Football Recap: Gibson Southern Finds Playoff Glory Versus Evansville Memorial

With a playoff win on the line, Gibson Southern rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Evansville Memorial Tigers. The win almost wasn't to be: the Titans were down 21-7 in the second quarter.

Zach Foster was his usual excellent self, rushing for 72 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also throwing for 194 yards and one TD.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Gibson Southern proved: they limited Evansville Memorial to a paltry 0.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Gunner Alexander for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Gibson Southern has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive contests.

Gibson Southern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lloyd Sellers, Ian Maikranz, and Alexander picked up one apiece. Gibson Southern got some further help from Colin Scherer: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Evansville Memorial's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Dockery, who picked up 238 receiving yards, and Luke Brown, who threw for 297 yards and one TD. Dockery's longest reception was for an incredible 75 yards. JJ Lowery also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.

Titans

Previous 6 Games (Home)

10/31/25 vs Evansville Memorial	28-21
10/17/25 vs Princeton	56-0
10/10/25 vs Boonville	42-19
09/26/25 vs Heritage Hills	38-34
09/12/25 vs Henderson County	40-14
08/22/25 vs Danville	35-28

Gibson Southern's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Evansville Memorial, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.

Looking ahead, Gibson Southern is taking a road trip to square off against Evansville Mater Dei at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Foster and Tate Mallory. Evansville Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.