Football Recap: Clearwater Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 5:05pm

Football Recap: Clearwater Indians vs. Cheney Cardinals

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Clearwater entered their game against Cheney on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Clearwater Indians took a blow against the Cheney Cardinals, falling 50-22. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cardinals are ranked 12th).

Despite the loss, Clearwater still got an impressive performance from Cooper Williams, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 149 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Williams showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.

This is the second loss in a row for Clearwater and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Cheney, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clearwater will venture away from home to challenge Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cheney, they will square off against Hoisington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheney is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

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