Rachel Crader is the editor of semoball.com. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May of 2009 before spending the summer covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Highlights from Rachel's days in college include having a class down the hall from Chase Daniel and having NCAA wrestling champion Ben Askren hold the door open for her at Brady Commons, Mizzou's student center. She spent time covering Mizzou basketball, softball and baseball while working for the Columbia Missourian and is excited to return home to Southeast Missouri to cover local sports for semoball.com.

Rachel has covered three Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournaments for the Southeast Missourian and semoball.com, and she'll see you courtside again this year.

Cape Central football team defeats Jackson

Posted Friday, September 26, 2014, at 9:47 PM

The Cape Central football team handed Jackson its first loss of the season Friday night with a 31-21 win at Tiger Stadium.

Jackson took a 14-10 lead with 8 minutes, 57 seconds left in the third quarter but Central answered with a 50-yard touchdown run by Braion Owens to make it 17-14 less than two minutes later.

Al Young caught a pass in the end zone with 11 seconds left in the third to give the Tigers a 24-14 lead.

Young intercepted a pass from Dante Vandeven and returned it 40 yards to make it 31-14 with about three minutes remaining.

Vandeven hit Xominique Davis for a 22-yard touchdown with 51 seconds remaining for the final score.

Check semoball.com later for complete coverage of the game.

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