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Spartans too much for Tigers to handle, end Kirksville’s season in 42-0 rout

Friday night’s Class 4 District 5 semifinal was over as soon as it began in Moberly. Kirksville got the opening kickoff, went three-and-out, and had its punt blocked. Moberly scored from 23 yards out on the following play.

Kirksville Tigers football against Moberly.
Freshman Noah Tilton is a two-way bright spot for the Tigers moving forward. Kirksville’s season came to a close, 3-8, with a win over Marshall and a pair of victories versus Mexico. Its year came to a close with a tough blowout loss on Friday. (Henry Janssen Sports)

Friday night’s Class 4 District 5 semifinal was over as soon as it began in Moberly. Kirksville got the opening kickoff, went three-and-out, and had its punt blocked. Moberly scored from 23 yards out on the following play.

The next three possessions, the Tigers went three-and-out, leading to three Moberly touchdowns. Kirksville had negative yardage from scrimmage by the time it trailed 28-0.

Top-seeded Moberly advances to 9-1 and has a date with Warrensburg for the District title next weekend. Kirksville finishes the season 3-8 after winning the opener versus Mexico last weekend.

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In Friday’s game, the Tigers unofficially finished with 51 yards from scrimmage, while Moberly posted 389.

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