Football Recap: Darby's Undefeated Season over After Four Games + How To Watch

If Darby was riding high fresh off their 66-32 takedown of Troy last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell just short of the Superior Bobcats by a score of 34-32 on Friday. The Tigers lost against the Bobcats in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 72-36 score last time.

McCoy Townsend

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 @ Superior	245
09/20/25 vs Troy	209
09/13/25 vs Arlee	261
09/06/25 @ Victor	148

When it comes to explaining why Darby lost, don't look at McCoy Townsend. Despite the final result, he rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 45 yards and one TD. Townsend is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 148 every time he's taken the field this season.

While Darby came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Superior: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 15.8%. The team can thank Oliver Long for the heroic effort on defense: he. Darby wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 33.3%.

Darby's defensive line didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Long was especially locked on to Superior's QB and sacked him twice.

It was another big night for Phineas Cataldo, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a pair of scores for Superior. Those 111 receiving yards gave Cataldo a new career-high. Gannon Quinlan was another key player, rushing for 73 yards and one TD on only eight carries.

Having lost for the first time this season, Darby fell to 3-1. As for Superior, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Coincidentally, Darby and Superior will both be playing Seeley-Swan the next time they take the field. The Bobcats will head out to face the Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Tigers will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th.