Hornets Change Platte County Pirates' Record to 52 and 1!

The Chillicothe Hornets used a strong defense to beat Platte County for the first time in school history 28-14 at Platte County Stadium on Wednesday night, November 12. The Hornets win snapped Platte County's 52-game winning streak, the second longest in Missouri history and 5th longest current streak in the nation. Chillicothe is the first team since Aurora in 1999 to beat Platte County. Willard said the Hornets won because his players finally believed they could beat Platte County. For more on this story, visit KCHI Radio's Sports page with Randy Dean. The Midland Empire Conference Sports page also featured photos and an article on this exciting Hornet win.

The photo above and the following photos were taken and provided by Kevin Haney of The Ad Page. You may click on the photos to see a closer view.

Brackets and results may be found on the Missouri State High School Activities Association web site. Click on Brackets & Results, click on Football, scroll to 2003 MSHSAA Class 3 Football, or click here to go directly to the bracket page. This web site has other interesting information, however, you may also enjoy. The Hornets next play Richmond there on Monday night, November 17.

View additional photos from Butch Shaffer (posted in one size only) from the Platte County game.

Leading Up to the Big Win... 

Partial Article from the Chillicothe Constitution Tribune, Monday, November 10, 2003
Ed Crawford, C-T Sports Writer

Chillicothe uses 6 takeaways, big drive to topple Maryville, 28-14.

It was a perfect November playoff football weather. A brisk chill in the air greeted fans in red and back, as well as those in green and yellow. But, nobody from the fans to the players to the coaches took notice of the weather when the long-anticipated Class 3, District 16 clash between a pair of 8-1 state-ranked powers got underway. The entire season boiled down to one barn-burning context. In the end, Chillicothe took advantage of six Maryville turnovers and mounted a grueling second-half drive that took most of the spirit from the Hounds in an impressive 28-14 win. The Senior Night victory gave the Hornets its 8th straight district title and earned Chillicothe a rematch at Platte County in the Class 3 Sectionals Wednesday, November 12. For more of this article, contact the Chillicothe C-T.

Go Hornets!

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(This page updated Thursday, November 13, 2003.)