Republic scored touchdowns on its first six possessions in a 42-15 win at Willard Friday night, and the win gave Republic its first outright conference championship since 1990.
Republic finished 5-0 in the COC West. It’s Republic’s first undefeated conference season since coach Eddie Miller’s 1990 team went 7-0 in the COC. Republic finishes the regular season 8-1 and will be the top seed in the Class 5 District 6 tournament.
The theme of the week was to keep improving, and coach Ryan Cornelsen said he was satisfied with the way his team played. Republic ran 56 times for 399 yards, 14 different players carried the ball, and Republic led 35-0 at halftime…