Marceline routs Milan in Class 1 District 8 opener

Published 12:41 pm Friday, October 30, 2026

Marceline opened the Class 1 District 8 football tournament with a 54-13 win over Milan on Thursday night in Marceline.

The fourth-seeded Tigers improved to 7-3 with the quarterfinal victory after going 6-3 in the regular season.

Fifth-seeded Milan, which entered the tournament 0-8, finished its season 0-9.

Marceline advances to a district semifinal against top-seeded Scotland County (5-3) on Friday, Nov. 6. In the other semifinal, No. 2 Putnam County (7-2) plays No. 3 South Shelby (4-5) at 7 p.m. Nov. 6.

The five-team district bracket includes four area schools: Scotland County, Putnam County, Marceline and Milan.

Quarter-by-quarter scoring and individual statistics had not been reported as of Friday morning.