LEDGER FOOTBALL ROUNDUP 10/16/2026: T-Birds set school record vs Van-Far; Mexico loses, Centralia wins on road

Posted 10/16/26

North Callaway 81 Van-Far 22 in Kingdom City

North Callaway (6-2, 5-0 EMO) made Senior Night special on Friday by scoring a school record 81 points against Van-Far (1-7, 1-5 EMO). The …

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LEDGER FOOTBALL ROUNDUP 10/16/2026: T-Birds set school record vs Van-Far; Mexico loses, Centralia wins on road

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North Callaway 81 Van-Far 22 in Kingdom City

North Callaway (6-2, 5-0 EMO) made Senior Night special on Friday by scoring a school record 81 points against Van-Far (1-7, 1-5 EMO). The Thunderbirds have scored at least 50 points in six straight games and previously scored 76 in a game this year. They led 67-14 at halftime. North Callaway finished with 406 rushing yards, led by 120 yards and two touchdowns by senior Collin Moore and followed by 87 yards and four touchdowns by senior Jaiden Galbreath and 86 yards and one touchdown by senior Coltyn O'Neal. O'Neal threw for 219 yards on 7-for-11 passing and one touchdown to senior Brandon Biggers, who had 158 yards on five catches.

Cayden Douglas scored all three Van-Far touchdowns, including on a 75-yard kickoff return, and finished with 171 yards on 22 carries. 

North Callaway plays at conference foe Wright City (3-5, 2-3 EMO) at 7 p.m. Friday, and Van-Far hosts Class 3 Winfield (3-5) at 7 p.m. Friday.

Bowling Green 35 Mexico 24 in Bowling Green

Mexico's first meeting with Bowling Green (6-2) since 2009 ended in a loss as the Bulldogs tried to limit Bowling Green's offense. Bowling Green has been averaging 49 points per game this year and led Mexico (3-5) 27-12 at halftime but had its streak of 40-point games broken at five games. 

Mexico rushing for 243 yards, and Kyler Benne threw for 112 yards on 5-for-16 passing. The Bulldogs outgained Bowling Green's offense, which had 162 rushing yards and 107 passing yards. D'Naz Smith led with 78 yards on 12 carries with one touchdown, Marshall Ball had 73 rushing yards on 11 carries, Benne ran for two touchdowns, and James Matthews ran for 65 yards and a touchdown and had 80 receiving yards.

Mexico carries its four-game losing streak into the final regular season game at 7 p.m. Friday at district foe and Class 4 No. 6 Moberly (7-1).

Class 2 No. 1 Centralia 48 Palmyra 42 in Palmyra

Centralia's unbeaten season is still alive despite trailing 27-14 at halftime. Centralia (8-0, 5-0 CCC) won 48-42 at conference foe Palmyra (5-3, 3-2 CCC). Centralia shot ahead 42-27 in the third quarter before extending its winning streak over Palmyra to six games.

Centralia ran for 400 yards, including Ethan Ross running for 290 yards and five touchdowns on 17 carries. Ross ran for three touchdowns in the second half with the shortest one being at 49 yards. 

Palmyra's Kason Augspurg threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns on 20-for-35 passing. Oliver Bohlmeyer led Centralia with 12 tackles, Louis Suddarth had 11 tackles, and Ross had two tackles for loss.

Centralia hosts conference foe South Shelby (4-4, 2-3 CCC) at 7 p.m. Friday. 

Doniphan 62 Missouri Military Academy 0 in Doniphan

Missouri Military Academy (0-5) didn't score again against Doniphan (2-6) in its second ever meeting against the Dons.

MMA plays its final varsity game against Pleasant Hope with Marion C. Early, Halfway (0-8) at 7 p.m. Friday at home.

8-Man Football: Paris 54 Schuyler County 14 in Paris

Paris (5-2) won on Senior Night against district foe Schuyler County (3-5) to win its fourth straight over Schuyler County.

The Coyotes play at Lincoln (1-7) at 7 p.m. Friday.


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