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St. Joseph Christian wins a high-scoring affair against Pattonsburg

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by St. Joseph Christian 78 Pattonsburg 70 The game between the St. Joseph Christian Lions and the Pattonsburg Panthers was on pace to break the Missouri state record for most points in a game at halftime, but it was key defensive stops that secured the win for the Lions. The game started with the Lions recovering an onside kick.  They immediately capitalized.  Cy Carlson almost scored on the first play of the game, but Gage Iddings chased him down at the 4-yard line.  But Peyton Hausman found a hole in the middle and cut back to find the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown.  After a Hausman 2-pt conversion, the Lions led 8-0 with 11:29 left in the first.  However, the lead was short-lived.  The Lions attempted another onside kick again.  This time Landon Preston scooped the ball and returned it for a touchdown.  After the conversion, the game was tied at 8 with 11:25 left. It took a little longe...

Milan's fast start leads them to a 34-8 win over Trenton

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Milan 34 Trenton 8 Milan quarterback Hunter Reed connected with Keaton Weter on a 24-yard touchdown pass on Milan's first drive against Trenton at Cal Hubbard Field on Friday night.  After forcing Trenton to punt, the Wildcats struck again with a 4-yard run from Carlos Cotto with 4:24 left.  When Trenton had to punt with 8 seconds left in the first quarter, Cotto took the handoff from his own 29-yard line and outran the Trenton Bulldog defenders down the sideline as the horn sounded.  The only negative for the Wildcats was the failed 2-pt attempt after the 3rd touchdown, but they would score on all three possessions of the quarter to lead 20-0. Neither team would score in the 2nd frame.  Milan missed a 30-yard field goal, but was able to keep the Bulldogs offense at bay. After the halftime where the 1975 Milan Wildcats Football team was inducted into the Milan C-2 Athletic Hall of Fame, the Wildcats came ba...

#4 Albany knocks off St. Joseph Christian 58-48 to remain unbeaten

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Albany 58 St. Joseph Christian 48 Albany and St. Joseph Christian started conference play in the GRC West on Friday night after winning both non-conference games.  It was an unexpected matchup of unbeaten teams.  The Albany Warriors have had to replace a talented roster, including all-state quarterback Kemper Cline.  They knocked off #4 East Atchison to bring their record to 2-0.  The St. Joseph Christian Lions came into the season with one win in their last five seasons.  They doubled that win total in just two games this season by knocking off DeKalb and Stewartsville-Osborn.   The game started with both teams going three and out on their first possessions.  After Albany punted on their second possession, the Lions were able to capitalize on a 2-yard touchdown run from Cy Carlson.  Carlson appeared to be stopped but reversed course to reach the end zone.  There were two big p...

Gallatin's offense stalls in 28-0 loss to Hamilton in 96th edition of the Highway 13 Rivalry

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Hamilton 28 Gallatin 0 Gallatin traveled down Highway 13 to battle Hamilton for the 96th time.  With the expansion of the GRC, the two teams will not be playing next year, so it may be the last meeting for a while.  With the prospect of the rivalry being put on hiatus, both teams wanted to have bragging rights coming out of Friday's game. Unfortunately for the Gallatin Bulldogs, starting quarterback Peyton Baker was injured on the first drive of the opening game against North Platte.  He was unable to go for the Bulldogs.  Gallatin turned to Sophomore Jackson Ohlberg, who would be making his first career start at quarterback. The game was a defensive battle most of the night with both teams getting early stops.  Neither team was able to sustain drives, and when they started to put something together, penalties would stall the drive.  Hamilton was finally able to get on the board when Carter Kanoy ...