Football Recap: Godwin Comes Up Short Despite Stone Gravitt's Big Defensive Game

Godwin extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-7. They took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thomas Jefferson Vikings. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly seven points.

When it comes to explaining why Godwin lost, don't look at Konstantinos Kovanes. Despite the final result, he rushed for 121 yards and one score. Kovanes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.

Hayden Reasons

Total Tackles

10/30/25 vs Thomas Jefferson	8
10/24/25 vs Freeman	5
10/10/25 vs Glen Allen	8
10/03/25 @ Hermitage	4
09/26/25 vs J.R. Tucker	5
+ 2 more games

Godwin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Stone Gravitt, Noah Wilbourne, and Hayden Reasons picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Reasons is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Thomas Jefferson's side was Braxton Purcell, who made 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

As for Thomas Jefferson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-7 Godwin and 2-6 Deep Run.

The critical scores for Thomas Jefferson came from Quameer Waters, Amare Gough, and Joseph Robertson Jr.

Godwin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 24-0 victory against Deep Run on the 7th. As for Thomas Jefferson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-7 loss against Hermitage on the 7th.