The South Shelby Cardinals held on to beat Monroe City 6-0 in the Class 2, District 7, championship Friday night. The game was scoreless going into the fourth quarter, when South Shelby called a time out to reconsider a potential 42-yard field goal attempt.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. Monroe City had a chance to tie late, with a punt return to the Cardinals 13 with just over a minute left, but a fumble recovered by South Shelby on 2nd and 6 allowed the Cardinals to run out the clock.
Aadon Magruder apparently forced the fumble, and it appeared to be recovered by Daniel Timbrook. We named Timbrook our Outstanding Player of the Game, sponsored by Freeman Financial and Insurance. South Shelby is 10-1, and visits Mid-Buchanan in Saturday’s state quarterfinal. Monroe City’s season ends at 8-4.
Find the complete game on our archive page, and our interview with South Shelby coach Adam Gunterman below.
South Shelby Adam Gunterman:
