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Football: Lamar advances to state title game, Cassville’s comeback falls short

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SoMo Sports staff reports

Lamar rolled past Jefferson (Festus) 42-7 in a Class 2 prep football semifinal on Saturday at Thomas O’Sullivan Stadium. 

The Tigers (11-1) advanced to the championship game at 7 on Friday at Blair Oaks High School, where they’ll face St. Pius X (12-0). 

Lamar’s Logan Crockett scored on the second play of the game on a 60-yard run. An 8-yard score from Cade Griffith and a 10-yard pass from Case Tucker to Austin Wilkerson made it 20-0 late in the first quarter.

The Tigers added two more touchdowns in the second quarter, as Crockett scored on a 41-yard run and Tucker added a 1-yard plunge that gave Lamar a 35-0 lead at the break. 

Joel Beshore reached the end zone on a 3-yard run to give Lamar a 42-0 advantage with 3:35 left in the third quarter. Jefferson got on the board on Will Schnitzler’s 20-yard run late in the game for the final margin.  

Lamar is in a title game for the first time since 2017. The Tigers are going for their eighth crown. 

 

CASSVILLE’S COMEBACK FALLS SHORT

In a Class 3 semifinal, host Maryville scored the game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left to beat Cassville 30-28.

The Spoofhounds led 17-0 at the end of the third quarter.

After being shut out for the first three quarters, the Wildcats scored 28 points in the fourth quarter. 

Cassville got on the board with 11:49 remaining on Hayden Sink’s 1-yard touchdown run.

Jericho Farris ran for a 34-yard score with 10:09 left, cutting Cassville’s deficit to 17-14.

Maryville answered with a scoring drive, taking a 24-14 lead with just under four minutes to play. 

The Wildcats pulled within three with 2:05 left when Drake Reese hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass. 

After recovering an onside kick, Cassville took a 28-24 lead with 1:07 to go when Brett Cooper scored on a 44-yard pass play. Maryville responded, as Connor Drake connected with Caden Stoecklein for an 8-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds left. 

Cassville ends the season at 10-3.

Maryville (11-3) meets Blair Oaks (12-1) at 6 on Saturday in the championship game at Jefferson City High School. 

 

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