Football Recap: Keystone Skates Past Brookside with Ease

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 6:12am

Football Recap: Keystone Wildcats vs. Brookside Cardinals

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It was a proper cat-fight when Keystone faced off against Brookside on Friday. The Keystone Wildcats took their match at home with ease, bagging a 43-14 victory over the Brookside Cardinals. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Zach Shackelford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. Tyler Ohl made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Keystone didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Ohl picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Grady Whitacre was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles.

Keystone's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Brookside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.

Keystone has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Firelands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keystone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season. As for Brookside, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Black River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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