Fourth-seeded Marceline got five rushing touchdowns on the night in a 35-12 win at top-seeded Scotland County in the Class 1 District 8 semifinals Friday night. The hosts scored first on Cooper Small’s 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter, but Marceline answered on the next drive.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. The extra point made it 7-3, and it stayed that way until halftime. It was the first of two scores on the night for Dane Phillips, who carried the ball 11 times for 137 yards unofficially. Phillips was named our Outstanding Player of the Game, presented by Freeman Financial and Insurance.
Small’s second field goal, from 30 yards, pulled Scotland County to within two scores at 21-6 early in the fourth quarter, but Marceline used up almost half the remaining clock on the next drive, ending with a Jagger Sportsman 3-yard touchdown run. Scotland County finally found the end zone on a 33-yard pass from Jaden Bergeson pass to Kwayde Hamilton with just under three minutes left, but Marceline’s Wes Bradley scored on a 43-yard touchdown run on the first play after a failed onside kick. Marceline had about 350 yards of total offense, with most of it on the ground, to just over 200 yards for Scotland County.
Marceline is 8-3, and visits second-seeded Putnam County next week. The Midgets beat the Tigers 42-6 in Week 5. Scotland County’s season ends at 5-4.
Find our postgame interview with Marceline’s Mark Ross below:
