Football Recap: Daniel Beats Seneca for Their Third Straight Win

Lions

Previous 3 Games

09/26/25 vs Seneca	27-16
09/19/25 @ Clinton	41-33
09/05/25 vs J.L. Mann	31-14

Daniel extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 4-1. They walked away with a 27-16 win over the Seneca Bobcats. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Lions were down 16-0 in the third quarter.

Daniel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kingsten Bibb led the charge by rushing for 134 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The Lions also got a significant boost from Daimien Curry, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.

Daniel's run defense was locked in: Seneca could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. While two picked up at least 11 total tackles, Dexter Johnson stood above the rest. He picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). Daniel didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.2.

Daniel's defense didn't let Gavin Thoma., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Bryson Freeman refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Seneca's side was Johnson, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Having lost for the first time this season, Seneca fell to 5-1. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with Daniel: they've now lost eight in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Seneca lost, don't look at Amari Verner. Despite the final result, he rushed for 132 yards and one touchdown. Verner is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 120 every time he's taken the field this season.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Daniel will take on rival Berea at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Seneca is set to square off against their familiar foe Blue Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.