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The Kirksville football team was able to come up big at home Friday night, snapping a losing streak with a 28-10 win over Marshall. Both teams came into the game at 1-3 on the season and having lost their last three games, desperately needing a win heading into tough matchups in week six. The Tigers managed to come out on top.

The Spartans forced a late turnover to beat the Bulldogs in a battle between two of California’s preeminent high school football programs.

De La Salle runs for big yardage, plays hard-nosed defense to win matchup between NorCal powerhouses.

On Aug. 18, Kirksville and Macon football teams got a little preview of their impending season opener. One week before Kirksville is set to host Macon for real, Hugh Dunn Field in Macon was the site of jamboree scrimmages featuring the two teams, as well as Brookfield and Marceline.

Sophomore quarterback Ryder Lyons led No. 1 Folsom to a season-opening win over Montery Trail.

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.

For the first time, Capital City will have alumni coming back for Homecoming. After the school graduated its first senior class in the spring, they will have their first homecoming opportunity when the Cavaliers host Kirksville at 7 p.m. today for both Homecoming and Senior Night at Adkins Stadium. The Cavaliers will try to end the regular season on a three-game winning streak, staying near the top of the Class 5 District 4 standings with a win against the Tigers.