CBC’s Jeremiah McClellan, the 2023 Post-Dispatch All-Metro offensive football player of the year, poses for a portrait, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, at Christian Brothers College High School in Town and Country, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-DispatchFrancis Howell’s Brett Norfleet (88) reaches for a pass defended by Fort Osage’s Roman Tillmon (3)during the Class 5 Show-Me Bowl, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.comMissouri State’s Tulio Da Silva (30) dunks against Indiana State at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.The fireworks light up over the Mississippi River in front of the Gateway Arch and the Old Court House in St. Louis on July 3, 2010. The fireworks were part of the Independence Day celebrations and the yearly Fair St. Louis event.Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. Michael GulledgeA man is carried away on a stretcher after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bike at the intersection of West Nichols Street and North Homewood Avenue on Wednesday night. The injuries were not expected to be life threatening, according to police. / Michael Gulledge/News-LeaderCBC celebrates defeating Lee’s Summit North to win the Class 6 Show-Me Bowl, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.comKirkwood rings the Frisco Bell after winning the annual Turkey Day game against Webster Groves, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, at Moss Field in Webster Groves, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.comThe Missouri State Bears played the Oklahoma State Cowboys at JQH Arena on Dec. 7. Missouri State lost 72-67.Washington’s Mason Kauffeld swims the 200-yard IM at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2020. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.comA wooded area is covered with ash after a wildfire went through part of the southeast corner of Christian County on Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning. Ash piled up to an inch or two in some areas.Kickapoo receiver Mason Pack (15) intercepts a pass intended for CBC wide receiver Kamryn Babb (5) during the first half at CBC High School in Town and Country, Mo., on Nov. 13, 2015. Michael Gulledge/For the News-Leader