North Platte outscored Milan 54-34 on Saturday afternoon in snowy Dearborn to advance to the Class 1 state championship game against undefeated Marionville. Tom Johnson broadcast the Wildcats vs. Panthers game on KTTN FM 92.3 and provided this recap:
Those final points came with 3:05 remaining in the game. Milan head coach Mark Cole spoke about the second quarter as a whole, including a 44 second drive by North Platte in the final minute prior to halftime that boosted a three-point Panther lead (17-14) into a ten point lead (24-14) at the break:
Milan finishes the season with an 11-2 record, including a Grand River Conference championship. Cole called it a wonderful season:
North Platte improved its record to 12-1, with the Panthers advancing to the state championship game for the first time since winning the title in 1998. North Platte will play Marionville in the Class 1 title tilt on Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Memorial Stadium at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Marionville defeated St. Vincent in Saturday’s semifinal round 38-7.
Semifinal results from the last weekend of November:
Eight-Man:
Archie 88, Braymer 20 (Broadcast on KGOZ FM 101.7)
Worth County 40, South Holt 14
Class 1:
Marionville 38, St. Vincent 7
North Platte 54, Milan 34
Class 2:
Valle Catholic 51, Fair Grove 26
Lamar 47, Bowling Green 16
Class 3:
Central (Park Hills) 48, Blair Oaks 43
Seneca 41, St. Pius X (KC) 17
Class 4:
Hillsboro 34, Lutheran North 12
Kearney 42, Jefferson City 7
Class 5:
Cardinal Ritter 52, Central (Cape Girardeau) 22
Republic 21, Webb City 20
Class 6:
Christian Brothers College (CBC) 31, De Smet Jesuit 28
Liberty North 28, Rockhurst (KC) 27
