Football Recap: Falkner Falls Short of Okolona in the Playoffs

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

11/14/25 vs Okolona	20-40
11/06/25 vs Thrasher	42-6
10/30/25 @ Potts Camp	50-27
10/23/25 @ Byers	56-26
10/17/25 vs Ashland	36-8

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Falkner can now relate to. They came up short against the Okolona Chieftains on Friday, falling 40-20. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Falkner lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Anthony Morgan, who rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards. Malakhi Nunley also helped out with an impressive 104 receiving yards.

Jaylen Jennings went supernova For Okolona., throwing for 145 yards and three TDs on only seven passes, while also rushing for 30 yards and one score. Their leading receiver Jaiden Grady was Jennings' top target yet again, picking up 91 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Falkner's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Okolona, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-6.

As of now, neither Falkner nor the Chieftains have any future games scheduled.