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Lindbergh falls to Kirkwood in second week of playoffs

Lindberghs Logan Offner, No. 4, is pursued by Kirkwood defenders, including Jamal Scott. No. 46, and Abraham Randle, No. 29, in Friday nights game. Photo by Megan LeFaivre-Zimmerman
Photo by Megan LeFaivre-Zimmerman
Lindbergh’s Logan Offner, No. 4, is pursued by Kirkwood defenders, including Jamal Scott. No. 46, and Abraham Randle, No. 29, in Friday night’s game. Photo by Megan LeFaivre-Zimmerman

The season came full circle for the Lindbergh High School varsity football team when the Flyers lost 35-7 to Kirkwood in the second week of the state playoffs.

The Flyers also lost to Kirkwood first week of the regular season, but they put together a better showing Friday night, according to Lindbergh head coach Tom Beauchamp.

“I feel like the kids played really hard the first half,” Beauchamp told the Call. “They did a pretty good job. We slowed them down — kept them slower, more than last time, and the offense got some things clicking, but we couldn’t quite get it put together.

“If we had stopped them there with :51 seconds left in the half, it would have been 14-0. That’s a doable game still yet, but we let them slip one in. They are very dynamic and explosive. I feel like our kids battled all night. They gave them a game at least.

He continued, “So I felt pretty good about that … It was a pretty good, all in all game. They are very talented. I’m very proud of my kids. They battled. They worked hard. They gave it everything they got. That’s all you can ask out of them.”

Despite Lindbergh’s development throughout the season and clearly being a better team at the end of the season, players were still a little disappointed in their overall numbers for the year.

“As far as the season goes, it was a little disappointing. We felt like we should have been better than that,” Beauchamp said. We were hoping for 6-4 or 7-3, at least, and it was close. We had a lot of very close ball games, and we had some struggles we had to go through to get our offense on track.

“And we started getting on track toward the end. I felt a lot better about it, but it was all and all one of those years where you battle and you play, and the ball doesn’t always bounce your way … You try to get to the edge of it and make good things happen.”

As for the seniors who played their last high school football game, they will be missed, according to Beauchamp.

“I’m gonna be very sad to see all my seniors go. (They’re) a very good group of kids and hard workers, and they’re kids you get to know over several years,” he said. “And you go to battle with them year in and year out, night in, night out, and you get pretty attached to them. So, you know, it’s hard to see them go.”

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