Fourth-seeded Seneca defeated third-seeded Mountain Grove 24-18 on Friday night in the championship game of the Class 3 District 6 tournament.
Seneca (8-4) will host Mexico (9-2) in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Jaxson Graham scored on a 2-yard run to give the Indians a 6-0 lead with 8:49 remaining in the first quarter.
The Panthers took a 7-6 lead with 1:50 left in the first period, but the Indians went ahead 12-7 on Ethan Fritchey’s 5-yard QB keeper.
Mountain Grove converted a field goal at the end of the first half, trimming Seneca’s lead to 12-10.
Seneca’s Jackson Marrs scored on a 36-yard run to give his team an 18-10 advantage in the third quarter. But Mountain Grove scored and completed the 2-point version, tying the game at 18.
Marrs scored on a 12-yard run with 11:12 left in the game to give Seneca a 24-18 cushion.
The Indians came up with a pair of big defensive stops late in the game to preserve the win.
MUSTANGS FALL
Top-seeded West Plains defeated second-seeded McDonald County 42-7.
The Mustangs went 10-2, the most wins in program history.
West Plains meets Hannibal in the quarterfinals.
NEVADA ENDS SEASON
No. 1 seed Lincoln College Prep knocked off No. 2 Nevada 41-18.
The Tigers finished the season with a 9-3 record.
Lincoln Prep will meet Smithville in the quarterfinals.
LAMAR ADVANCES
Top-seeded Lamar defeated second-seeded Fair Grove 35-7 in the championship game of the Class 2 District 4 tournament.
Lamar takes on Ava in the quarterfinals next Friday.
