The Chillicothe Hornets football team had a strong second half and defeated St Joseph Benton 50-21 Friday night at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium.
Chillicothe and Benton traded touchdowns back and forth for a 21-21 halftime tie.
Chillicothe scored twice in the third quarter and twice in the fourth quarter to pick up the win. Six different Hornets scored touchdowns in the game: Gage Leamer, Brock Miller twice, Cayden Potter, Corbin Rodenburg, Braxton Johnson and Damarcus Kelow .
Chillicothe improves to 6-3 on the season and will Kansas City Central next Friday in the first round of the district playoffs.