Football Recap: Goddard Lions vs. South Cougars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Goddard). They blew past the South Cougars, posting a 61-10 win on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Cougars are ranked 136th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cooper Glasscock and he. Glasscock rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 76 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Avalos, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Goddard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 504 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Goddard's defense made their presence known, laying out Landon Putman. four times. Preston Hagel was especially locked on to South's QB and sacked him twice.
Goddard's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for South, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Goddard will host Arkansas City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Goddard's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Arkansas City's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South, they will head out to face off against Haysville Campus on Friday. South is facing Haysville Campus at the right time seeing as Haysville Campus is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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