The Milan Wildcats, ranked #10 in Class 1 in the latest high school football state poll, battled both muddy field conditions and a tough squad from South Harrison High School to a scoreless draw through four quarters of play on Friday night at Cal Hubbard Field.
Going overtime for the first time this season, Milan senior fullback Jamuel Pagan scored on a one-yard plunge to win the game for the unbeaten (8-0, 6-0) Wildcats, in a game heard locally on KTTN FM 92.3.
With a muddy field deteriorating throughout the contest, the game turned into a muddy, defensive duel dominated by rushing attempts, with fans in attendance at Milan’s “Pit” awaiting a game-turning play in regulation that never occurred. South Harrison’s best chance to win the game came late in regulation, after a 33-yard pass to Collin Haffey, but the Wildcat defense held the Bulldogs, forcing overtime.
South Harrison had the ball first in the extra session, but was held on downs, giving the Wildcats a chance to win. On the game’s pivotal play, junior quarterback Ryan Dabney hit tight end Alexis Roman on a 21-yard pass play down to the South Harrison 1 yard line, with Pagan getting over the goal line on the next play to win the game for MHS.
The loss drops South Harrison out of the chase for the Grand River Conference title, as the Bulldogs are now 5-3 overall, and 4-2 in the GRC, two games back of Milan with one week to play.
Milan can clinch the conference title with a win over Polo this Friday night at 7 o’clock at the Pit. South Harrison, in a game to be carried on KTTN FM 92.3, will play host to the Princeton Tigers on Friday night at 7, in a match-up of rivals tied for third place in the GRC standings.
Other scores from Friday, October 12, 2018:
Trenton 32, Polo 28
Gallatin 17, Princeton 7
Maysville 44, Putnam County 6
Lawson 20, Penney 0
East Buchanan 32, North Platte 8
Mid-Buchanan 46, West Platte 8
Lathrop 39, Plattsburg 0
South Shelby 26, Brookfield 18
Macon 12, Palmyra 7
Highland 21, Knox County 0
Centralia 46, West Hancock (IL) 0
Monroe City 44, Clark County 20
Kirksville 34, Moberly 32
Liberty 43, St. Joseph Central 7
Marceline 14, Westran 12
Fayette 32, Salisbury 15
Schuyler County 36, Paris 12
Scotland County 48, Harrisburg 12
Holden 20, Carrollton 7
Knob Noster 40, Richmond 28
Lexington 42, Lafayette County 0
Chillicothe 40, Bishop LeBlond 33
Benton 28, Cameron 7
Lafayette 28, St. Pius X 0
Maryville 41, Savannah 7
Pattonsburg 66, KC East Christian 0
Worth County 60, North Andrew 14
Stanberry 24, East Atchison 20
King City 52, Albany 6
St. Joseph Christian 30, Braymer 6
Milford / Cissna Park (IL) 46, North Shelby 36
Mound City 52, DeKalb 6
Southwest Livingston 56, Northwest Nodaway 8
Platte Valley 60, Stewartsville 26
Rock Port 40, South Holt / Nodaway-Holt 12
Norborne 56, Northwest (Hughesville) 44
