Turnovers prove costly as Cardinals fall to top-ranked Eagles in Class 2 state semifinals

South Shelby's Gabe Bowen tries to plow through the tackle of a Fair Grove defender during Saturday's Class 2 state semifinal matchup at Charles Rash Memorial Field in Shelbina, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

SHELBINA, Mo. — The South Shelby football team’s toughest opponent during Saturday’s Class 2 state semifinal was not the sub-freezing temperatures. Nor was not the coating of snow that covered the turf at Charles Rash Memorial Field. In Cardinals coach Adam Gunterman’s evaluation, it was not even their opponent Fair Grove, the No. 1-ranked team…

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Photo gallery: South Shelby, Fair Grove play state semifinal in cold, snowy conditions

South Shelby football coach Adam Gunterman, left, embraces senior running back Gabe Bowen following Saturday's loss to Fair Grove in the Class 2 state semifinals in Shelbina, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

SHELBINA, Mo. — The snow that fell overnight added an element of joy Saturday’s Class 2 state semifinal football game between South Shelby and Fair Grove because if gave both teams the opportunity to play in conditions most teams never see. Fair Grove won 55-21, ending South Shelby’s run one step shy of playing in…

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Playoff primer: South Shelby faces No. 1-ranked Fair Grove in Class 2 state semifinal

South Shelby junior quarterback Chase Moellering, right, and Cardinals coach Adam Gunterman take on No. 1-ranked Fair Grove at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Class 2 state semifinals in Shelbina, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

SHELBINA, Mo. — The South Shelby football team is one step away from playing for a state championship for the first time since finishing as the state runner-up in 2011. The Cardinals have played in five state title games in program history. Getting there will take some resolve as Fair Grove is the No. 1-ranked…

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