After a dominating 5-0 start to the season, Nixa football rolled through October and finished the regular season undefeated, earning a first-round bye in district playoffs. Proving to be one of the top teams in Missouri, they finished ranked No. 3 in the regular season and concluded as No. 2 with a record of 13-1.

Eagles opened October with a road trip to Kickapoo, where a dominating first half led to a 56-7 win. Jayden McCaster shone as he reached the end zone five times, racking up 200 rushing yards. On offense, the Eagles totaled 597 yards. 

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Week 7, Nixa returned home to Eagle Stadium, hosting the Waynesville Tigers. After a Luke Blevins forced fumble on the opening drive, the Eagles offense took advantage quickly with a 71-yard touchdown pass from Adam McKnight to Randy Flint. From there, Nixa found a 35-0 advantage ending the first quarter. From there, it was smooth sailing to the end, as the Eagles went on to win 55-14.

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In the 2025 football Backyard Brawl, the Nixa Eagles went into enemy territory and walked out with a convincing 56-7 victory over Ozark, and extended their winning streak over the Tigers to 10 straight. Eagles were in command on both sides of the ball, defensively forcing three interceptions, and on offense, racking up 431 total yards.

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Week 9, Nixa was back on its gray turf for a matchup against Glendale to close out the regular season. In a start where both teams traded touchdowns, the Eagles went ahead 7-6, thanks to a blocked PAT from Reed Wilson. Following, Adam McKnight would connect to Flint on a deep 47-yard TD to kickstart a 28-0 run. Nixa coasted through the second half and finished the regular season on a 63-21 victory.

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Nixa clinched home field advantage for districts and hosted Ozark for the semifinals. After the Tigers opened up the game with a touchdown, 32 seconds was all it took for Nixa to respond. Randy Flint scored off a 38-yard rushing TD. Jayden McCaster added two more TDs, giving Nixa a 21-6 lead heading into the half. Nixa ended rushing for nearly 300 yards in the game to secure their spot in the championship game.

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In the Class 6 District 5 Championship game, Nixa hosted Joplin in a highly anticipated rematch from the regular season. After a back-and-forth first half, Nixa found themselves down 21-14. Coming out of the locker room, Nixa took over, opening the half with a McCaster touchdown run, and scored 28 unanswered points in the third quarter and walked away with a 42-28 victory, sending the Eagles to the state quarterfinals. 

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After jumping out quickly to a 28-0 lead in the quarterfinals, Nixa fended off a late comeback attempt from Helias Catholic and defeated the Crusaders 45-28. Jonah Fields highlighted the game with a 52-yard field goal, bringing the score back to a two-possession game, 38-28, and ultimately sealed the victory, sending the Eagles to St. Louis for a semifinal matchup against the Pattonville Pirates.

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From start to finish on both sides of the ball, the Eagles dominated Pattonville on a snowy, rainy, and cold afternoon, shutting out the Pirates 45-0 to advance to their second consecutive state title game against Lee's Summit. 

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In an offensive back-and-forth shootout, Nixa fell by just inches of a state title, 41-37, as Lee's Summit stopped the Eagles on a 4th and 1 attempt late in the ballgame. Nixa concluded the year with a record of 13-1 and were finalists in Class 6.

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Final Stat Leaders:
Offense
Passing:

• Adam McKnight: Passing 96/143 (.671%), 1819 yards, 23 TD, 3 INT

Rushing:

• Jayden McCaster: 229 carries, 2119 yards, 36 TD, 9.3 yards per carry, 151.4 yards per game
• Adam McKnight: 100 carries, 695 yards, 11 TD
• Jax Adams: 86 carries, 699 yards, 11 TD

Receiving:

• Randy Flint: 27 receptions, 607 yards, 10 TD
• Carter Mabe: 21 receptions, 457 yards, 6 TD
• Owen Lock: 22 receptions, 449 yards, 3 TD
• Scholar Brown: 14 receptions, 233 yards, 3 TD

Pancakes

• Jackson Cantwell 173, Jamison Truitt 86, Hayden Mayes 80, Jaxson Stewart 52, Hunter Jensen 45

Defense
Tackles

• OLB Reed Wilson: 169 total tackles (119 solo, 50 assisted), 1 TFL
• MLB Max Nicoll: 120 total tackles (66 solo, 54 assisted), 2 TFL
• MLB Weston Weldon: 112 total tackles (75 solo, 37 assisted), 6 TFL
• S Ty Kellis: 74 total tackles (53 solo, 21 assisted), 5 TFL
• DE/DT Kaden Flood: 54 total tackles (27 solo, 27 assisted) 7 TFL
• DE Max Gredell: 49 total tackles (31 solo, 18 assisted), 4 TFL
• LB Jaden Russell: 47 total tackles (30 solo, 17 assisted) 1 TFL

Sacks

• DE/DT Kaden Flood 4, S Jax Adams 3, DE Wyatt Isaacson 3, MLB Weston Weldon 2, DE/DT Max Gredell 2

Interceptions

• DB Randy Flint 8 (190 INT yards), DB Wyatt Mabe 4 (89 INT yards), OLB Reed Wilson 3 (9 INT yards), S Peyton Chainey 2 INR (32 INT yards),  S Ty Kellis 2 (28 INT yards), MLB Weston Weldon 1 (30 INT yards), LB Jaden Russell 1, DB Bray Parks 1 (18 INT Yards)

Program Final Season Records:
Final Varsity: 13-1
JV: 8-1
Freshman: 7-2

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Postseason Honors Accolades  

Athlete	Grade	Team
Jayden McCaster	Senior	1st Offense
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	1st Offense
Randy Flint	Junior	1st Defense
Hayden Mays	Senior	2nd Offense
Jonah Fields	Junior	2nd Specialist (Punter)

 

Athlete	Grade	Team	Other Accolades
Jackson Cantwell (U)	Senior	1st Offense	Offensive POY
Hayden Mays (U)	Senior	1st Offense
Hunter Jensen	Senior	1st Offense
Jayden McCaster (U)	Senior	1st Offense
Graham Kubik	Senior	1st Offense
Adam McKnight	Junior	1st Offense
Braden Kahmke	Senior	1st Offense
Kaden Flood (U)	Senior	1st Defense
Max Gredell (U)	Junior	1st Defense
Randy Flint (U)	Senior	1st Defense	Defensive POY
Reed Wilson	Junior	1st Defense
Jonah Fields	Junior	1st Defense (Punter)
Jamison Truitt	Junior	2nd Offense
Carter Mabe	Junior	2nd Offense
Urban Arnold	Senior	2nd Defense
Wayatt Isaacson	Senior	2nd Defense
Max Nicoll	Senior	2nd Defense
Ty Kellis	Senior	2nd Defense
Brayden Parks	Senior	2nd Defense
Wyatt Mabe	Junior	2nd Defense
John Perry	Head Coach		Coach of the Year

 

Athlete	Grade	Team	Other Accolades
Jackson Cantwell (U)	Senior	1st Offense	Offensive POY
Hayden Mays (U)	Senior	1st Offense
Hunter Jensen	Senior	1st Offense
Jayden McCaster (U)	Senior	1st Offense
Randy Flint (U)	Senior	1st Offense
Graham Kubik	Senior	1st Offense
Adam McKnight (U)	Junior	1st Offense
Braden Kahmke	Senior	1st Offense
Kaden Flood (U)	Senior	1st Defense
Max Gredell	Junior	1st Defense
Max Nicoll (U)	Senior	1st Defense
Westin Weldon	Junior	1st Defense
Ty Kellis	Senior	1st Defense
Randy Flint (U)	Senior	1st Defense	Defensive POY
Reed Wilson (U)	Junior	1st Defense
Brayden Parks	Senior	1st Defense
Jonah Fields (U)	Junior	1st Defense (Punter)
Jamison Truitt	Junior	2nd Offense
Jaxon Stewart	Junior	2nd Offense
Jax Adams	Junior	2nd Offense
Carter Mabe	Junior	2nd Offense
Owen Lock	Senior	2nd Offense
Urban Arnold	Senior	2nd Defense
Wayatt Isaacson	Senior	2nd Defense
Wyatt Mabe	Junior	2nd Defense
John Perry	Head Coach		Coach of the Year

 

Athlete	Grade
Ty Kellis	Senior
Westin Weldon	Junior
Max Nicoll	Senior
Carter Mabe	Junior
Owen Lock	Senior
Jonah Fields	Junior
Adam McKnight	Junior
Hayden Mays	Senior
Hunter Jensen	Senior
Reed Wilson	Junior
Randy Flint	Senior
Jayden McCaster	Senior
Jackson Cantwell	Senior

 

Athlete	Grade
Hudson Stelling	Sophomore
Jaxon Stewart	Junior
Carter Mabe	Junior
Adam McKnight	Junior
Max Gredell	Junior
Jackson Cantwell	Junior
Jayden McCaster	Senior
Hayden Mays	Senior
Ty Kellis	Senior
Graham Kubik	Senior

Football in the News:
Ozark Sports Zone

• Pictures: Nixa 56, Kickapoo 7  |  Video Highlights: Nixa 56, Kickapoo 7
• Pictures: Nixa 55, Waynesville 14 |  Video Highlights: Nixa 55, Waynesville 14  | VIDEO: Nixa's John Perry mic'd up for the Eagles' win over Waynesville
• Pictures: Nixa 56, Ozark 7
• Pictures: Nixa 63, Glendale 21 | Video Highlights: Nixa 63, Glendale 21
• Pictures: Nixa 42, Ozark 6 | Video Highlights: Nixa 42, Ozark 6 | Nixa rushes for over 300 yards in district semifinal win over Ozark
• Pictures: Nixa 42, Joplin 29 | Video Highlights: Nixa 48, Joplin 28 | Nixa overcomes first-half deficit to Class 6 District 5 Championship

Springfield Daily Citizen

• Nixa running back Jayden McCaster's making the most of his short time with top-ranked Eagles
• Nixa trio continuing to rack up tackles for top-ranked Eagles
• How Nixa shook off a slow start and downed Joplin for third consecutive district title

Christian County Headliner

• With six TDs in seven games, Eagles' Mabe breakout star at wide receiver
• McKnight's footwork has as much to do with his success as his golden right arm
• Cantwell and offensive line cohorts clear way for Eagles to net 363 yards rushing
• Eagles' McCaster runs for 239 yards in Backyard Brawl win, but 'tweaks' hamstring again
• Eagles force five turnovers while enjoying their highest-scoring night in three years
• Eagles converted center Truitt happy to be 'adopted' by Cantwell and company
• Eagles kicker Kahmke has went from 'thinking I would miss every time' to perfection
• Two-sport star Wilson will be trying to track down one state title and then another
• Mabe twins thrive in spotlight, but not likely to add to family's Baldknobbers history
• Message delivered and received — Nixa gets 'super motivated super quick'
• Flint takes Mabe's uniform number 3 to end zone on pick-six to cap Nixa comeback
• Injuries have shined light on Eagles' high-quality depth at multiple positions
• Cantwell ready to put Nixa offense on his shoulders during remaining playoff run