Republic scored touchdowns on its first six possessions and won 42-15 at Willard on Friday to claim its first outright conference championship since 1990.
Alex Johnson returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown 16 seconds after Carthage took a fourth-quarter lead, and No. 3 Republic held off No. 2 Carthage 26-22 on Friday at Republic.
The Ash Grove High School football team hosted Class 1, sixth ranked Marionville on Friday, Oct. 16 and fell to the Comets 38-30 in double overtime. The pirates also celebrated senior night, honoring multiple football players as well as seniors from the band and cheerleading programs.
The Ash Grove High School football team made the trip to Skyline to play against the Class 1, fifth ranked Tigers on Friday, Oct. 9 but lost the game 36-12.
The Ash Grove High School football team hosted Class 1, sixth-ranked Pierce City on Friday, Oct. 2 and played great defense defeating the Eagles, 12-6.
