Knox County Eagle Keenan Gillaspy tackles Princeton’s All-State running back Vance Purdun in the second quarter of Knox County’s 34-20 win over the Tigers at Ella Campbell Field in Edina on Wendesday, November 4.  Photo submitted byKen Mitchell, Edina, Mo.

The Payson-Seymour volleyball team celebrates their Central Sectional Tournament championship win against A-C Central Thursday night, November 5, 2009 at Central High School in Camp Point. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

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Clark County High School’s Justin Alderton charges around Mark Twain’s defense for a big gain during Wednesday night football action at Clark County High School in Kahoka.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

A member of the African Acrobtas performs during an assembly Wednesday morning at St. Peter School school. The Kenyan troupe put on a 45-minute display featuring gymnastics, limbo, contortions, balancing and other feats.
(H-W Photo/Philip Carlson)

Sparky, a Brittany Spaniel owned by Jane Huelsmeyer, is practicing the tire jump at K & L Arena during the Quincy Kennel Club’s agility class.  (Photo by Gerald Hackamack)

A full moon rises over Salem Church in Quincy Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.  (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Season ticket holders, Bob and LaVeta Moeller of Quincy, pick out their new seating arrangements during a seat lottery held  Monday evening at Blue Devil Gym. New bleachers have been installed resulting in the loss of several seats because of added aisles and railings. The Moeller’s have held season tickets each year since the 1947-48 Blue Devil basketball season. (H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)

Ron Byars with Quincy Central Services drives his end loader, here at 16th and Kentucky st., up and down Quincy streets picking up piles of leaves that have been plowed up to the corners, and deposits them in city dump trucks to be taken to the yard waste site on Radio Road.  (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)

Tristan Longerger of the Knox County Eagles scores a touchdown on an option play in the third quarter of Knox County’s 46-6 win over the Schuyler County Rams in Missouri district playoff action. Knox County improved its record to 3-0 in district play, 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the Tri-Rivers Conference. It was the first district championship that Knox County has won since 1995. Knox County with host a playoff game with Princeton on Wednesday, November 4.( Submitted by Ken Mitchell, Edina, Mo.

Pleasant Hill/Western running back Jake Yanczer can’t quite reach a pass from quarterback Dylan McKinnon in the second quarter in Class 1A, first round game against Greenfield-Northwestern. (H-W Photos/Michael Kipley)