Football Recap: Osage City Skates Past Caney Valley with Ease

Indians

Margin (Wins)

09/26/25 @ West Franklin	74
11/07/25 vs Atchison County	53
10/03/25 @ Council Grove	43
09/12/25 @ Cair Paravel	40
10/31/25 vs Royal Valley	35

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Osage City had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Caney Valley Bullpups, posting a 46-14 win. Considering the Indians have won nine contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Osage City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reed Silver led the charge by throwing for 256 yards and four TDs on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 106 yards and one touchdown on only 15 carries. Those four passing touchdowns gave Silver a new career-high. Osage City's leading receiver Quenten Stark was Silver's top target yet again, picking up 203 receiving yards and three scores.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Osage City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.

Osage City's record is now 10-1. As for Caney Valley, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.

Coming up, Osage City will face off against Nemaha Central on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Indians 10.7, the Thunder 12) so any points scored will be well earned. Caney Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.