Class 5 District 1 semifinal between Jackson and Poplar Bluff

Jackson's Cooper Callis celebrities a win during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Cooper Callis runs the ball during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Jordan Kent reaches for a pass then ended up scoring a 19-yard touchdown during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Jordan Kent scores a touchdown during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Ethan Laster runs the ball during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Poplar Bluff's Mason Libla passes the ball during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Poplar Bluff's RaShawn McCain leaps over a Jackson player during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Jack Warren is brought down during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Cooper Callis scores a touchdown during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Jordan Kent runs the ball during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Cooper Callis looks to pass during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Poplar Bluff's Myanza McCain runs the ball during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Seth Waters reaches for the ball for a kick off return during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Seth Waters is brought down during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Poplar Bluff teammates cheer during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Terrico Johnson scores a touchdown during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Ethan Laster is brought down during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson fans cheer during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Jordan Kent is brought down during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Terrico Johnson reaches for the ball while Poplar Bluff's Tyson Cox brakes up the pass during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Ethan Laster scores a touchdown in the third overtime during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Poplar Bluff's Luke Johnson bends over in sorrow after the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Poplar Bluff students reach for a football before the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Justin Crane walks toward the field during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson football team gathers in a huddle during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Jackson hammer on the sidelines during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson football team prays after the game during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson football team smiles after a win during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Owen Leible lifts his helmet alongside his teammates during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson's Terrico Johnson runs the ball during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

David Thompson and Wanda Gaulding pose for a photo during the Class 5 District 1 semifinal game between Jackson and Poplar Bluff Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jackson won 56-49 in three overtimes. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)