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A momentum swing Cassville’s way at the restart of the rain-postponed district semifinal on Saturday gave the Wildcats a steady boost for three quarters of play, but the turnover bug bit hard and ended the team’s season with a 14-7 loss to Reeds Spring.

The Cassville football team was giving Reeds Spring all it could handle on Friday amid turbulent weather and, ultimately, a delay and postponement just as the Wildcats nearly scored.

It was one of the most backand- forth district quarterfinal games in recent memory, and the Cassville football team wrestled its way to a 24-21 win over Aurora on Friday, setting up a district semifinal contest this week at No. 1 Reeds Spring.

Passing Bodee Rose, sophomore 59 C, 126 A, 1,162 Y, 10 TD, 6 INT Rushing Trey Wilson, senior 85 A, 631 Y, 11 TD Bodee Rose, sophomore 104 A, 610 Y, 4 TD Bryson Jacobson, junior 42 A, 255 Y, 4 TD Jake Anthonysz, senior 8 A, 35 Y, 1 TD Team rushing 1,597 Y, 20 TD Receiving Garrett Ewing, junior 24 C, 524 Y, 5 TD Trey Wilson, senior 12 C, 283 Y, 4 TD Riley Ruark, senior 2 C, 82 Y, 1 TD Hernan Hernandez, senior 7 C, 127 Y, 0 TD Team receiving 23 C, 918 Y, 10 TD Defense Keaton Shellenberger, senior 22 S, 25 A, 1 TFL Garrett Ewing, junior 24 S, 21 A, 1.5 TFL Bryson Jacobson, junior 32 S, 33 A, 4.5 TFL, 2 SK, 2 FR Riley Ruark, senior 17 S, 6 A, 2 TFL Canyon King, sophomore 21 S, 42 A, 2 TFL, 1 SK Ethan Lamborn, senior 19 S, 19 A, 5.5 TFL, 2.5 SK, 1 FF Nic Fierro, senior 9 S, 21 A, 0.5 TFL DJ Glidewell, senior 25 S, 24 A, 3.5 TFL, 1 FF Kicking Peter Littlefield, senior 28/28 XP, 3/6 FG .

The Southwest volleyball team may not have seen big numbers in the win column this season, but the Lady Trojans’ improvements over their 34 games are quantifiable, and the future is promising. Steve Voyak, Southwest volleyball coach, said at 2-30-2, the team struggled to reach all its goals, but the team’s improvement could be tracks through its stats.

It was one of the most back-and-forth district quarterfinal games in recent memory, and the Cassville football team wrestled its way to a 24-21 win over Aurora on Friday.

For the first time since 2016, the Barry County Brawl trophy will not be displayed in Cassville’s trophy case, as the Wildcats fell on the road to the Cubs on Friday, 27-10. Clay Weldy, Cassville football coach, said the Wildcats succumbed to the warnings of pitfalls earlier in the week.

Who: Avery Chappell and Maci Barton What: Finished 9th and 78th More: Chappell’s solid short game earns her second state medal Lady Wildcats brave chilly weather at Girls Golf State By Kyle Troutman ktroutman@cherryroad.com Despite temperatures dropping to below 50 on Oct. 17-18, the Cassville girls golf team managed a strong showing at Girls Golf State, with junior Avery Chappell turning in another medal performance.