No. 5 (8P) WACO 39, Edgewood-Colesburg 36
Eighth-ranked WACO used a strong second half to mount a furious rally, taking down Edgewood-Colesburg 39-36 Friday night in Wayland.
WACO trailed 20-10 at halftime and took a 23-20 lead midway thru the third quarter.
Quarterback Isaac Oswald hooked up with Drew Diers for two scoring passes, while Jon Rice plunged in from one yard in the second half.
Still, however, the game came down to the final moments after Edgewood-Colesburg’s Cael Funk tied the game up at 36 with just over 1:30 to play in the game.
WACO would drive the length of the field to eventually set up a field goal opportunity.
Simeon Reichenbach would be the one to boot the game game-winning 28-yard field goal with :14 seconds left to advance WACO.
The Warriors, now 9-0, will play in Friday’s Round of 16 at Martensdale-St. Mary’s, who is 7-2 on the season.
You can listen to that game on KILJ.
Edgewood-Colesburg ends their season 5-4.
No. 1 Montezuma 36, New London 34
Eddie Burgess and the high-flying Montezuma Braves stayed unbeaten with a narrow 36-34 win over New London.
Montezuma advances to the Round of 16, while New London bows out 4-4.
Dominic Lopez was electric at quarterback for the Tigers, completing 11-of-12 passes for 131 yards and four touchdowns.
Bowen Glaha was the recipient of three of those scores, hauling in five catches for 101 yards.
Burgess finished with four touchdowns for Montezuma racking up 376 total yards of offense.
Montezuma, 9-0, will host Audubon this Friday night.
No. 1 North Scott 55, Mount Pleasant 0
Mount Pleasant trailed 35-0 at the end of the first quarter as No. 1 North Scott rolled to a 55-0 win over the Panthers last Friday at Senior Night at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
The Lancers end their regular season as undefeated district champions as they now embark on the quest of defending their state championship from a year ago.
Mount Pleasant ends their year 1-8.
Other finals from the area:
- North Tama 23, Wapello 22 (PLAYOFFS)
- Lynnville-Sully 40, Highland 15 (PLAYOFFS)
- West Branch 35, Cardinal 6 (PLAYOFFS)
- Pella Christian 42, Mediapolis 21 (PLAYOFFS)
- Solon 63, Keokuk 6
- Grinnell 42, Fairfield 14
- Washington 34, West Burlington Notre Dame 20