Moberly scored three straight touchdowns in the second half to overcome Southern Boone 28-17 in a Class 3/District 4 semifinal game at Dr. Larry K. Noel-Spartan Stadium on Friday. The Eagles took a 10-7 lead into the locker room when Pryce Bonnot connected on a 27-yard field goal with 10 seconds left.
The Spartans took advantage of a short field on a punt that may have been partially blocked. Ka’Von Tiger finished off the 35-yard drive to take the lead for good:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Southern Boone fumbled near midfield and Moberly turned it into points:
A promising Eagles possession ended on an interception inside the five and Max Richardson returned it to the 30. The Spartans drove down the field for a five-yard Kyler Fanning touchdown run with 5:27 left to put the game away.
Tiger finished the game with an unofficial 90 yards, which puts him over 1,000 yards rushing for the third straight year. Jarin Tydings threw a pair of touchdown passes. Tydings and Richardson were named co-Players of the Game, sponsored by Freeman Financial and Insurance. The Spartans win their fourth game in a row to improve to 6-5 and return to the district championship game. Moberly will play at state ranked Osage next Friday. The Spartans lost at Osage in week 2 38-35 on a walk-off field goal. We will have the broadcast on nemopressbox.com. Southern Boone wraps up the season with a record of 4-7.
Find the full game broadcast by going to our Game Archive section.
postgame with Moberly coach Cody McDowell:
