Lawson and St. Louis are separated by some 253 miles.
It's clear after Friday's 17-7 season opening loss at Class 2A No. 7 Lawson that the defending champion Spoofhounds have a long ways to go before they can consider themselves viable threats to return to the Edward Jones Dome.
It has nothing to do with the distance.
It has mostly to do with the offense.
A snap over the head of quarterback Marcus Grudzinski on the first play from scrimmage set the tone for what was an all-around anemic offensive performance.
Maryville was ineffective both running and throwing, turned the ball over three times, snapped the ball over the quarterback's head twice and committed numerous drive-killing penalties.
Despite a valiant effort from the defense, the Class 3 No. 3 ranked Hounds (0-1) came up on the short end in the opener for the second year in a row...
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