Mexico 28 Kirksville 21 OT in Mexico
After trailing 21-7 at halftime, Mexico (6-4) came back to win in overtime to eliminate its North Central Missouri Conference rival Kirksville (4-6) for the …
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Mexico 28 Kirksville 21 OT in Mexico
After trailing 21-7 at halftime, Mexico (6-4) came back to win in overtime to eliminate its North Central Missouri Conference rival Kirksville (4-6) for the second straight season. The Bulldogs play at No. 1 seed and NCMC foe Hannibal (7-2) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Mexico's offense finished with 287 yards compared to Kirksville's 219 yards. Charlie Fisher threw for 94 yards on 9-for-18 passing and had a game-tying 14-yard touchdown pass to Kaden Benne (five catches for 71 yards) on the same drive Fisher connected with Benne for 39 yards on a play. Fisher ran for the game-winning touchdown in overtime. Brysen Hammers ran for 94 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries, and Korbyn Dorsey ran for 42 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries.
Class 2 No. 5 Centralia 56 Versailles 12 in Centralia
Centralia (9-1) dominated at home against Versailles (0-10) to host South Callaway (6-4) next week. The Panthers led Versailles 34-0 after one quarter and 48-0 at halftime. They finished with 303 total yards, including 266 rushing yards, while holding Versailles to 147 yards and had six touchdowns come from five Panthers.
Ethan Ross led with 147 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries, Cooper Gehring had 64 yards and two touchdowns on six carries, and Charlie Robinson had 38 yards and one touchdown on two carries. Ian Arellano had one rushing touchdown and led with six tackles.
Father Tolton 38 North Callaway 6 in Kingdom City
North Callaway (8-2) allowed a touchdown with five seconds left in the first half to trail Father Tolton 14-6 at halftime. Tolton (7-3) took advantage after an interception, which was one of three North Callaway turnovers, and Tolton quarterback Dominik Abadi finished with 277 total yards and five touchdowns (three rushing).
The Thunderbirds finished with 258 total yards, including 207 rushing yards. Jaiden Galbreath led with 119 rushing yards and one touchdown on 31 carries and had 80 rushing yards at halftime. Galbreath also led on defense with five tackles and two tackles for loss, and Kellen Long had five tackles.
