North Boone wasn’t going to rally from a seven-touchdown deficit in the second half against No. 1 seed Richmond-Burton , especially with a game clock that wasn’t stopping, so Vikings coach Brett Frederick stopped the football game.

Only a few plays earlier, North Boone junior running back Connor Chamberlain had to be carted off the field on a stretcher after getting tackled.

“This game has to be played with focus and intensity, and it just didn’t feel like our kids were there,” Frederick said. “I don’t blame them for that.”

So, with 5:42 left in the third quarter, No. 16 North Boone requested that the Class 3A playoff opener to be called. Richmond-Burton won 49-0, after leading 42-0 at halftime.

Hunter Carley rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries for R-B (10

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