North Andrew claims the 8-man title
For the first time ever, the 8-man MSHSAA Show-Me Bowl was played at Faurot Field in Columbia. The North Andrew Cardinals capped off their undefeated season with a 50-22 win over the Stanberry Bulldogs.
North Andrew took advantage of two first half turnovers by the Bulldogs including a 28 yard interception by Aidan DeLong for a pick six. Â That gave the Cardinals a 30-8 lead heading into half.
Deryk Goff rushed for 170 yards on 35 carries with two TDs for North Andrew as the Cardinals outgained the Bulldogs 284-206.
North Andrew finishes the season 13-0, with their third state championship in the last four years. Â Stanberry has won two of the last five championship games and finishes the season 11-3.
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Kirkwood celebrates their Class 6 championship
Kirkwood quarterback and Southern Illinois commit Reece Goddard threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns on just nine completions. Â He also ran for 140 yards and added another score as the Pioneers topped Blue Springs 31-14. Â Kirkwood racked up 438 yards of offense.
Goddard passed Jeremy Maclin for most career points scored at Kirkwood.
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Only one semifinal game was played Friday night and that was in Class 5. Staley was up 31-14 at the half and Vianney rallied to win 34-31. Â They were stopped four times at the Staley one with a chance to put the game away, but Staley took over with just over a minute to play. Â With the help of two, 15 yard penalties the Falcons were able to take one last crack at the endzone from the Vianney 23, but a pass to the endzone fell incomplete. Â The Griffons come away with the huge comeback victory.
The Class 1-5 championships will be played next weekend on the campus of Missouri State in Springfield.
