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The regular season schedule concludes Friday when Hannibal hosts the Jaguars of Ft. Zumwalt West from O’Fallon, Mo.

The Hannibal Pirates' first football state championship will have to wait for another day.

There are about 3,400 student in the Hannibal School District, and it would be safe to say that every one of them has lined the halls of their respective elementary, middle and high schools Thursday to let the Pirates know they are behind them 100 percent.

Even though their won-loss record is perfect, the road that has brought the Hannibal Pirates to the verge of winning their first Class 4 football state championship has been anything but sunshine and rainbows.

The Hannibal Pirates punched their ticket to the Class 4 Missouri Show-Me Bowl by virtue of their 42-26 road win over North County Saturday.

The storybook 2021 season for the Hannibal Pirates is not over yet. In the Missouri Class 4 state football semifinals Saturday, the Pirates won on the road, knocking off the North County Raiders 42-26 at Bonne Terre.

Saturday was not a good day for a couple of northeast Missouri football teams in state quarterfinal action.

Northeast Missouri was well represented in all-conference football selections announced this week.

If you're curious what can be done to improve facilities at Hannibal schools, look no further than a new drone video that shows the many areas of need from the air.

The Hannibal Pirates have promoted from within to fill their vacant head football coaching position.