Football Recap: Cold Springs Skates Past Cleveland with Ease

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Previous 4 Games

09/12/25 - Home	54-22 W
09/13/24 - Away	46-0 W
10/27/17 - Home	0-33 L
10/21/16 - Away	0-28 L

There's no place like home for Cold Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They really took it to the Cleveland Panthers for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-22 victory. With the Eagles ahead 22-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Cold Springs was led to victory by Cason Alexander and Ayden Black. Alexander rushed for 135 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries, while Black rushed for 76 yards and one TD on only five carries. Black's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Cooper Johnson helped out on the ground, rushing for 93 yards and a rushing touchdown.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cold Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Despite the loss, Cleveland saw an underclassman step up: freshman Brennan Steele rushed for 49 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and a pair of TDs.

Cold Springs pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for Cleveland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cold Springs will square off against Winston County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cleveland, they will take on West End at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Patriots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 26.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.