A penalty helped stymie a promising game opening drive by the Hannibal Pirates against Quincy Notre Dame.
Hannibal took the opening kickoff and moved from their own 34 yard line to the Raiders 13 on 14 plays before coming up short on a fourth down conversion attempt...
It's been hot all week, and it's expected to remain hot for the next several days. Several area schools have been dismissing early because of the current heatwave, including Hannibal Middle School and Hannibal High School. We are now hearing that Friday night's varsity football game between the Hannibal Pirates and Quincy Notre Dame Raiders will start just a little bit later than normal, because o
HS Basketball, Boys:
Hannibal Pirates hosted Jeff City Helias at Korf Gym last night, and although Dalton Powell had 22 points, Helias dominated the Pirates, the final was Helias 64, Hannibal 43.
(Helias: 64 Hannibal: 43 Dalton Powell with 22 pts in the losing effort )
Macon: 82 Palmyra: 72
South Shelby: 54 Centralia: 33
Highland: 69 Brookfield: 32
(Derick Smith with 18 pts, and Brandon Davie s
Friday night the Hannibal Pirates entered week 3 of the high school football season 2 -0, following a season-opening win against Quincy Notre Dame, and last week's come-fr0m-behind victory to beat Quincy Senior High. It was another rainy night at Porter Stadium, though nowhere near as intense as the downpour last week, as the Boonville Pirates met the Hannibal Pirates...
Final Score: Hannibal Pirates 34 - Quincy Blue Devils 28
After weeks of drought, measurable rainfall finally returned to the area Friday, and drenched the crowd that gathered at Porter Stadium to watch the first varsity football game between the Quincy Blue Devils and Hannibal Pirates since 1985...
Hannibal and Quincy High first met on the football field in 1896. For many years, the Pirates/Blue Devils matchup was a Thanksgiving Day tradition.
The programs haven’t met since 1985 when QHS won 7-0 on a short touchdown run by Gary Ballinger...