're all tight. They're always together, and they take care of each other,” Hillman said. “They're going to protect (Smith).”

While Moniteau struggled, Rottman turned to, maybe not completely unexpectedly, Ethan McDeavitt.

McDeavitt joined the team with the idea he'd only kick. He did much more against Kane, lining up at receiver in the second quarter and was involved in the majority of Moniteau's scoring.

“We've tried it before in practice, and we tried it in the scrimmage,” Rottman said. “He's the fastest kid on the team, and we weren't getting anywhere running the ball because they were beating us on the line of scrimmage, so we had to try something to spark the offense.”

Moniteau quarterback Brady Thompson connected on his longest two throws of the night with McDeavitt, who caught both passes, one for 70 and one for 41, for 111 yards.

McDeavitt also kicked a pair of 24-yard field goals, and ran 3 yards on a pitch play for a touchdown. He was on the field for Moniteau's second touchdown, a 1-yard run by David Stamm, and he kicked the point after.

“It was very nice for him, and he has tons of potential at (receiver,)” Rottman said. “The team has more potential than what they showed us tonight. We just gotta get back at it Monday and put this one behind us and look forward to Clarion next week.”

After the game, Hillman didn't talk about revenge. He talked about the potential for it to be anybody's day.

“You can't take anybody lightly in this league,” Hillman said. “Last year, they came out, they were a little bit of a slow starter, but boy once they got rolling, they're into the playoffs and away they went.”

Kane 14 25 7 0 — 46

Moniteau 0 9 0 10 — 19

First Quarter

K — Zuke Smith pass 10 to Kevin Sharba, (Jake Alcorn pass to Harley Morris), 5:01

K — Teddy Race run 17 (Alcorn run failed), 1:38

Second Quarter

K — Smith run 3 (Morris pass to Caleb Holt), 7:59

K — Smith pass 29 Bobby Rumcik (Morris pass to Alcorn), 6:13

M — Ethan McDeavitt field goal 24, 4:10

K — Smith pass 60 to Alcorn (Aaron Hottel kick), 3:03

K — Safety on fumble, punter accidentally knelt, 1:10

M — McDeavittrun 3 (kick failed), 0:08

Third Quarter

K — Race run 19 (Hottel kick), 4:14

Fourth Quarter

M — David Stamm run 1 (McDeavitt kick), 7:49

M — McDeavitt field goal 24, 0:00

Individual Statistics

Rushing: Kane, Teddy Race, 9-. 64, Jake Alcorn 10-45, Josh Buhl 2-12, Zuke Smith 2-10, Brayden Coon 3-5. Moniteau, J.D. Dessicino12-91, David Stamm 8-32, Mason Mershimer 6-29, Nick Martino 8-21, Ethan McDeavitt 1-3, Brady Thompson 5-(-30).

Passing: Kane, Smith 6-14-175-2. Moniteau, Thompson 4-13-127-0, Stamm 1-2-0-0.

Receiving: Kane, Alcorn 2-62, Kevin Sharba 2-38, Caleb Holt 1-34, Bobby Rumcik 1-29. Moniteau, McDeavitt 2-111, Mershimer 2-12, Chaz McGuire 1-4.