Football Recap: Southwood Takes a Loss

After soaring to 38 points the game before, Southwood was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell 14-6 to the Manchester Squires. The game was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.

Eli Shellhamer threw for 93 yards and a touchdown. Emery Liddick was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Owen Enyeart rushed for 44 yards, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.

Reiss Gaerte went supernova for Manchester, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Gaerte's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Manchester also got a significant boost from Mason Rooney, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.

Southwood dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Manchester, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwood will take on Peru at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Manchester, they will face off against Whitko at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manchester is facing Whitko at the right time seeing as Whitko is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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