Colome Cowboys came up with a thrilling 38-36 victory over Alcester-Hudson Monday night in the quarterfinals of the state football playoffs.
The Cowboys were down 14-0 at the end of the first quarter but came back for the victory on their home field. Alcester-Hudson led 20-14 at the half but Colome took a 22-20 lead in the third quarter and never trailed again.
The Cowboys will advance to the semifinals on Saturday when they travel to Harding County. Colome will take a 9-1 record into Saturday’s game. The Colome and Harding County game will start at 5 p.m. central time and 4 p.m. mountain time in Harding County.