Genoa-Kingston, Hiawatha lose: Daily Chronicle football roundup for Oct. 4

Byron 52, Genoa-Kingston 0: At Byron, the Cogs fell to the Tigers (6-0, 5-0) in the Big Northern Conference game.

Anthony Gum had a fumble recovery for the Cogs (3-3, 2-3) forced by Owen Zaccard.

“Our effort was there all night,” coach Cam Davekos said. “Byron made some mistakes we couldn’t capitalize on, and they took advantage and put some points up on the board.”

Davekos said he expects a bounce back next week against Stillman Valley (3-3, 3-3).

“They’re always very, very good and very physical,” Davekos said. “They’ve got some big boys up on the line and they make sure to do the little things well.”

Orangeville 42, Hiawatha 22: At Kirkland, the Hawks dropped their fifth straight game.

Aiden Cooper had 171 yards passing and three touchdowns, with freshman Colby Wylde the main recipient. He had 116 receiving yards and caught all three touchdown passes.

Tommy Butler added 75 rushing yards, a pair of extra points and 17 tackles.

“Overall our offense was 100 times better,” said coach Kenny McPeek. “We moved the ball a lot better. Tommy had 75 yards plus had a 40-yard touchdown run called back. ... And the defense for the most part played well.”