Webster Groves football coach Cliff Ice knows the situation is unusual.

But when his undefeated Statesmen take the field tonight to play Fort Osage in the Missouri Class 5 championship game, leading the offense will be a trio of talented quarterbacks.

"I don't know anybody that has played three," Ice said. "Honestly, when we started doing it, I figured we would kind of whittle it down. We've made it work. Most nights it has seemed to flow pretty well. Fortunately for the most part we've always been able to move the ball."

After going 6-4 a year ago, Webster Groves entered this season expecting to rely on the strengths of senior Derrick Dilworth and junior Marquis Clemons at the quarterback spot. But when another talented quarterback, Desi Brown, transferred to Webster from North Carolina, the rich got richer.

"It was a hard situation with him coming in at the last minute," Dilworth said. "We thought it was me and Marquis and then we had another weapon coming in."

Instead of becoming a problem with the three players competing for one spot, each member of the trio has carved out his own niche and found ways to contribute, including playing other positions. Dilworth starts at quarterback and Clemons and Brown both start in the defensive secondary.

The results, so far, could not have been better for the Statesmen. Webster Groves (12-0) is averaging 33.9 points a game, won the Suburban South Conference championship and is the top-ranked team in Class 5.

Dilworth, the best passer of the three, has thrown for 1,639 yards and 13 touchdowns with just two interceptions. Clemons has rushed for 490 yards and 11 touchdowns and thrown for 246 yards and five scores. Brown, who had committed to East Carolina before transferring, is second on the team in rushing with 558 yards and has scored six touchdowns.

Ice compared the rotation to when he was the offensive coordinator at Hazelwood Central in the 1090s and running a multiple-formation offense.

"I've really just taken that approach to it where it's all personnel packages," Ice said. "We play four tight ends, three running backs and several receivers and we just took that same approach with our quarterbacks and it has seemed to work pretty well. The kids haven't gotten selfish and they all get to play on the defensive side of the ball."

Dilworth said the three quarterbacks are friends and often hang out away from the field. The addition of the dual-threat quarterback from North Carolina may have added to an already crowded backfield, but it also made a talented Statesmen team even better.

"He's another athlete and we can use him on offense or defense," Dilworth said. "He added a lot. We're glad he came to Webster."