No. 8 Carthage to face No. 2 Republic

Friday’s Class 5 District 6 semifinal pits two top 10 teams against each other as the No. 2 Republic Tigers (8-1) host the No. 8 Carthage Tigers (7-3). The two teams met Oct. 16 with Republic holding on for a 26-22 win at RHS. I expect another close game this Friday, despite Republic coming off a bye week and Carthage getting banged up a little in its opening round 10-7 win against Webb City. ...