Kee football team opens 2024 campaign with 66-18 home win over Tripoli
Some stiff resistance ... Kee football senior Carter Seitz stiff arms this Tripoli defender as he carries the ball in the Hawks’ 66-18 home victory over the Panthers Friday, August 30. Seitz carried the ball seven times for 50 yards and also hauled in team-best totals of five catches for 82 yards and three touchdowns. He also wrapped up five total tackles on defense that included three solo stops and one tackle for loss. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The 2024 Kee football season got off to a strong and convincing, both overall and within the game itself, as the Hawks opened this fall’s campaign with a 66-18 home triumph over Tripoli Friday, August 30. Scoring on nine of its 11 possessions in the ballgame, including its first three drives on just eight plays combined, Kee’s grid squad jumped out to a 22-0 advantage within the first five minutes of the ballgame and never looked back on the way to its season-opening victory.
“We were able to get off to a great start, scoring three times in the first five minutes of the ballgame,” Kee football head coach Chad Winters shared. “We hit some big plays and (sophomore) Tanner (Troendle) was able to force a turnover on a kick-off that set up a short field.”
The Hawks are next scheduled to open up Eight-Player District 3 play this Friday, September 6 when they host Turkey Valley in the second of four consecutive home games to start this season. The Trojans opened their 2024 campaign with a 57-28 loss to Fremont-Mills, a State Play-Off qualifier from last season, in a rare Saturday match-up played August 31 in Des Moines.
“We look forward to getting our district play started next week as we welcome Turkey Valley to town in a big district showdown,” Coach Winters forecasted.
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