The past week has been a mixed bag of results for the Lady Blackhawks.
For the first time in many years, Pleasant Hill fell to Clinton in a Missouri River Valley Conference West contest.
Sherwood remained winless after being shut out against arguably its toughest regular season opponent Friday night.
After throwing an interception that resulted in a touchdown, Harrisonville senior quarterback Levi Hall took over the Wildcats’ homecoming game Friday night and led his team to a come-from-behind conference victory.
For the second week in a row, Archie scored early and often, building a large lead at halftime and never looking back Friday night.
Back in front of its home crowd, the Drexel football team got back to its winning ways Friday night.
For the first time in seven years, Midway defeated rival Adrian on Friday night. Midway won 14-12, improving its record to 2-2, while Adrian fell to 1-3, losing its third-straight game.
The Lady Blackhawks won a home match and lost a road one last week. They swept Harrisonville (25-16, 25-18 and 25-19) on Sept. 16.
For the second time this season, the Midway football team lost a lopsided game on the road.
After three-straight losses to open the season, the road doesn’t get any easier this week for the Sherwood football team.
DREXEL — As has become tradition, when the Bobcats play Appleton City on the gridiron, points are scored like it’s a fast-paced basketball game.
ADRIAN — For the first time in more than a dozen years, the Blackhawks were held off the scoreboard for a second-straight game Friday night.
The Lady Blackhawks won both of their matches last week without dropping a set. They won at Crest Ridge and at home against Sherwood, winning both matches 3-0.
ARCHIE — Much like it’s done the past four years, the Whirlwinds dominated Rich Hill on the gridiron Friday night.
Arguably the only thing better than earning your first win after a pair of lopsided losses is doing it against an opponent who beat you in the final minute last time you played them.
For the second time in three games, the Harrisonville football team had a handful of players score touchdowns in a blowout victory.
After a 2-2 opening weekend, the Lady Blackhawks won a pair of matches last week. They swept Stover at home and Clinton on the road. In their four wins, the Lady Blackhawks have not dropped a set.
CREIGHTON — Despite throwing five interceptions, Sherwood nearly won its home opener Friday night.
After a last-second loss to open the season, Archie bounced back with a commanding victory over another top-five team Friday night.
In just its second game of the season, Drexel ran into one of the state’s best teams Friday night, and it didn’t go well for the visiting Bobcats.
Before Friday night, it had been more than two seasons since Adrian had been shut out of a football game.
PLEASANT HILL — After a quick start Friday night, the Roosters were unable to maintain their offensive success in their loss to another top-10 opponent.
Harrisonville was a couple minutes away from losing at Bolivar on Friday until it came up with a huge defensive play that led to a game-winning touchdown.
Midway lit up the scoreboard Friday night en route to earning its first win of the season. The Vikings blew out Lone Jack on the road, winning 47-7. It was a fun win for the Vikings (1-1) after a lopsided loss the week prior.
After seven matches away from home during the opening week of action, the Harrisonville volleyball team opened conference play with a sweep in front of its fans Monday night.