• Van-Far 20 Mark Twain (1-7, 1-6 EMO) in Vandalia. The Indians rise to 5-4 and 3-4 in the Eastern Missouri Conference and will have the No. 4 seed in the Class 1 District 2 tournament. They host No. 5 Chaffee (5-4) on Nov. 3.

The Indians displayed again on Friday why it has averaged 21.2 points allowed this season as they defeated conference foe Mark Twain 20-6 at home. The victory gave Van-Far its second Farmers' Cup win, after Mark Twain took an 8-1 record in the rivalry matchup into Friday night, and first winning regular-season record since 2004. The defense collected six sacks and five stops on fourth down to give the offense plenty of breathing room. Nikos Connaway ran for a 63-yard touchdown and connected with Gaven Gaston on a 54-yard touchdown passing play in the first half and then hit Gage Gibson for a 10-yard touchdown pass in the second half. The Tigers didn't score until the final minute on a 30-yard run by Eli Tobin.

• Class 4 No. 6 Warrenton (9-0) 35 Mexico 0 in Warrenton. The Bulldogs fall to 2-7 and have the No. 7 seed in the Class 4 District 4 tournament. They will play at No. 2 Holt (6-3) on Friday to begin districts.
• Class 2 No. 5 Bowling Green (9-0,  7-0 EMO) 73 North Callaway 8 in Bowling Green. The Thunderbirds fall to 2-7 and 1-6 in Eastern Missouri Conference and have the Np. 6 seed in the Class 2 District 3 tournament. They play at No. 3 South Callaway (6-3), who they lost to 20-6 this season, on Friday to begin districts.
• Class 3 No. 5 Centralia 42 Macon (0-9,  0-7 CCC) 0 in Centralia. The Panthers rise to 8-1 and 6-1 in the Clarence Cannon Conference and will have the No. 3 seed in the Class 3 District 4 tournament. They host No. 6 Hallsville (4-5), who they defeated 65-36 this season, on Friday.

Look for full football stories in the Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, edition of the Mexico Ledger.