WILLARD, Mo. — Carthage remained undefeated by earning a 42-7 win at Willard on Friday night in Central Ozark Conference football action.
Ranked first in Class 5 by the Missouri Media, Carthage is now 5-0, while Willard fell to 1-5. 
Carthage got on the board when Luke Gall scored a 3-yard touchdown run at the 5:12 mark of the first quarter, capping a 10-play, 86-yard drive.
Willard tied it up with 10:05 left in the first half on a 2-yard run by Owen Bushnell.
Cale Patrick's 49-yard run gave the visiting Tigers a 14-7 lead with 7:56 left in the first half. 
Gall scored on a 8-yard touchdown run to give Carthage a 21-7 lead with 9:44 left in the third period. 
Patrick Carlton's 5-yard TD run made it 28-7 at the 5:16 mark of the third period. Carlton added a 6-yard score, giving CHS a 35-7 cushion with 11 seconds left in the third quarter.
Ashton Lancaster added a 3-yard TD run late in the game for the final margin. 
Carthage hosts Joplin (3-3) next Friday.