Red beats blue in the first District 7-5A football game of the season
September 10, 2021
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With Sydney Glover, Morgan Carpenter, and Ava Link supporting Brooklynn Lowe, the Redhawk cheerleaders perform a stunt before the football game against Rock Hill on Sept. 9 at Kuykendall Stadium.
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With the flag of the United States in hand, the Redhawks take the field at Kuykendall Stadium on Sept. 9 for the opening game of District 7-5A play against Rock Hill.
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Standing on the track at Kuykendall Stadium, varsity cheerleaders Morgan Carpenter, Ava Link, Sydney Glover pose before the Sept. 9 game against Rock Hill.
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Driving towards the Blue Hawks end zone, the Redhawks are lined up on 1st down in the opening game of District 7-5A. Rockhill jumped out to an early 14-7 lead, before the Redhawks were able to outscore the Blue Hawks 36-22 the rest of the way for the 43-36 win.
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Performing during halftime of the Redhawks football game against Rock Hill, Red Rhythm captain Kelsey Madden stands on the field with the rest of her team.
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Dressed in red, white, and blue, Redhawks fans fill the stands at Kuykendall Stadium for the football team’s opening District 7-5A game against Rock Hill.
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Breaking free from the Rock Hill defense, senior wide receive Kamryn Smith gets ready to catch a 45-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Keldrick Luster to give the Redhawks a 36-28 lead over Rock Hill.
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Red is better than blue. Well for at least one night it was after the Redhawks beat the Rockhill Bluehawks 43-36 in the opening game of District 7-5A play at Kuykendall Stadium Thursday.
The Redhawks now have a three game winning streak under their belt which junior Keldric Luster hopes will serve as motivation for the next game.
“We really stepped it up as a team,” Luster said. “We came together and got it done which I think was a big thing for us.”
Luster led the way for the Redhawks with his arm and his feet by completing 21 of 23 passing attempts for 268 yards, and rushing for another 118 yards.
Down a few players, including senior 5-star recruit Evan Stewart, the team still pulled through in the final half of the game after Rock Hill took an early 14-7 lead.
“We have a lot of talent this year,” head coach Matt Swinnea said. “We have many athletes who have been competing alongside one another for multiple years which has been extremely beneficial to our bond and success as a team.”
