Football Recap: Kirkwood Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 19, 2024, 6:54am

Football Recap: Kirkwood Cobras vs. Bartlett Panthers

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Kirkwood couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They had to suffer through a 44-7 loss at the hands of the Bartlett Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Cobras couldn't push the score so high this time.

Miles Reding threw for 110 yards and a touchdown. Moses Byrd was his top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Josiah Claybrooks rushed for 75 yards.

Geron Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bartlett, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Johnson's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Kam Alexander, who rushed for seven yards and a touchdown.

Kirkwood's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Bartlett, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.

Kirkwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Bartlett has already played their next game, a 17-10 defeat against Houston on the 15th.

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