Stories from Friday, October 19, 2018

The Pierce City Eagles (9-0) concentrated on polished and bruising defense as the regular season ended with a 61-0 rout of Pleasant Hope (0-9). The Eagles rolled to a 42-0 halftime lead, working on shortening the time needed for each subsequent score. They scored first in seven plays, then three, two, three, one and three to end the half. The Pirates only managed three first downs in the first half, while the Eagles scored on nearly every possession, holding the ball only 6-and-a-half minutes...

Monett continued its upward season trend with a 28-0 victory over Nevada on Friday night. The win was the third in the last four games for the Cubs (4-5) and sent the Tigers to a 1-8 regular season mark. Both teams began the game sloppy with turnovers on downs...