Football Recap: Copley Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Anderson Madden and Andrew Mcknight

Copley and Memorial squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Copley had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Roughriders by a score of 36-34. The Indians have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Andrew McKnight

Receiving Yards

10/31/25 @ Memorial	261
08/29/25 vs Firestone	202
09/06/25 @ Garfield	120
09/12/25 vs Tallmadge	116
10/10/25 @ Cuyahoga Falls	112
+ 5 more games

Copley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew McKnight, who picked up 261 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and Anderson Madden, who threw for 333 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. The Indians are 5-1 when McKnight posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise.

Copley's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Memorial, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.

Copley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Memorial, they will square off against Buckeye at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Roughriders will need to watch out since the Bucks have now posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.