Wide receiver/defensive back Malikiah Tharp and his Richmond teammates seek to redeem themselves Friday night when they host Knob Noster in Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC)-East Division varsity 11-man football, he said. One reason is that Richmond lost to Knob Noster last season, as Tharp pointed out Monday on Richmond’s practice field. “They were a pretty good team last year,” said Tharp, a junior. “They beat us by, like, two points. It’s pretty upsetting.” Playing as a co-op with Leeton, Knob Noster defeated Richmond by four points in 2024, Missouri State High School Activities Association records state – 10-6 in Week 8 at Knob Noster. The Panthers are “still a good team this year,” according to Tharp. “We’ve got to come back out and compete this year – get our revenge from last year, for sure,” he said. The Panthers are good enough, in fact, that they are 7-0 overall and have outscored their opponents 287-103, including a 41-13 Oct. 10 thumping of visiting Lafayette…