Head coach Mike Tarpey speaks to the team as they surround him.

#52 George Wehrle and #75 Jadon Bowmen walk off the field after talking to their coaches.

#17 Mason Taylor leads his teammates in warmups.

Kirkwood bursts though their banner making their entrance onto the field.

The next generation of football players follows behind the teams entrance carrying the ball.

Ladue rams lead by #50 Jack Mitchell run through their banner carrying American flags.

#7 Jared Rhodes, carrying a Ladue rams flag, catches up to #50 Jack Mitchell.

The rest of the team enters carrying American flags and heads to their coaches on the sidelines.

Players set down their flags in what they believed was a storage can, it was not. The flags were promptly removed from the trash can.

The rams raise their helmets as the national anthem plays.

#51 Clayton Coughlin, #23 Tommy Margulis, #21 Russell Malone, #17 Mason Taylor and head coach Mike Tarpey walk onto the field for the coin toss.

The coin toss decides that Kirkwood is kicking off.

Seconds after kick off #6 Justin McBride gets possession of the ball and scores a touchdown.

The rams celebrate the touchdown on the sidelines as the crowd cheers in awe of how fast it was scored.

Ladue kicks off lead by #17 Mason Taylor.

Kirkwood catches the ball and advances play to the 30-yard line line where they get their first down

Kirkwood pushes through Ladues defensive line getting to the 50-yard line.

Ladue gains possession of the ball as #5 Dylan Hawthorne hands it off to his teammate around the 45-yard line.

Ladue goes down around the 35-yard line

Play progresses to the 20-yard line with Ladue still in possession of the ball.

#13 Khalil Davis gets in position before the play begins.

#9 Jaylen Swinney attempts to pass the ball to his teammate at the 10-yard line but it gets dropped, resetting play to the 20-yard line.

Kirkwood fumbles the ball and play is reset on the 20-yard line.

With 2 down and 10 to go on the 20-yard line Ladue loses possession and Kirkwood QB #2 goes for a wide pass.

#3 breaks though Ladue defense and runs the ball down the sidelines to around the 35-yard line where #7 Jared Rhodes tackles #3.

#2 passes from 45-yard line to #7.

#7 catches the pass and pushing past #21 Russell Malone he makes a run for the end zone.

#1 Chase Allen ends the play by tackling #7 just before the end zone.

Ladues defense is pushed right up against the end zone by Kirkwood.

Kirkwood celebrates as they score a touchdown after getting past Ladues defense.

#6 Justin McBride gets in position for Kirkwood to start play.

Teammates and coaches watch as Kirkwood kicks off after scoring another touchdown.

#7 Jared Rhodes escapes from the hands of a Kirkwood player and gets to the 50-yard line, but gets blocked from moving forward by the defensive line.

#34 Isaiah Julian runs past the 50-yard line trying to break away.

With 4 downs Ladue decides to kick instead of run the ball. Play is pushed to the 20-yard line and Ladue loses possession.

Kirkwood #3 breaks past Ladues defensive line.

Kirkwood #9 receives a pass and runs a touchdown.

Kirkwood kicks off.

#7 Jared Rhodes catches the ball.

#2 Beau Dolan throws a fumbles pass as the Kirkwood student section cheers “sophomore syndrome.”

Ladue tries to catch up and even the score but can’t make it though Kirkwoods defense.

Ladue coaches call a timeout to talk to their players because the score is 7-20.

Ladue is pushed to the 20-yard line, #7 Jared Rhodes gets possession of the ball and runs it to the 35-yard line.

Teams set up to start play but half time is called.

Sparkles performs at halftime following Laduettes.

Ladue kicks off after halftime.

Kirkwood runs the ball to the 20-yard line.

Kirkwood QB #2 hands the ball off to #3.

#2 evades #50 Jack Mitchell tackles and runs the ball to the 25-yard line.

#11 waits for the referee to call play.

#52 George Wehrle tackles #2 after he passes the ball.

Play moves to the 25-yard line.

Kirkwood breaks through Ladues defensive line and scores a touchdown.

Kirkwood prepares to kick off after their touchdown.

#85 Rogan Callahan and #65 Conner Huber watch as #51 Clayton Coughlin walks off the field with the team trainer after an injury.

On the 32-yard line Kirkwood and Ladue line up as Kirkwood approaches the end zone.

#5 DJ Hawthorn tackles #9 as he runs with the ball.

#17 Mason Taylor and #58 Khalil Douglas attempt to block #2 pass to his teammates.

#9 receives the pass from #2 scoring a touchdown.

#9 Braylon Taylor, at the 20-yard line, attempts to pass to #7 Jared Rhodes at the 30-yard line.

#7 Jared Rhodes receives and runs to the end zone but is flagged and has to return.

#62 Henry Gallemore tackles #2 as he goes for a pass causing a down.

Play resets around the 35-yard line and #2 gets past Ladues defense making it to around the 40-yard line.

#11 Charlie Wehrle watches from the sidelines as his team prepares to start play.

Ladue nears the end zone and scores a touchdown as the crowd cheers.

Ladue kicks off for the final time in the 4th quarter with the score 18-34.

#12 attempts to break past Ladues defensive line near the end zone.

#12 attempts to break past Ladues defensive line near the end zone.

#2 Beau Dolan runs the ball down the sidelines and is tackled by Kirkwood.

#2 Beau Dolan runs the ball down the sidelines and is tackled by Kirkwood.

#2 Beau Dolan runs the ball down the sidelines and is tackled by Kirkwood.

Ladue puts up one last effort, but the game is won by Kirkwood.

#52 George Wehrle shakes hands with Kirkwood players after the game. Kirkwood has kept their perfect season record of 4-0 while Ladue now is 3-1.

Players kneel around their coaches as emotions run high in the group after the loss.