Kirkwood Pioneers junior Jaylen Phipps (11) slips past the tackle attempt of Webster Groves Statesmen senior Jacobie Banks (7) in the ÒTurkey Day ChampionshipÓ between Kirkwood High School and Webster Groves played on Thursday November, 28, 2019 at Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, MO. Rick Ulreich special to
Rick UlreichLike many of the biggest high school rivalries in the nation, this one involves two entire towns spending a week building up a historic football game. Webster Groves and Kirkwood faced off in 1898 and played on Thanksgiving Day in 1907. It鈥檚 considered the oldest Thanksgiving Day rivalry west of the Mississippi River.
Highlights from the annual Turkey-Day game between Kirkwood and Webster Groves
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Kirkwood Pioneers junior Jaylen Phipps (11) slips past the tackle attempt of Webster Groves Statesmen senior Jacobie Banks (7) in the ÒTurkey Day ChampionshipÓ between Kirkwood High School and Webster Groves played on Thursday November, 28, 2019 at Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, MO. Rick Ulreich special to
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