The St. Joseph Christian football team had no trouble in its 8-man playoff opener Friday night as they defeated South Holt, 58-0.

The game was called at halftime as Christian improves to 11-0 on the season and they’ll play Mound City the semifinals next Friday.

The Lions dominated from the beginning as Justin Mays scored on a 43-yard run on the second play from scrimmage and went on to lead 44-0 after the first quarter.

Mays was Christian’s leading rusher in the game as he had 49 yards on three carries and two touchdowns.

The Lions had only 20 offensive plays and ran just five plays in their own territory as they finished with 148 yards because of many short fields.

South Holt had no first downs in the game and ended with minus-45 yards of the offense.

Jordan Morrison also had two touchdowns, while David Beard and Jacob Fjellman scored one, and Alex Maudlin threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Matt Dahlgren.

Christian will travel to Mound City next week after the Panthers defeated Southwest Livingston in their quarterfinals game, 62-38.  You can hear the game on ESPN 1550.

Also Friday night in the 8-man quarterfinals, Worth County defeated Northwest Hughesville, 72-20, and Stanberry beat Hardin-Central 32-20.