Defending state champion Osborne knocked Peabody-Burns out of the state playoffs Tuesday with a solid 66-44 win over the Warriors in Peabody.

The Bulldogs built a 24-point lead early and never trailed. The Warriors made it close in the second quarter, using a 75-yard Clayton Philpott touchdown and capitalizing on an Osborne fumble for another to pull within 2 points, 30-28.

Osborne responded with two scores to lead 44-28 at the half, and the Warriors never threatened the lead in the second half.

Peabody-Burns finished the season with a record of 9-1.