You might think the SoBoCo Eagles would be the favorite to win its homecoming game over California on Friday night. The Eagles-Pintos kick off at 7 p.m. and will include the crowning of the homecoming king and queen during special ceremonies. And those ceremonies are a part of the problem – but let’s talk about
The SoBoCo Eagles knew that they would need to hang with Blair Oaks early if they wanted to be in the game in the second half. But the Falcons came out flying, staked themselves to an 18-0 halftime lead, and cruised to a 42-13 Tri-County Conference win in Ashland on Friday. For the Eagles it
Game Preview, Rosters, Keys to Winning First you need to realize that Blair Oaks in ranked No. 2 in Class 3 for a reason: Plenty of speed, terrific skill position players, a well-coached disciplined football team. Then you need to remind yourself they are beatable: Hallsville took them down a couple of years ago at
Defense plays well, but turnovers turned into points in Osage win The thrill of an unbeaten season fell apart for the SoBoCo Eagles on a rainy Friday night at School of the Osage. Three plays were indicative of the game in which the Eagles had their backs against the wall early – and the offense
Two teams with identical unbeaten records and similar seasons will face off on Friday night at School of the Osage when the SoBoCo Eagles visit the Osage Indians. At stake? The right to challenge the Blair Oaks Falcons for the Tri-County Conference title. The Indians have defeated Fulton, Seneca, Hallsville and Warsaw – with their
The Southern Boone Eagles scored the first time they had the ball and never gave the Hallsville Indians a chance to make a comeback. There were no delays, no storms and no momentum changes. This game was all Eagles. SoBoCo got two rushing TDs and three passing scores from Spencer Taggart to roll up a
The senior class of football players have never beaten the Hallsville Indians on the gridiron. The idea of not beating your arch-rival one time during your high school career should be motivation enough for Tanner Smith, Brian Kent and the other seniors. However, Eagles coach Trent Tracy says that while everyone knows this week is
Eagles look to stay unbeaten Kickoff: 7 p.m. at Ashland On the Line – Early conference victory will put winner in position to challenge Blair Oaks for Tri-County Conference title. The last two seasons, the Eldon-SoBoCo football game has been won by eight points or less – and this year might not be any different.
SoBoCo lineman Brian Kent knew the Eagles had a big lead and was controlling Friday’s game at Wright City. He also remembered playing at Hallsville two years ago. “I thought, “Oh, here we go again,” Kent said. Then the Eagles held the lead until the Indians came out after a 40-minute rain delay, scored before
Eagles quarterback Spencer Taggart completed passes to five different receivers on Friday, going 11-of-16 for 107 yards and one TD. Taggart is now 29-of-48 for the season for 386 yards, five TDs and zero interceptions. “Spencer did a good job of extending some plays by moving in the pocket and his receivers got open,” coach
