Mexico 48 Class 4 No. 4 Odessa 43 in Mexico
After a back-and-forth shootout at Hawthorne Heights on Friday night, Mexico (2-1) defeated Class 4 No. 4 and Class 4 District 5 opponent Odessa …
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Mexico 48 Class 4 No. 4 Odessa 43 in Mexico
After a back-and-forth shootout at Hawthorne Heights on Friday night, Mexico (2-1) defeated Class 4 No. 4 and Class 4 District 5 opponent Odessa (2-1). Odessa has averaged 30 points per game eight straight years, but Mexico had the answers with its rushing attack led by quarterback Charlie Fisher. He ran for two touchdowns and returned an interception for a touchdown after Odessa recovered an onside kick in a tie game at 35. Marshall Ball ran for a touchdown to cap a drive that contained a 22-yard pass from Kyler Benne to Kaden Benne and then Drew DeMint knocked down Odessa's final pass as time expired.
Mexico plays at North Central Missouri Conference foe Marshall (2-0) at 7 p.m. next Friday.
Van-Far 46 Louisiana 20 in Louisiana
Van-Far (2-1, 1-0 EMO) beat Eastern Missouri Conference and Class 1 District 2 foe Louisiana (1-2, 0-1 EMO) for its third straight win against the Bulldogs. The Indians had a 30-12 halftime lead partly because of touchdown runs by Ty Evans and Kasen Christian.
Van-Far plays its Homecoming game against conference foe Mark Twain (1-2) at 7 p.m. next Friday.
Centralia 52 Clark County 16 in Centralia for Homecoming
Centralia (3-0, 1-0 CCC) defeated Clarence Cannon Conference foe Clark County (0-3, 0-1 CCC) for the 14th consecutive time. The Panthers scored a season-high and the most points it had since scoring 80 against Highland last season.
Centralia plays at conference foe Monroe City (2-1, 1-0 CCC) at 7 p.m. next Friday.
North Callaway 44 Montgomery County 16 in Montgomery City
North Callaway (3-0, 1-0 EMO) broke the five-year alternating pattern of wins between it and its Eastern Missouri Conference foe Montgomery County (1-2, 0-1 EMO) with its second straight victory over the Wildcats. The Thunderbirds rushed for 360 yards, including 133 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries from Jaiden Galbreath.
North Callaway plays at conference foe Bowling Green (1-2, 0-1 EMO) at 7 p.m. next Friday.
8-Man Football: Paris 52 Braymer 20 in Paris
Paris (3-0) earned its first victory over Braymer (0-3) after losing in shootouts each of the last two years. The Coyotes led 30-6 at halftime.
Paris plays at Northland Christian (1-2) at 7 p.m. next Friday.
Look for full football stories in the Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
