ST. JOSEPH – Blake Buchanan’s official last high school football game was what he called “definitely a thing to remember.”

That game was the 14th Annual Missouri 8-Man All-Star Game, staged by the Missouri 8-Man Coaches Association and held June 25 at Missouri Western State University. Representing Orrick, where he had graduated in May, Buchanan played on offense for the Green All-Star Team. He was the lone Ray Countian to play.

“This is definitely a good last high school game for me,” he said minutes afterward.

Buchanan’s contributions included a fourth-quarter, two-point conversion run – the final points in the Green’s 34- 26 victory over the Silver All-Star Team.

“That was a good play,” he said.

As Buchanan acknowledged, he almost contributed a third-quarter TD reception.

“We had a bubble screen that I scored on, but unfortunately, … Parker Muff (of King City/Union Star) laid a blindside block,” he said with a laugh.

Another contribution by Buchanan impressed Orrick varsity coach Kirk Thac…