Ste. Genevieve Advances to District Championship After Win Over Central

Park Hills, Mo. (KFMO) - The Ste. Genevieve Dragons are advancing to the Class 3, District 1 football championship after defeating Central 26-16 on Friday.

Friday's matchup was the second meeting between the Dragons (7-4) and the Rebels (6-5), with Central taking the first game 40-34 in triple overtime. This time, only regulation time was needed. After a scoreless first quarter, Central got on the board in the second quarter after a 9-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jaxon Jones. That'd be the only score for the first 24 minutes, with Central leading 8-0 at the half.

From there, it'd be 26 straight points for the Dragons, starting with a 14-yard touchdown run for Owen Roth to make it 8-6. Quarterback Luke Ferranto added his first TD run of the day soon after to make it 12-8. Following another defensive stop, Ste. Genevieve's Wyatt Grein got his first score from 13 yards out. Finally, to cap it off, Ferranto took the football 95 yards to take a 26-8 lead.

Central scored the final touchdown of the game, a 4-yard score for Jones, but it was too little, too late, as Ste. Genevieve knocked off the Rebels in Park Hills.

Ste. Genevieve advances to the District Championship, where they will face top-seeded Dexter. The Bearcats defeated Fredericktown 56-20 in their semifinal matchup.

Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, November 23:
6:00p, NHL: St. Louis @ NY Islanders*
6:30p, MBB: Wabash Valley @ Mineral Area
Sunday, November 24:
11:00a, NFL, Week 12: Kansas City @ Carolina
Monday, November 25:
4:30p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 1-South Iron vs 8-Bis
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ NY Rangers*
6:30p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 2-WC vs 7-Clearwater
8:00p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 3-Fred vs 6-Ellington
Tuesday, November 26:
4:30p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 4-AV vs 5-Lesterville
6:30p, GBB: Bismarck @ Arcadia Valley
Wednesday, November 27:
12:30p, WBB: Southwestern IL @ Mineral Area
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ New Jersey*
6:00p, BBB, AV Tournament Semifinal: TBD vs TBD^
8:00p, BBB, AV Tournament Semifinal: TBD vs TBD^
Thursday, November 28:
6:30p, BBB, AV Tournament 3rd Place Game^
8:00p, BBB, AV Tournament Championship Game^
Friday, November 29:
1:00p, NFL, Week 13: Kansas City @ Las Vegas
Saturday, November 30:
5:30p, NHL: Philadelphia @ St. Louis*
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* - denotes game on B104.3