Strong start allows Kee football team to remain undefeated with another big district win, 66-39 at home against Springville
Three tackles for loss include a sack ... Kee football senior lineman Alex Goetzinger bears down on this Springville ballcarrier in the Hawks’ 66-39 home win over the Orioles Friday, September 10. Goetzinger wrapped up Kee’s lone quarterback sack in the contest in sharing the team lead of three tackles for loss with fellow senior Kai Timmerman, Goetzinger recording two solo stops in his total of five tackles for the ballgame and also helping pave the way for 462 rushing yards in Kee’s total of 514 yards of offense. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
A strong start behind an even stronger running game allowed the Kee football team to break a recent grip the Springville football team has had on the Hawks. Having surrendered six of their past seven match-ups to the Orioles over the past nine seasons, including the past four in a row by no closer than a three-touchdown margin, the football Hawks jumped out to a 34-0 headstart over the Orioles through the first quarter-plus and then played nearly even football on the scoreboard for the game’s remainder to remain undefeated on the season with a 66-39 home victory Friday, September 10.
Despite snapping that four-game skid against a traditionally-strong Springville squad that is winless yet this season, Kee football head coach Chad Winters would still like to see a more focused complete-game effort from his now 3-0 squad. After bolting to their 34-0 early edge, the Hawks were outscored by a 39-32 result over the game’s nearly entire three final quarters.
Kee will now travel to Midland High School in Wyoming, IA to play Eight-Player newcomer Calamus-Wheatland this Friday, September 17. Having played a Week 0 game to start this season, the Warriors are yet winless in four tries this year after coming off a 76-31 loss at Central Elkader this past Friday and being outscored 150-12 in their three prior games.
“We need to have a great week of practice as we prepare to face Cal-Wheatland next Friday night,” Coach Winters said.
Kick-off this Friday night will be at 7 p.m. The Hawks will return home the following Friday, September 24 for their Homecoming game in an Eight-Player District 5 match-up with Central Elkader.
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