High School Football Playoffs Begin

The Missouri High School football play offs got underway last night with sectional games for Classes 1-4. There were no major upsets, but one undefeated team had its season end early. Versailles, which was 10-0, lost to Salem 31-29. . In Class 4, Webb City pounded Republic 55-14. In Class 3 Platte County topped Chillicothe 35-21. Chillicothe’s won 39 games in a row. Classes 5 and 6 will play on Saturday. Here’s a complete rundown of last night’s scores:Class 1Hayti 32, Paris 13Tipton 44, Salisbury 38Ash Grove 48, Sarcoxie 0Lockwood 48, Osceola 8Adrian 14, St. Mary’s 10Santa Fe 14, Polo 7E. Buchanan 27, Tarkio 24Princeton 34, Scotland County 6 Class 2Portageville 6, Charleston 0Lutheran North 37, Principia 13Centralia 28, Monroe City 0Blair Oaks 41, Montgomery County 19Willow Springs 29, Springfield Catholic 18Warsaw 28, East Newton 7St. Pius X KC 40, Higginsville 7Plattsburg 41, Brookfield 7 Class 3Ste. Genevieve 36, Dexter 7St. Francis Borgia 23, MICDS 9Kirksville 28, Timberland 12Salem 31, Versailles 29Mountain Grove 17, Aurora 7Seneca 49, Harrisonville 9Odessa 27, Oak Grove 3Platte County 35, Chillicothe 21 Class 4Cape Central 26, Windsor 0Eureka 41, St. Clair 8Clayton 28, Cleveland NJROTC 12Hannibal 29, St. Charles West 19Helias 27, Nixa 21Webb City 55, Republic 14Marshall 42, Hickman Mills 40Kearney 42, Westport 0