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The Joplin Eagles earned a spot in next week’s Class 5 District 6 championship game with a 28-6 win over the Kickapoo Chiefs at Junge Field Friday night.
With the win, JHS advances to face the top-tanked team in the state in Class 6, the Nixa Eagles (10-0) at NHS. Nixa advanced with a 42-6 win over Ozark Friday.
In the Joplin/Kickapoo game, both offenses started off somewhat stagnant, but the Eagles scored when Trenton McCadney dove inside the left pylon for a 6-yard touchdown with 1:10 left in the opening quarter. Toby Ipsen drilled the point after to put Joplin up 7-0.
On its first possession of the second quarter, Kickapoo faced a third-and 3 from their own 33-yard line, but Andrew Snider brought down Chiefs running back Javon Mack for a 5-yard loss.
Kickapoo (2-8) elected to go for the first down on a fourth-and-8, but Joplin’s Gryphon Price broke up a pass intended for Mack and the Eagles took over the ball on the Kickapoo 38-yard line.
The Eagles scored their second touchdown of the game off a quarterback keeper by Daniel Rose with 6:26 left in the half. That score was set up by a 27-yard Rose pass to Zaveon Williams on the left sideline. Ipsen’s kick was true and the Eagles went up 14-0.
The Chiefs started their next drive on the JHS 40-yard line after a nice kick return, but their drive was stymied when Snider broke through for a sack of quarterback Brock Brooks for a 9-yard loss on a third-down play.
The Eagles (5-5) had another scoring opportunity late in the first half, but an Ipsen’s 25-yard field goal with 12 seconds left was no good and Joplin went into the half leading 14-0.
Joplin took up shop on the Kickapoo 20-yard line to start the second half and gave the Chiefs a heavy dose of Traevian McCadney. McCadney broke through the Chiefs' defense on a fourth-and-1 at their own 41 for a 13-yard gain. He followed that with runs of eight and six yards.
His best run of the night was 39 yards that appeared at first to be a touchdown, but McCadney fumbled shortly before crossing the goal line and Kickapoo recovered the ball for a touchback.
The Eagles defense forced the Chiefs to punt and on the ensuing kick, Layne Royle took it to the house, but the play was called back because of an illegal block.
That Joplin drive started on its own 42-yard line with 5:32 left in the third period and culminated with a Rose 24-yard touchdown run with 2 minutes left in the quarter. Ipsen drilled the PAT to put Joplin up 21-0.
The Eagles final score came off a Traevian McCadney 6-yard run about three minutes into the final frame. Ipsen drilled his fourth PAT to give the Eagles a 28-0 lead.
With reserves hitting the field for the final four minutes, the Chiefs put together a touchdown as time expired to make it a 28-6 final.
Traevian McCadney rushed for 172 yards and Rose added 25 yards on the ground. Rose also threw for 200 yards.
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With the win, JHS advances to face the top-tanked team in the state in Class 6, the Nixa Eagles (10-0) at NHS. Nixa advanced with a 42-6 win over Ozark Friday.
In the Joplin/Kickapoo game, both offenses started off somewhat stagnant, but the Eagles scored when Trenton McCadney dove inside the left pylon for a 6-yard touchdown with 1:10 left in the opening quarter. Toby Ipsen drilled the point after to put Joplin up 7-0.
On its first possession of the second quarter, Kickapoo faced a third-and 3 from their own 33-yard line, but Andrew Snider brought down Chiefs running back Javon Mack for a 5-yard loss.
Kickapoo (2-8) elected to go for the first down on a fourth-and-8, but Joplin’s Gryphon Price broke up a pass intended for Mack and the Eagles took over the ball on the Kickapoo 38-yard line.
The Eagles scored their second touchdown of the game off a quarterback keeper by Daniel Rose with 6:26 left in the half. That score was set up by a 27-yard Rose pass to Zaveon Williams on the left sideline. Ipsen’s kick was true and the Eagles went up 14-0.
The Chiefs started their next drive on the JHS 40-yard line after a nice kick return, but their drive was stymied when Snider broke through for a sack of quarterback Brock Brooks for a 9-yard loss on a third-down play.
The Eagles (5-5) had another scoring opportunity late in the first half, but an Ipsen’s 25-yard field goal with 12 seconds left was no good and Joplin went into the half leading 14-0.
Joplin took up shop on the Kickapoo 20-yard line to start the second half and gave the Chiefs a heavy dose of Traevian McCadney. McCadney broke through the Chiefs' defense on a fourth-and-1 at their own 41 for a 13-yard gain. He followed that with runs of eight and six yards.
His best run of the night was 39 yards that appeared at first to be a touchdown, but McCadney fumbled shortly before crossing the goal line and Kickapoo recovered the ball for a touchback.
The Eagles defense forced the Chiefs to punt and on the ensuing kick, Layne Royle took it to the house, but the play was called back because of an illegal block.
That Joplin drive started on its own 42-yard line with 5:32 left in the third period and culminated with a Rose 24-yard touchdown run with 2 minutes left in the quarter. Ipsen drilled the PAT to put Joplin up 21-0.
The Eagles final score came off a Traevian McCadney 6-yard run about three minutes into the final frame. Ipsen drilled his fourth PAT to give the Eagles a 28-0 lead.
With reserves hitting the field for the final four minutes, the Chiefs put together a touchdown as time expired to make it a 28-6 final.
Traevian McCadney rushed for 172 yards and Rose added 25 yards on the ground. Rose also threw for 200 yards.
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