Poplar Bluff clips Sikeston in JV fooball

NMCC 7th, 8th graders fall to Jackson; Sikeston freshman throttle Mules

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SIKESTON -- A wild finish against visiting Poplar Bluff saw the Sikeston junior varsity Bulldogs come just short when going for the win in overtime.

Trailing by eight points with 37 seconds left in regulation, Darien Boyd gave the Bulldogs new life, scoring on a 3-yard run.

Needing the 2-point conversion to force overtime, the Bulldogs gave the ball to Boyd once again with Boyd finding the goal line to tie things up.

After Poplar Bluff scored on a 10-yard run on their third snap in overtime, Sikeston answered with an 18-yard touchdown pass from David Foster to Kenton Robinson to leave the Bulldogs down by one as the Mules were successful on their earlier point-after attempt.

Rather than tie it up with a kick, however, Sikeston went for the win with a screen pass to the right side that wound up unsuccessful.

The loss leaves the Bulldogs at 2-2 going in to their next game Monday, when they travel to Jackson to play the Indians following the freshman game that begins at 4:30 p.m.

Sikeston downed Poplar Bluff in freshman action Monday night for their first win of the season but no further information on the game was available.

Eighth Grade Football

Jackson 8, NMCC 0

NEW MADRID -- The Eagles (2-1) took on Jackson on Monday night falling 8-0 on an interception return by the Indians. Jackson punched in a 2-point conversion following the only score of the night.

The seventh grade squad also lost, 22-14 in the first game of the night.

Thursday, Sept. 16

NMCC 34, Sikeston 12

NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Central eighth grade football team defeated Sikeston 34-12 on Thursday night.

T.J. Clark scored on runs of 1, 2 and 12 yards for NMCC while Harvey Brown added a 39-yard touchdown run and Willie Jimmerson scored from 3 yards out.

Clark and Malik Stevenson added two point conversions as NMCC improved to 2-0 on the season.