Football Recap: Southwest Dekalb's Run of Five Straight Victories Now Over + How To Watch

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southwest DeKalb can now relate to. They took a 17-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kell Longhorns on Friday. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 31-22 to the Longhorns when the teams met back in November of 2016, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Braylon Carter threw for 132 yards and one touchdown.

Moonie Gipson had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 176 yards and one TD while picking up 8.4 yards per carry for Kell. Gipson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 161 rushing yards.

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

11/21/25 vs Kell	10-17
11/14/25 vs Jonesboro	35-7
10/31/25 vs Druid Hills	27-7
10/24/25 @ Northview	69-0
10/10/25 vs Tucker	40-35

Southwest DeKalb moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Kell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.

Southwest DeKalb does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kell, they will square off against Cartersville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Longhorns will need to watch out since the Hurricanes have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.