The Turkey Day Game: A look back at Webster Groves vs. Kirkwood
When Kirkwood hosts Webster Groves on Thursday, it will mark the 112th year of the tradition. It's a tradition that has overcome dicey weather and bad blood to become one of the best high school rivalries in the nation. Here is a look at some moments from the rivalry as captured from the pages of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1917: The only game of importance
1917: A Webster win over the Kirkwood Eleven
1917: How Webster won a blowout
1923: The game that nearly ended it
After three Kirkwood touchdowns are called back by referees, a fight ensues on the field after the game. The series is put on hold for four years.
1930: Kirkwood surprise
1931: Underdog Webster
1960: A wall against Webster
1964: End of the rainbow
1966: 'Sixteen in Webster Groves'
1975: The non-Turkey Day game
1982: The little brown jug?
1984: A look at a tradition
1986: An overtime thriller
1990: Kirkwood finishes 0-10
1992: A game marred by a shooting
1993: Collier's last call
1994: Drummond's big day
1995: The Bell goes back to Webster
1996: A Webster blowout
2000: Webster rebounds
2002: A game that almost wasn't
2002: The JV game
2007: The 100th anniversary game
2015: Kirkwood continues domination
2016: Kirkwood completes the double
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Kirkwood beat rival Webster Groves 35-7 in the annual Turkey Day Game Thursday afternoon at Lyons Memorial Field.
