Football Recap: Kosciusko Falls Short Against Ranked Louisville + How To Watch

Kosciusko faced Louisville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Whippets fell 29-24 to the Wildcats. The Whippets lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in October of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 38-7 score last time.

Jontavious Roundtree

Receiving Yards

10/10/25 @ Louisville	84
09/12/25 vs Leake Central	84
10/03/25 vs Gentry	82
08/29/25 @ Neshoba Central	36
09/19/25 @ Olive Branch	14

Kosciusko's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caiden Wade, who rushed for 60 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards and one TD. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Jontavious Roundtree, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

While Kosciusko came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Louisville: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 37.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from six players: Rowdy Rone, Adairus Bonslater, Martavion Miller, Mylan Johnson-Herron, Aayden Adams, and Jonterrious Herron, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Kosciusko; they were averaging 60.5%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 0%.

Louisville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Triston Edwards out in front who rushed for 29 yards and one score, and also threw for 89 yards and one touchdown. Zaiden Jernigan was another key player, rushing for 105 yards and one TD.

Having lost for the first time this season, Kosciusko fell to 6-1. As for Louisville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.

Coming up, Kosciusko will square off against Greenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so the Whippets' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Louisville, they will challenge Gentry at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats will be up against the Rams' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.29 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.