12.25.2008 12:01 am
All-Metro football team: Offensive Player of the Year T.J. Moe
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Position: Quarterback School: Fort Zumwalt West • senior Vitals: 6-0 • 185 College plans: University of Missouri While Moe is expected to play in the defensive secondary at Mizzou, he made his biggest impact in high school at quarterback. Moe amassed 4,586 yards of total offense and was in on 61 touchdowns for the 9-3 Jaguars, who averaged 48.8 points per game. Among Moe’s highlight games was a 56-55 loss to Jefferson City in which he completed 23 of 33 passes for 566 yards and six TDs and ran for 101 yards. His final 2008 numbers included 2,557 yards passing and 2,029 rushing.
IN HIS WORDS
Moe talks about switching positions at Mizzou: T.J. Moe
Favorite class: Math Favorite food: Chinese Favorite TV show: “SportsCenter” Favorite book: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee Favorite actor: Will Smith Favorite pro athlete: Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals Favorite pro team: St. Louis Rams Best player you faced this year: E.J. Clark, DeSmet |
I had heard a lot about T.J. through the area media sources but didn’t see him play yet. My son and I decided to check out the jeff City game. This was by far the best HS quarterbacking effort I had ever seen (by a mile). He made many throws and reads that you don’t see college quarterbacks make. Whomever saw that game, saw the best high school performance ever. Remember, this was against a good Jeff City squad not the Little Sisters of the Poor. Mizzou is missing the boat if they don’t groom this young man for a future quarterback role. I thank T.J. and the rest of the team for that amazing night of football.