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While the last few years of the Osceola-St. Cloud rivalry were one-sided Kowboys wins like pictured last year, this year’s edition has the potential to be closer. (File photo)

While the last few years of the Osceola-St. Cloud rivalry were one-sided Kowboys wins like pictured last year, this year’s edition has the potential to be closer. (File photo)

WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PREVIEW: ‘The Game’—St. Cloud at Osceola

J. Daniel Pearson
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Go to the end of this story to find the scores of all 101 previous Osceola-St. Cloud games.On Friday night, the St. Cloud Bulldogs will meet the Osceola Kowboys in Kissimmee for the 100th anniversary and 102nd meeting between the two schools in the fifth-oldest rivalry in Florida.It’s a series that...
Jaxson Hardnett, shown in last week's game against Lake Mary, was part of Osceola'a scoring punch Friday, with touchdown runs of 23 and 4 yards. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Jaxson Hardnett, shown in last week's game against Lake Mary, was part of Osceola'a scoring punch Friday, with touchdown runs of 23 and 4 yards. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Next man up: Watson leads Osceola to victory

Bob Pincus
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Jakyri Watson knew Osceola (2-1) was short-handed due to injuries to two starters.
St. Cloud running back Cameron Dalton, shown here in the win over Freedom, ran for 90 yards and two scores in Friday's win over Poinciana. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

St. Cloud running back Cameron Dalton, shown here in the win over Freedom, ran for 90 yards and two scores in Friday's win over Poinciana. (Photo/Taylor McFee)

Second quarter of separation — St. Cloud rolls to 3-0

Ken Jackson
Friday, September 5, 2025
St. Cloud scored three times in five minutes of game clock in the second quarter to romp to a big lead it'd keep Friday and defeat Poinciana, 41-12.The Bulldogs are now 3-0 for the first time since 2019 heading into the annual rivalry game with Osceola, who moved to 2-1 Friday.
Lake Mary defenders Nazir McMillan (8) and Patrick Ryan (16) try to bring down Osceola's Jeff Sinophat in Friday's 17-12 Kowboys loss. (Photo/Dan Pearson)

Lake Mary defenders Nazir McMillan (8) and Patrick Ryan (16) try to bring down Osceola's Jeff Sinophat in Friday's 17-12 Kowboys loss. (Photo/Dan Pearson)

Lake Mary second-half rally dooms Kowboys

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, August 30, 2025
In a rematch of two state runner-up football teams, the Lake Mary Rams used two second half scores to record a 17-12 come-from-behind win to spoil Osceola’s home opener.The Rams (2-0) fell behind 12-0, but outscored the Kowboys (1-1) 17-0 in the final 29 minutes of the game.It was a disappointing...
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