The Capital City Cavaliers started the season in dominant fashion.m The Cavaliers beat St. James 70-12 with only one match going the distance in a season-opening match Tuesday night at Capital City High School. The Lady Cavaliers earned pins in both their matches for a 12-0 win Tuesday.
Once again, the Capital City Cavaliers are set to play the biggest game in program history. The Cavaliers are set to face a rematch against the Helias Crusaders in Capital City’s first district championship game in the four-year history of the program. “We’re trending toward the right direction,” Capital City coach Joe Collier said. “The things that we’re doing in the offseason, in the season, the corrections and tweaks we’re trying to make during games during the season, this is the path we should be on.”
The 2022 season was filled with many firsts for Capital City. But a couple still eluded the Cavaliers. Tonight, the No. 3 seed Cavaliers have a chance to right the missing piece from their first successful season as they look for Capital City’s first district win as it hosts No. 6 seed Battle Spartans in the first round of the Class 5 District 5 tournament.
The Capital City Cavaliers didn’t get the outcomes they were hoping for the past three weeks. Now they have a chance to get right for Homecoming. The Cavaliers are hosting their final Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup of the year when they kick off against the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers at 7 p.m. today.
The Capital City Cavaliers are looking for a bounce back. The Cavaliers have dropped two consecutive games for the first times since the 2021 season and will look to get back in the win column when they go up Stadium Boulevard once again, this time to play the Helias Crusaders in a CMAC matchup at 7 p.m. today.
The Jefferson City Jays will get their first shot at revenge tonight against the Capital City Cavaliers at Adkins Stadium. The Cavaliers picked up their first win in program history against the Jays last year on the same field, but Jefferson City is treating this like any other football game. Kickoff in the Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup is set for 7 p.m. today.
For the second consecutive year, the Capital City Cavaliers’ undefeated start to the season ends with Rock Bridge. The Bruins jumped ahead early and made the stop they needed late to hold off Capital City’s comeback attempt for a 38-28 Central Missouri Activities Conference win Friday at Capital City High School.
Through the first third of the season, the Capital City Cavaliers are off to a perfect start for the second consecutive season. Now comes the hardest part of the schedule. The middle third of the Cavaliers’ season kicks off tonight with their toughest test yet as they host the Rock Bridge Bruins at 7 p.m. in a Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup.
For the first three varsity seasons of the Capital City football program, the Cavaliers were forced to play at a home away from home. On Saturday, they got the first chance to show fans their new digs.
The energy went way up in the second half. The Capital City Cavaliers scored 47 second-half points to build a 68-21 win against the Kirksville Tigers and close out a 7-2 regular season, by far the best in the three years of the program. The 68 points are far past the highest scoring total in school history, with the previous high being 49 in both last week’s win and a Sept. 18, 2020, loss to Rock Bridge.