For the first time in his seven years as the Archie football coach, Drew Smith watched his squad suffer two-straight losses. On Friday, the Whirlwinds found themselves back in the win column – a place they’ve often been during Smith’s tenure – despite being a bit banged up on both sides of the ball. Archie defeated Rich Hill, 46-6, on the road, picking up another WEMO Conference victory. Archie is 9-0 against Rich Hill since Smith was named head coach. “I was really proud of

By Jimmy Gillispie Archie coach Drew Smith said his team has moved on from last week’s four-point road loss and is focused on its homecoming contest against Appleton City tonight. Archie (3-2) welcomes Appleton City (4-1) to town for a critical WEMO Conference outing. Both teams lost to Lockwood earlier this fall, but Appleton City has won four-straight since the opening week home defeat. Although the Bulldogs enter the game with a better record, the Whirlwinds have owned the

By Jimmy Gillispie DREXEL — For the seventh-straight time, Archie dominated its Cass County rival, located just 14 miles to the west. Archie has owned the rivalry since Drexel won the 8-man state championship in 2021. The Whirlwinds have won the past seven matchups, with no game closer than 25 points. Since that Drexel state title, Archie has won two championships of its own and advanced to the 8-man state semifinals last year. Although much of the talent from those squads ha

By Jimmy Gillispie ARCHIE — A week after a rough second half that resulted in a lopsided loss at Lockwood, the Archie Whirlwinds bounced back in dominating fashion Friday night. The Whirlwinds crushed Osceola, 72-0, in front of their home crowd. It was their first shutout since Nov. 8, 2024. It was also their eighth-straight win over Osceola. “I told our boys we did exactly what we needed to do,” Archie coach Drew Smith said. “We came in from the get-go and played with the ph

By Jimmy Gillispie Before Friday night, it had been nearly four years since Archie was on the receiving end of a lopsided loss. But, coach Drew Smith said his squad wasn’t too far from possibly pulling off the upset at Lockwood. Archie led early in the second half, but turned the ball over on four-straight possessions. Lockwood capitalized and won 79-40 on its home field. Lockwood has won the past two regular season games over Archie, but lost the past two playoff games to t