Pirate football falls to Sarcoxie

The Ash Grove High School football team traveled to Sarcoxie on Friday, Oct. 23 to play their final regular season game but fell to the Bears 32-8.
 
Sarcoxie scored 10 points in the first quarter and seven points in the second quarter to lead 17-0 at the half. The Bears added another eight points in the third quarter and seven points in the fourth quarter to increase their lead to 32-0. Blake Reece was able to punch it in from 3 yards out to give the Pirates their first points of the night in the fourth quarter.
 
Reece led Ash Grove with 122 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, Alex Acosta added 70 yards on 16 carries.
 
The Pirates are 5-4 on the season and were scheduled to play Class 1, fifth ranked Miller on Friday, Nov. 6 in the semifinals of the Class 1, District 3 playoffs. The game will be played in Miller.
 
Despite the loss, Ash Grove maintained third place in the district standings with 34.30 points. Marionville goes into the postseason leading the district with 43.82 points, followed by Miller (42.24 points), Ash Grove, Pierce City (32.77 points) and Diamond (18.81 points).
 
Girls golf
 
The Lady Pirates sent two golfers to the Class 1 state tournament in Smithville last week, as Rylee Allred finished in third place shooting a 74 on Monday, Oct. 19 and an 81 on Tuesday, Oct. 20 for a two-round total of 155. Collins Rust finished in 19th place shooting 99 on Monday and 96 on Tuesday for a two-round total of 195.
 
Volleyball
 
The Lady Pirates volleyball team was off last week but are back in action this week as they were scheduled to play Stockton in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 11 Tournament in Diamond on Monday. The championship game was scheduled for last night.