Hallsville scored with less than a minute left to beat Moberly 37-35 in a frenetic fourth quarter finish to capture the Class 3, District 3 championship…
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. The Spartans had gone on top with about 4-and-a-half minutes left…..
Engel then cashed in a two-point conversion to make the score 35-29. The Indians drove the field and the Brayden Matheney to Isaac Stinson combination worked again….
Matheney and Stinson were our Freeman Financial and Insurance co-Players of the Game. Matheney accounted for all 5 touchdowns. The Hallsville quarterback ran for two and threw for an unofficial 345 yards on 29 completions. Stinson caught all three touchdowns passes and three two-point conversions in the fourth quarter. He finished with 15 receptions for 180 yards.
Moberly jumped out to a 14-0 lead on a 15-yard touchdown run by Ka’Von Tiger to cap the opening drive and a 50-yard run on the first play of the next possession. A key turning point came closing out the second quarter. The Spartans, who were up 20-8, had it first and goal to go and got stopped on four downs. The Indians proceeded to drive 95 yards and score with 25 seconds left to make the halftime score 20-15.
Tiger finished with 179 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Engel ran for 81 yards and scored two touchdowns. The Spartans finish the season 4-8.
Hallsville also got 10 catches from Dalvin Smith for 134 yards. The Indians won three road games to capture their first district title since 2020 and improve to 5-7. It will be an all Tri-County Conference quarterfinal when Hallsville hosts Blair Oaks in a game that can be heard on nemopressbox.com. Here are postgame interviews with both coaches:
Hallsville coach Paul Stevens:
Moberly coach Cody McDowell:
