Congratulations to our Glendale Falcon coaches and players, as we have won a 2nd consecutive Class 5A District 5 title, thanks to a 27-3 win over the Kickapoo Chiefs Friday night!

The Falcon beast slumbered through the first 3 quarters of the game, and by early in the 4th quarter, we trailed 0-3 and had lost quarterback Kevin Redmon to a leg injury.  The defense had played well, holding the Chiefs offense at bay, but the Falcons offense had struggled.  With just over 8 minutes to play in the game, an interception by Derek Benz, which the Falcons’ offense turned into a touchdown, the “sleeping giant” was finally woken up.  Our Falcons would capitalize on five 4th-quarter Chiefs’ turnovers, turning 3 of them into touchdowns, and a long run by Joey Mendel who was in at quarterback, would yield their four 4th quarter touchdowns.

Next up for our Falcons is a Missouri Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with the Belton Pirates (7-3).  This year the quarterfinal round will be here in Springfield, Friday night November 9th, at 7:00pm at JFK Stadium.  Belton clinched their district last Friday, but they still finished 3-0 in District 6 with a 48-13 win over Springfield Central last night.  Belton’s other district victories included a 20-0 win over Raymore-Peculiar, and 24-14 win over Lee’s Summit.

Be sure to come to JFK Friday night, and support our Falcons as they look for a quarterfinal victory over Belton.  GO FALCONS!!!