Football Recap: Clay County Falls Despite Big Games from Jakoby Nichols and Joel Elliott

After flying high against South Harrison last Friday, Clay County came back down to earth. The Panthers fell 14-6 to the Logan Wildcats on Friday. The Panthers gained 151 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.

Cooper Collins

Passing Yards

10/03/25 @ Logan	362
09/05/25 @ Buffalo	261
09/26/25 vs South Harrison	222
09/12/25 @ Roane County	217
08/29/25 vs Midland Trail	181

Joel Elliott and Jakoby Nichols certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Elliott picked up 184 receiving yards and one score, while Nichols picked up 102 receiving yards. Cooper Collins was another key player, having thrown for 362 yards and onetouchdown.

Even if they lost, Clay County's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Collin Elliott was especially locked on to Logan's QB and sacked him twice.

Luvante Kenney was a one-man wrecking crew For Logan. as he rushed for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries.

Clay County's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Logan, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay County will host Calhoun at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 808 yards in their previous games. As for Logan, they will be playing at home against Scott at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.