For those Chillicothe Hornets fans driving to Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. state playoffs football game at Pleasant Hill, here are driving directions as listed on MapQuest.com. The school/field are located in the south-central part of town.
  From Chillicothe, take U.S. Highway 36 west to Cameron. Turn south onto I-35  and travel 41.1 miles;  Merge onto I-435 South just past Liberty, via Exit 12A. Travel 13.7 miles on I-435 South; n Merge left onto Missouri Highway 350 E via Exit 66 (63rd St./ Raytown/ Lee's Summit exit). Travel 8.3 miles on Missouri 350 East;  Merge onto U. S. Highway 50 East. Travel 8.8 miles; Take the Highway 7 exit toward Blue Springs/Pleasant Hill and turn right onto Highway 7;  Travel 7.3 miles on Highway 7 to East Myrtle St.;  Turn left onto East Myrtle St. for 0.3 mile to the middle school (old high school) (on your left).
The estimated time for traveling this route is listed as 1 hour, 59 minutes. The distance is 118.29 miles.
Another option, involving fewer highway changes, would be: Travel south to Interstate 70 by the route of your choice; Take I-70 west to the Highway 7 exit at Blue Springs, nearing Kansas City;  Take Highway 7 south to Pleasant Hill to East Myrtle St. Turn left the 0.3 mile to the school.