Chris Audsley’s Slater Wildcats played well in the first half, but then let one get away from them in a 41-20 loss at home to Wellington in week eight. “We came out strong (in the second half) and about midway through the third quarter, we gave up a couple of big plays and just couldn’t come back,” Audsley said.
When Concordia moved to 8-man football, that temporarily halted the rivalry with the Sweet Springs Greyhounds. When the Greyhounds transitioned to 8-man this year, the rivalry will be renewed.
Santa Fe’s football schedule has gotten tougher as the season has progressed, thus the Chiefs currently are mired in a four-game losing streak. Despite the 78-54 loss to Braymer/Breckenridge in week eight, head coach Danny Capps says the Chiefs were solid offensively.
No. 8-ranked Benedictine is the next challenge on the schedule for the struggling Missouri Valley College football team.
Two Marshall High School standouts have been selected as “Athletes of the Month,” with awards sponsored by Big Iron Realty. Junior offensive guard and defensive middle linebacker Nick Arnold earned the award on the boys side.
A year ago, the two teams were in this exact position, only the location was different. This year, the Marshall Owls’ boys soccer team has a chance to claim the outright championship in the North Central Missouri Conference with a win at home over Hannibal.
High School Friday, Oct. 21 Football Cameron at Marshall , 7 p.m.
Two Marshall Owl runners earned medals at the Richmond Invitational Wednesday. Sophomore Matthew Pomerenke and freshman Saxon Post finished 24th and 25th, respectively, in a race that had 81 participants.
Hannibal is a top-10 ranked team in Class 4, and the Pirates proved why in a 59-14 North Central Missouri Conference win over the Marshall Owls on Cecil Naylor Field Friday. It was the 17th straight win for the Pirates in the series.