Football Game Preview: Kirkwood Cobras vs. Creek Wood Red Hawks + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2025, 12:20am

Football Preview: Kirkwood Cobras vs. Creek Wood Red Hawks

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the TN Secondary School Athletic Assn. (TSSAA) & Kirkwood High School. Watch Full Replay

The Kirkwood Cobras will take on the Creek Wood Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

On Thursday, everything came up roses for Kirkwood against LaVergne as the team secured a 40-9 win. The result was nothing new for the Cobras, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.

Josiah Claybrooks

Rushing Yards

10/02/25 @ LaVergne102
09/26/25 vs Dickson County100
09/19/25 vs East Robertson103
09/12/25 vs Northeast163
09/05/25 @ Kenwood140
08/29/25 vs Rossview103

Josiah Claybrooks and Miles Reding were among the main playmakers for Kirkwood as the former rushed for 102 yards and a pair of TDs on only 14 carries and the latter threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. Claybrooks' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Creek Wood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Northwest 34-6.

The critical scores for Creek Wood came from Ben Singleton, Xavier Knight, and Odell Springer.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Creek Wood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Kirkwood's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.0 points on average over those games. As for Creek Wood, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.

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