Football Recap: Vigor Comes Up Short Despite Kevin Malone's Big Defensive Game

Vigor and Montgomery Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Vigor had to settle for second. They took a hard 21-7 fall against the Montgomery Catholic Knights. The contest marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Vigor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kevin Malone. Another thorn in Montgomery Catholic's side was Seth Kidd, who picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss).

Giovanni Hayner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Montgomery Catholic, rushing for 165 yards. The dominant performance gave Hayner a new career-high in rushing yards.

Wolves

Previous 5 Games

11/29/24 vs Montgomery Catholic	7-21
11/22/24 vs UMS-Wright Prep	41-10
11/15/24 vs Eufaula	41-0
11/08/24 vs Sipsey Valley	46-0
10/31/24 vs Baker	9-10

With the defeat, Vigor broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-2. As for Montgomery Catholic, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.

Vigor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Montgomery Catholic has also already played their next match, a 17-14 win against Moody on the 5th.