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Willard survives late scare and other headlines from playoffs' opening round

Harrison Keegan/News-Leader

District playoffs started all across Missouri on Friday night.

While some teams survived to play another game, many seniors played their last games on Friday night.

Here are some headlines from the opening round of the playoffs:

Willard survives Parkview scare

Despite going into the opening night of the district playoffs with a 1-8 record, the Vikings came in thinking they could beat Willard.

In a wild game that came down to the last play, the Tigers survived with a 49-41 win over the Vikings.