Grand River Conference

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Platte Valley's Ridge Clements scored on a touchdown and 2-point conversion with 3:59 left in the District Semifinal against Worth County. It gave them a 30-28 lead. It looked like their lead would hold up when Worth County had a 4th and 7 at their own 32 with 2:33 left in the game. Hayden Sanders' pass was incomplete, but a Platte Valley defender committed pass interference, giving the Tigers new life. With 39 seconds left in the game, Sanders found Karson Briner open in the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown.  Platte Valley had one last chance, but Worth County's pressure on a 4th and 5 at midfield led to an incomplete pass by Clements and a turnover on downs.   Worth County went into victory formation to end the game. Worth County came into the 2nd half with a 14-8 lead and the ball.  They marched down the field and scored on a Landon Wilmes 7-yard run to go up 20-8.  Platte Valley responded on their next drive whe

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by GRC and GRC West teams competed in Cross Country Districts in Platte City.  St. Joseph Christian and Maysville Boys advanced to State as a Team in Class 1, while Samantha Sharp of Brookfield was the Individual Champion in Class 2. Team Results St. Joseph Christian finished 3rd with a score of 78, and Maysville finished 4th with a score of 89.  St. Joseph Christian Photo courtesy of Clifton Grooms   Maysville Photo courtesy of Maysville Wolverines TFXC Facebook Page Individual Results 15 GRC and GRC West runners finished in the Top 30 to advance to the State Cross Country Meet on November 8 and 9 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. In addition, 19 runners set a new Personal Record during the meet. Samantha Sharp Photo Courtesy of Clifton Grooms Class 1 District 4 Girls *13 Sophia Redman, Maysville - 24:03.11 (PR) *14 Payton Verschoor, Polo - 24:11.48 *25 Jazmin Myers, Maysville - 25:27.06 (PR) *27 Jorja Ebert, P

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Week 9 of high school football has been completed. The regular season is over, and district play will begin next week. GRC (11-Man) With nine teams in the conference, every week will feature four conference games and one non-conference game. All but Trenton played a conference game this week. Here are the results for Week 9. #1 Brookfield 42 #6 Marceline 0 Brookfield defeats Marceline for the 3rd straight Bell Game and the 4th straight game overall. #2 South Harrison 48 #8 Gallatin 8 South Harrison won its second straight game against Gallatin and 4th out of the previous six. #5 Milan 28 #3 Putnam County 22 Milan won its second straight game against Putnam County and 4th out of the previous six. #4 Polo 42 #8 Maysville 8 Polo won its second straight game against Maysville and 4th out of the previous five. Hamilton 35  #7 Trenton 13 Trenton is 0-3 vs. Hamilton since 2010. Power Poll District Schedule 1. Brookfield - #1 Seed in Clas

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Brookfield already clinched the GRC title before their final game.  Bragging rights and an undefeated regular season were on the line in the Bell Game against Marceline.  Marceline came into the game at 4-4, but you can usually throw out the record books like any rivalry.   In the first quarter, it looked like the game would be a defensive battle.  Both teams recorded interceptions on their first possession.  Cody Rodgers stopped Brookfield's first possession with an interception, but Devan Norman returned the favor when he snatched a Marceline pass to take over for Brookfield.  Brookfield drove deep into Marceline territory on their next possession, but a tremendous goal-line stand by the Tigers kept the Bulldogs out of the end zone, keeping the game scoreless after one-quarter of play. Marceline had the ball when the second quarter started, but Kendrell Carter recorded his first interception of the night with 11:45 left in t

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by The GRC and GRC West continue their strong play in the postseason with four teams capturing district championships this week.  Each of them will be playing on Saturday at 1:00 pm in the State Quarterfinals for a shot at the Final Four in Springfield. Class 1 District 6 Gallatin defeated Polo 1-0 on a sacrifice bunt by Lyndsey King in the bottom of the fifth scoring Paige Heldenbrand.  Heldenbrand led off the 5th with a double.  It was a smart baserunning move by Paige who kept running when the Polo left fielder hesitated in returning the ball back to the infield.  She then took third on a passed ball.  King then laid down a perfect bunt scoring Heldenbrand.  Brynn Bird pitched a 3-hit shutout and struck out 14 Polo hitters securing the 1-0 victory. Gallatin will host defending Class 1 state champion La Plata in the Quarterfinals.  La Plata defeated Gallatin 5-3 in the State Semifinals in 2023. Class 1 Districts 7 & 8 Stanbe

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by South Harrison followed up last year's state championship with another outstanding performance this year.  After taking a four-stroke lead into day 2, the Lady Bulldogs finished second in Class 1 behind State Champion Duchesne.  South Harrison shot 367 on day 1 and 390 on day 2 for a total of 757.  The score was a 64-stroke improvement on last year's State Championship score of 821. Worth County finished 8th with a score of 866. Abby Owens of South Harrison finished 5th in State with a score of 172, a two-stroke improvement over her fourth-place finish in last year's state meet.  Abby is a junior and has medaled all three years of high school, finishing in the top 5 each season. Here are the final team standings and the list of all GRC and GRC West Individual results: 1. Duchesne 745 2. South Harrison 757 3. Greenwood 788 4. Stover 788 4. Highland 788 6. El Dorado Springs 824 7. Monroe City 859 8. Worth County 866 9