(Photo of Mexico senior running back Hunter Cuno. Photo credit to Eric Mattson)
The Mexico Bulldogs gave the Hannibal Pirates a test in the Class 4 District 5 Semifinals in Hannibal on Friday, November 8, 2024.
The Bulldogs got a big time rushing performance from senior running back Hunter Cuno who finished the game with 220 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
Cuno’s longest run of the night went for 49 yards.
Korbyn Dorsey ran for 51 yards.
Dorsey scored two touchdowns.
Charlie Fisher got into the endzone on a quarterback keeper.
Drew DeMint completed the game with 41 yards.
The Bulldogs offense put up 329 yards of total offense against the Hannibal defense.
Hannibal ended up winning 42-27.
Mexico ended the season with a 5-6 record and a third place finish in the North Central Missouri Conference.
Checking out other scores:
- The Country 96 Game of the Week saw South Shelby take it to Macon, 48-19
- St Vincent shut out Louisiana, 26-0
- Salisbury beat Marceline, 24-13
- Harrisburg beat Fayette, 16-6
- Bowling Green won at home against Jefferson (Festus), 60-12
- Lafayette Co beat South Callaway, 42-12
- Tipton shut out Crest Ridge, 69-0
- Fr Tolton defeated Centralia, 37-20
- Monroe City won at home against Clark County, 48-8
- Hallsville won on the road against St Charles West, 26-20
- Moberly beat Wright City, 49-42
- Blair Oaks shut out Southern Boone, 66-0
- Boonville beat Knob Noster, 40-13
- Helias beat Camdenton, 45-17
- Lebanon beat Capital City, 44-24
- Rock Bridge won at home versus St Dominic, 35-14
The Van Far Indians will host Hayti in the Class 1 District 1 Quarterfinals on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm.
University of Missouri men’s basketball won their home opener with a 77-62 victory over Howard at Mizzou Arena on Friday, November 8, 2024.
Three Tigers scored in double figures to lead MU to victory.
Senior Tamar Bates tallied a game-high 17 points.
Junior Mark Mitchell followed just behind with 16 points of his own.
And Sophomore Anthony Robinson II put up 13 points of his own.
The Tigers secured their first win of the season, improving to 1-1.
Up next the Mizzou men look to continue their winning ways, hosting Eastern Washington on Monday night.
The 6-2 Missouri Tigers football team will host the 5-4 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Oklahoma holds a 67-24-5 advantage in the all-time series against Missouri.
The game is sold-out and will kickoff at 7:15pm.
The St. Louis Blues are at home skating against the Washington Capitals on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Puck drops at 6pm.
The Kansas City Chiefs try to keep their perfect record intact when they travel to Denver to play the Broncos on Sunday, November 10, 2024.
Kickoff is set for noon.