The Kickapoo Chiefs will square off against the Neosho Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Kickapoo is leaving town to face Neosho after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Kickapoo lost 30-7 to Joplin on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Chiefs have suffered since September 8, 2023.
Meanwhile, Neosho had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They really took it to Glendale for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-13 victory on the road. The Wildcats pushed the score to 44-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons had no chance of recovering from.
Cade Spiva was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Denver Welch, who gained 142 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Neosho's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brice Warren and Everson Tomlinson who racked up five sacks between them. Tomlinson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
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