MICDS 45 Mexico 7 in Mexico for Senior Night

Mexico (4-5) allowed 266 yards (188 passing and four touchdown passes) of total offense against Class 5 MICDS (7-2), a private school in the St. Louis area, to lose its regular season finale on Friday night. The Bulldogs trailed 36-0 at halftime and played with a running clock in the second half. Mexico finished with 149 yards of total offense (113 rushing), including 45 yards on four carries by quarterback Kaden Benne. He ran for a 28-yard touchdown for Mexico's only points of the game in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter.

For districts, Mexico has the No. 7 seed in Class 4 District 5 and will play at No. 2 seed and Class 4 No. 3 Kirksville (9-0) next Friday in a rematch from a 28-13 loss earlier this season.

Class 4 No. 3 Kirksville 41 Class 2 RV Centralia 12 in Centralia for Senior Night

Centralia (6-3) trailed state-ranked Kirksville (9-0) 12-0 at halftime but ended up losing ground in the second half against the Tigers, who are two classes bigger than the Panthers. Kirksville accumulated 305 yards (190 passing) of total offense while Centralia 256 yards (221 rushing). Ethan Ross ran for 157 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries, and Charlie Robinson ran for 72 yards on 13 carries.

Centralia has the No. 3 seed in Class 2 District 3 and will host No. 6 seed Carrollton (5-4) next Friday.

North Callaway 46 Wright City 42 in Wright City

North Callaway (8-1) escaped Wright City (4-5) with a victory. The Thunderbirds led 30-28 at the start of the fourth quarter and was ahead at the end after outscoing the Wildcats 19-16 in the fourth quarter. North Callaway ran for 480 yards on 64 carries, including 247 yards and four touchdowns on 40 carries by Jaiden Galbreath. Wyatt Haden had 122 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, and Collin Moore added 97 carries on 11 carries. 

North Callaway has the No. 4 seed in Class 2 District 3 and will host No. 5 seed South Callaway (6-3) next Friday.

8-Man Football: Paris 56 Schuyler County 24 in Paris

Paris (6-3) won its regular season finale against conference and district foe Schuyler County (5-4) after leading 28-16 at halftime and widening the lead to as big as 56-16. Luke Ensor threw five touchdown passes, two to Reid Ragsdale, two to Logan Mitchell and one to Cole Dowell. The Coyotes lost 74-30 to Schuyler County last year.

Paris earns the No. 2 seed behind North Shelby, which gives the Coyotes a bye and home game to Nov. 8 against Schuyler County.

Look for full stories in the Oct. 30, 2024, edition of the Mexico Ledger.