It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clever can now relate to. They fell 28-21 to the Mountain Grove Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Jays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Panthers are ranked 40th).
Clever's loss came despite strong showings from Quintin Lemmer and Kendall Piper. Lemmer rushed for 84 yards and one score, while Piper rushed for 46 yards and one TD.
Braydon Curtiss was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry for Mountain Grove. Another player making a difference was Aden Estep, who rushed for 124 yards and one TD.
Blue Jays
| 11/14/25 vs Mountain Grove | 21-28 |
| 11/07/25 vs St. James | 28-13 |
| 10/31/25 vs Pleasant Hope/Halfway | 48-0 |
| 10/24/25 @ Springfield Catholic | 13-7 |
| 10/17/25 vs Strafford | 12-17 |
With the defeat, Clever broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3. As for Mountain Grove, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Clever does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Grove, they will face off against Seneca at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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