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ABOVE: St. Bede’s Adam Poundstone is tackled by a host of Newman defenders Friday night at Roscoe Eades Stadium. The Comets clinched the Three Rivers Mississippi title with a 48-14 victory. – Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

The bottom line Sterling 43 North Boone 6 St. Bede 14 Morrison 30 Amboy 17 Milledgeville 20 2OT DeKalb 42 Dixon 44 Newman 48 Bureau Valley 53 Aquin 48 Warren 16 Rochelle 21 Rock Falls 22 Erie-P’town 35 Eastland-P.C. 24 Pecatonica 0 Polo 41 OT Sycamore 35 Woodstock N. 23 Hall 16 East Dubuque 13 Forreston 44 Orangeville 14 Geneseo 14 Rkfd. Christian 13 Princeton 26 West Carroll 14 Dakota 36 Stockton 46 Morris 41 Oregon 41 Sherrard 20 Lena-Winslow 37 Galena 34 AFC 19

SATURDAY, October 22, 2016

• Sterling wins wild one to finish 9-0, FB4.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

• Storm earn playoff berth in shootout, FB12.

WEEK 9

Comets capitalize on St. Bede miscues to take TRAC Mississippi title. Page FB7.

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Around the state

How they stand Big Northern

Conf. All Byron 8-0 9-0 Genoa-Kingston 8-0 9-0 Dixon 6-2 7-2 Rkfd. Lutheran 6-2 7-2 Winnebago 5-3 5-4 Rock Falls 3-5 3-6 Stillman Valley 3-5 3-6 North Boone 2-6 3-6 Oregon 1-7 2-7 Rkfd. Christian 1-7 2-7 Mendota 1-7 1-8 Friday’s results • Byron 63, Winnebago 21 • Dixon 44, North Boone 6 • Genoa-Kingston 42, Mendota 8 • Oregon 41, Rockford Christian 13 • Rkfd. Lutheran 61, Stillman Valley 26 • Woodstock North 23, Rock Falls 22, OT

NIB-12 West

Conf. All Sterling 4-0 9-0 Geneseo 2-2 6-3 Rochelle 2-2 5-4 LaSalle-Peru 2-2 3-6 Ottawa 0-4 1-8 Friday’s results • Kaneland 51, Ottawa 10 • Morris 41, Geneseo 14 • Sterling 43, DeKalb 42, 2OT • Sycamore 35, Rochelle 21 • Yorkville 49, LaSalle-Peru 10

Three Rivers Mississippi

Conf. All Newman 6-0 9-0 St. Bede 5-1 6-3 Princeton 4-2 5-4 Kewanee 3-3 6-3 Erie-Prophetstown 2-4 2-7 Sherrard 1-5 1-8 Hall 0-6 0-9 Friday’s results • Erie-Prophetstown 35, Hall 16 • Kewanee 51, Rockridge 48 • Newman 48, St. Bede 14 • Princeton 26, Sherrard 20

Three Rivers Rock Fulton Orion Rockridge Bureau Valley Morrison Riverdale

Conf. All 5-0 7-1 3-2 6-3 3-2 5-4 2-3 6-3 2-3 3-6 0-5 2-7

Friday’s results • Bureau Valley 53, Morrison 30 • Kewanee 51, Rockridge 48 • Orion 28, Riverdale 14 Today’s game • Fulton at West Hancock, 11 a.m.

October 22, 2016

NUIC Northwest

Conf. All Forreston 8-0 9-0 Eastland-P.C. 7-1 8-1 Lena-Winslow 6-2 7-2 Dakota 5-3 6-3 East Dubuque 3-5 4-5 West Carroll 3-5 4-5 Amboy 3-5 3-6 Galena 1-7 2-7 Pecatonica 0-8 0-9 Friday’s results • Aquin 48, Amboy 17 • Dakota 36, Galena 34 • EPC 24, East Dubuque 13 • Forreston 44, Pecatonica 0 • Lena-Winslow 37, West Carroll 14

NUIC Upstate

Stockton Aquin Polo Milledgeville Orangeville AFC River Ridge Warren Durand

Conf. All 8-0 9-0 7-1 8-1 6-2 6-3 5-3 5-4 4-4 4-5 2-6 2-7 2-6 2-7 2-6 2-7 0-8 0-9

Friday’s results • Aquin 48, Amboy 17 • Milledgeville 20, Warren 16 • Polo 41, Orangeville 14 • River Ridge 44, Durand 6 • Stockton 46, AFC 19

Aledo (Mercer County) 28, Princeville 0 Algonquin (Jacobs) 14, Hampshire 7 Alton Marquette 16, South Fork 6 Andrew 17, Stagg 6 Anna-Jonesboro 63, Benton 33 Annawan/Wethersfield (FB Coop) 52, Biggsville West Central 8 Antioch 25, Grayslake North 20 Arcola 48, Oblong 14 Argenta-Oreana 42, Cumberland 28 Auburn 39, New Berlin 21 Aurora (West Aurora) 49, Geneva 7 Aurora Central Catholic 33, Elmwood Park 12 Barrington 54, Conant 7 Bartlett 34, Glenbard East 28 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 37, Triad 7 Belleville West 41, Alton 7 Bismarck-Henning 29, Champaign St. Thomas More 28 Bradley-Bourbonnais 56, Harvey Thornton 20 Breese Mater Dei 27, Waterloo 21 Bureau Valley 46, Morrison 18 Burlington Central 41, Harvard 0 Byron 63, Winnebago 21 Camp Point Central (CSE) 41, North Greene 6 Carlinville 65, Litchfield 10 Carrollton 50, Concord (Triopia) 18 Carterville 56, Massac County 13 Cary-Grove 42, Crystal Lake Central 0 Cerro Gordo 56, Martinsville 22 Chatham Glenwood 42, Lincoln 0 Clinton 42, Macon Meridian 14 Colfax Ridgeview 21, Fieldcrest 15 Collinsville 35, Belleville East 28 Columbia 48, Jerseyville Jersey 28 Crossroads Christian Academy 53, Cahokia 18 Crystal Lake South 43, West Chicago 14 Dakota 36, Galena 34 Danville 77, Bloomington 54 Decatur Lutheran (LSA) def. PalestineHutsonville, forfeit Decatur St. Teresa 43, Shelbyville 18 Deerfield 34, Maine East 6 Dixon 44, North Boone 6 Downers North 28, Proviso West 20 Downs Tri-Valley 42, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 35 Dunlap 25, Canton 14 DuQuoin 41, Murphysboro 21 East Alton-Wood River 46, Mount Olive 7 East Moline United 29, Rich South 0 East St. Louis 46, O’Fallon 14 Edwards County 22, Hamilton County 8 Edwardsville 49, Granite City 12 Eldorado 50, Chester 36 Elgin 26, Larkin 20, OT Elmwood-Brimfield 42, Rushville-Industry 9 Erie-Prophetstown 35, Hall 16 Eureka-Roanoke-Benson 28, El PasoGridley 20 Fairfield 8, Johnston City 0 Farmington 56, Lewistown 18 Fenwick 48, De La Salle 0 Fithian Oakwood 26, Sidell (Jamaica)Salt Fork 24

Forreston 44, Pecatonica 0 Freeburg 28, Salem 20 Freeport (Aquin) 48, Amboy-LaMoille 17 Galesburg 35, Peoria (H.S.) 28 Genoa (Genoa-Kingston) 42, Mendota 8 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 53, Heyworth 6 Gillespie 27, Staunton 20 Glenbard North 35, Naperville Neuqua Valley 14 Glenbard South 21, Riverside-Brookfield 7 Glenbrook North 42, Maine West 14 Glenbrook South 63, Niles North 17 Harrisburg 34, Carbondale 7 Havana 52, Abingdon 34 Herrin 24, Breese Central 21 Herscher 55, Peotone 14 Highland 46, Charleston 14 Highland Park 14, Vernon Hills 9 Hinsdale Central 21, Oak Park River Forest 12 Hinsdale South 35, Berwyn-Cicero Morton 18 Hononegah 28, Rockford Guilford 21 Hoopeston/Schlarman Coop 40, Milford 34 Huntley 40, McHenry 0 IC Catholic 49, Bensenville (Fenton) 0 Illini West (Carthage) 40, South Fulton 26 Illinois Valley Central 49, Macomb 26 Jacksonville 48, Springfield Southeast 10 Johnsburg 48, Marengo 3 Joliet Central 42, Romeoville 40 Kankakee (McNamara) 61, Lake Forest Academy 20 Knoxville 42, Peoria Heights 34 Lake Forest 49, Waukegan 7 Lake Zurich 56, Mundelein 13 Lanark (Eastland)-Pearl City 24, East Dubuque 13 Lemont 54, Thornton Fractional North 6 Leo 18, DePaul College Prep 12 LeRoy 43, Fisher 6 Leyden 21, Willowbrook 9 Libertyville 17, Zion Benton 7 Lincoln Park 22, Mather 14 Lincoln-Way East 28, Lockport 0 Lisle 28, Streator 13 Lisle (Benet Academy) 38, Carmel 14 Loyola 48, Brother Rice 37 Lyons 38, York 0 Mahomet-Seymour 33, Effingham 20 Maine South 52, Evanston Township 7 Manteno 63, Reed-Custer 6 Marion 50, Mattoon 38 Marist 41, Joliet Catholic 7 Maroa-Forsyth 27, North-Mac 19 Marshall 33, Lawrenceville 8 Metamora 49, East Peoria 6 Metea Valley 42, Lincoln Way Central 21 Milledgeville 20, Warren 16 Minooka 39, Plainfield South 20 Momence 35, Clifton Central 34 Monticello 68, Monmouth-Roseville 27 Morris 41, Geneseo 14 Moweaqua Central A&M 54, Warrensburg-Latham 41 Mt. Carmel 48, Mount Vernon 19 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 15, Calhoun 6

Mt. Zion 49, Rantoul 0 Naperville Central 17, Lake Park 14 Naperville North 28, Wheaton Warrenville South 17 Nazareth 49, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 6 New Trier 56, Niles West 35 Newton 63, Paris 27 Niles Notre Dame 31, St. Viator 21 Normal Community 54, Champaign Central 14 Normal University 24, Moline 18 Normal West 49, Peoria Notre Dame 43 Oregon 41, Rockford Christian 7 Oswego 43, Plainfield Central 6 Oswego East 46, Plainfield East 9 Ottawa Marquette 69, River Valley 0 Palatine 49, Schaumburg 21 Pana 35, Hillsboro 0 Paxton-Buckley-Loda 47, Dwight 28 Pekin 42, Bartonville (Limestone) 0 Piasa Southwestern 28, Roxana 24 Pinckneyville 57, Dupo 30 Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry 49, Riverton 33 Plainfield North 47, Joliet West 7 Plano 48, Westmont 6 Pleasant Plains 34, Petersburg PORTA 0 Polo 41, Orangeville 14 Prairie Ridge 62, Dundee-Crown 0 Providence 17, Chicago Mt. Carmel 6 Quincy 34, Quincy Notre Dame 7 Red Bud 42, Sparta 0 Red Hill 40, Flora 18 Richmond-Burton 34, Woodstock 20 Richwoods 33, Champaign Centennial 32, OT River Ridge 44, Durand 6 Riverdale 28, Orion 14 Rockford Auburn 26, Freeport 21 Rockford Boylan 27, Belvidere North 7 Rockford East 49, Belvidere 20 Rolling Meadows 37, Buffalo Grove 13 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 69, Eisenhower 24 Sandwich 62, Seneca 19 Sangamon Valley 42, Tri-County 20 Schurz def. Chicago Academy, forfeit Sesser-Valier-Waltonville-Woodlawn 26, Carmi White County 7 Shepard 41, Argo 26 South Beloit def. Rockford Christian Life, forfeit South Elgin 49, Aurora (East) 6 South Shore 54, Hyde Park 6 Springfield Lanphier 46, Decatur MacArthur 21 St. Charles East 63, Streamwood 14 St. Charles North 42, Batavia 35 St. Ignatius 16, St. Laurence 9 St. Joseph-Ogden 42, Fairbury Prairie Central 22 St. Rita 25, Marmion 23 Stark County 35, Oneida (ROWVA) 2 Sterling Newman 48, St. Bede 14 Stevenson 47, Gurnee Warren 6 Stockton 46, Ashton-Franklin Center 19 Sycamore 35, Rochelle 21 Tolono Unity 24, Bloomington Central Catholic 23 Woodstock North 23, Rock Falls 22, OT Yorkville 49, LaSalle-Peru 10

October 22, 2016

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PRINCETON 26, SHERRARD 20

Taking care of business Fifth win makes Princeton playoff eligible; awaits IHSA pairings

BY DAN DWYER sports@bcrnews.com

SHERRARD — Let the chips fall will where they will.

Jesse Snyder and his Princeton Tigers stacked the chips the only way they could to give themselves a chance at squeaking into the playoffs at 5-4, but it took last second heroics from Colton Youngren and the Tiger defense to stave off Three Rivers Mississippi foe Sherrard Tigers 26-20 Friday in Sherrard.

On fourth down from Princeton’s 12-yard-line and with less than 1:00 to play, Sherrard quarterback Isaac Boraas dropped back and spotted an open receiver. That proved to be too little too late as the 6-6, 230-pound Youngren introduced Boraas to the turf forcing an errant throw that gave Princeton the victory and a chance at making it into the post season.

“Colton played a heck of a game defensively as well as offensively. I wish we could be more consistent but we come up with big plays when we needed them,” Snyder said. “He definitely came up with a big one there at the end for us and now we have a chance to make it into the playoffs we just have to wait and see where the chips may fall.”

Princeton’s season was in peril after a failed fourth and one from the 50-yard line gave the ball to Sher-

rard with just under 2:30 to play but the Tigers defense a rose at the right moment.

“We had some big plays there at the end defensively with the interception

by Jeremiah Lindell and a couple of big stops from our defensive guys up front that gave us a chance to win the ball game,” Snyder said.

Princeton held a 20-6 lead but a Sherrard touchdown to close out the first half and then a 7:35 touchdown drive to open the second half knotted to two Tiger squads at 20-20 with a quarter left to play.

After a fourth down stand from Princeton’s defense to get the ball back, senior running back Blake Janssen broke the 20-20 stalemate on a fourth down of their own from one yard out with 8:34 to play.

“They were running the ball extremely well and their offensive line was tough and we told the guys that we can’t let that swing and that change in momentum affect us mentally,” Snyder said. “We have to do what we have been working on to be successful and the kids came out and executed and were able to overcome that adversity.”

At 5-4, the Tigers playoff hopes ride on the results of several area games as they await their fate Saturday night when the IHSA pairings are announced.

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Princeton’s Bret Emmerson stiff arms a Sherrard defender Friday in Sherrard.

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October 22, 2016

STERLING 43, DeKALB 42, 2OT

Wild & wacky win Golden Warriors finish 9-0 with double-OT win at DeKalb

BY JESSE SEVERSON Shaw Media

DeKALB – The DeKalb and Sterling football teams sent the regular season out in style Friday.

In a wild game that featured a 20-minute delay because the stadium lights went out, Sterling converted on a 2-point conversion in double overtime to grab a 43-42 victory over the Barbs in a battle between two of the best teams in the area.

After six consecutive rushes in overtime – including a 1-yard touchdown run by Andrew Spaulding in the second overtime – Sterling quarterback Trey Morse found Nolan Sullivan on a play-action pass in the end zone.

The Warriors, who came into the game ranked No. 2 in Class 5A, initially sent out kicker Tony Diaz for the extra point, but Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer called timeout and sent the offense back out for the game-ending 2-point conversion.

“We were having trouble stopping them, they’re so

dynamic offensively, so once we got it in there, our offensive coordinator had a great call and executed it really well,” Schlemmer said. “I can’t take the credit. The kids executed the play.”

The Barbs (7-2 overall) were led by quarterback Derek Kyler, who went 16-for-40 for 272 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, along with rushing for 121 yards and two scores. His favorite targets on the day were Cole Tucker (6 catches, 66 yards, TD) and Zuerek Day (4 catches, 121 yards, 2 TDs).

With Sterling (9-0) leading 28-21 late in the fourth quarter, Kyler led the team on a 7-play, 70-yard drive that featured a 27-yard pass to Day on thirdand-28 and a 40-yard connection to Tyrese Dyson, and capped it with a 10-yard touchdown run with 1:13 remaining.

Then things got wacky.

Before DeKalb kicker Connor Tierney could come out and tie it 28-28, the stadium lights went out to extend the suspense

another 20 minutes.

Weckler laughed that he had never seen that happen before in a game.

“We had to keep the kids focused,” Weckler said of the delay. “They’re high school kids, so just like anything else – when something strange happens, you have to keep them focused. The biggest thing was to keep them warm.”

For Sterling, running back Nyrel Sullivan had 108 rushing yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 3-yard run to open up overtime. DeKalb answered with a 10-yard run by Day to make it 35-35.

In the second overtime, Kyler found Tucker on a slant for a 10-yard touchdown on the first play to give DeKalb its first lead of the game, but Sterling answered with Spaulding’s touchdown and the 2-point conversion.

DeKalb also had a pair of fumbles in regulation.

On the second play of the game, Sterling defensive end Treay Martin

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Sterling celebrates a touchdown after a DeKalb fumble Friday night in DeKalb. scooped up a fumble and took it 27 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, with the Warriors leading 14-7, DeKalb got inside the Sterling 10-yard line but fumbled it again – this time, it was Elias Edmondson jumping on the loose ball on the 9.

“When you play in a big

game, we can’t have turnovers like that,” Weckler said. “They capitalized on them.”

The Warriors led 21-7 going into the fourth quarter, but the Barbs rallied to tie it twice in the wild quarter.

Kyler scored on a 34-yard run in the second play of

the quarter, and after the defense forced Sterling to punt, he hit Day for a 58-yard TD to tie it.

After Nyrel Sullivan gave the Warriors the lead on a 29-yard touchdown run with 2:55 left, the Barbs went 70 yards in 1:45 to tie it again with Kyler’s 10-yard run.

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October 22, 2016

DIXON 44, GENOA-KINGSTON 6

Prepped for success Cox scores five times as Dukes roll past Vikings at home

BY JERMAINE PIGEE Special to SVM

DIXON – Dixon junior Arthur Cox is ready for the postseason.

The Dukes’ workhorse juked, danced, and leaped over wouldbe tacklers as he reached the end zone five times and raked up 335 yards, leading the Dukes to a 44-6 victory Friday night over the North Boone Vikings.

The Dukes, now 7-2, will wait to see who they will play in the first round of the IHSA playoffs. Those pairings will be released today.

Friday’s win should not only give Dixon a home game in the first round, it sends the Dukes into the postseason on a high note.

“We played well together tonight on all three phases,” coach Dave Smith said. “We were able to score at the end of the half and come back out and score again. That had a lot to do with the tempo of the game.”

The Dukes leaned heavily on Cox, their star running back, as he accounted for 74 percent of Dixon’s offense.

“The runs worked up the middle because they only had one linebacker right there, so they really couldn’t stop the pulling guards and pulling tackles,” Cox said.

“It was pretty easy to run up the middle.”

Cox carried the ball 32 times and averaged 10.5 yards per carry.

Despite the win, the Dukes’ offense left points on the field.

Dixon was penalized eight times, which cost them 80 yards. Two would-be touchdowns were called back because of penalties.

“We have to not beat ourselves, and we have to get rid of those penalties,” Smith said.

The Vikings, who finish the season 3-6, scored on their first possession of the night.

It would be the final time they scored.

North Boone still was able to generate 197 yards of total offense.

“We could have played betPhilip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com ter on defense,” Cox said. “They shouldn’t have gotten that many Dixon’s Ryan Troutman sacks North Boone quarterback Britton Morris during Friday’s game at A.C. Bowers Field. Dixon won 44-6. yards.”

Senior wide receiver Andrew Wolber, who scored a touchThe Red Zone down and had an interception, said he would like to see some Player of the game: Arthur Cox, Dixon, 335 yards rushing on 32 carries, 5 TDs of the mistakes cleaned up on defense.

He said it: “This week, we talked about making sure you are a Week 9 team. Play “We have to fix the broken plays like you are in week 9. We still had some penalties, but the execution was a lot we had and some miscommubetter.” - Dixon coach Dave Smith Arthur nication,” he said. “We can’t be Cox having that in the playoffs.”

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October 22, 2016

WOODSTOCK NORTH 23, ROCK FALLS 22, OT

Close call Rockets can’t pull out final W

BY TIM FROEHLIG Special to SVM

WOODSTOCK – Rock Falls did everything it could to try and ruin the postseason hopes of host Woodstock North during Friday night’s nonconference football showdown in McHenry County.

The Thunder entered the game with 32 playoff points, determined by opponents’ combined wins, which likely wouldn’t have been enough for their season to continue without a victory.

But despite not trailing at all during regulation, the Rockets (3-6) were unable to play spoiler, and somehow dropped an overtime heartbreaker, 23-22. The Thunder (6-3) clinched a guaranteed postseason berth, their first since 2012.

“This loss hurt, because we thought for sure we had it there at the end of regulation,” said Rockets coach Rich Montgomery.

But they didn’t.

Rock Falls drove to the Woodstock North 13-yard line with under a minute left in the fourth quarter, only to

have a potential game-winning 30-yard field goal try blocked as time expired.

The Rockets then got the ball first to start overLogan time, and scored Pillars Rock Falls two plays later on senior quartersenior back Logan Pillars’ 10-yard pass to classmate Isaiah Harris. But the ensuing two-point conversion failed, leaving the door open for the Thunder.

Woodstock North scored on a 5-yard run by Casey Dycus on third-and-goal during its overtime possession, then sealed the win moments later on junior Matt Chase’s extra point.

The loss spoiled an outstanding game by Pillars, who was 19-for-31 passing for 276 yards and a TD. He reflected on his decision to return for his senior year, after the Rockets went winless last season.

“I wasn’t sure I wanted to come back to play this year, but me and some of the guys felt like we had something to prove,” Pillars said. “We may

only have had three wins this season, but I’m so glad I came back, because the group of guys in our locker room were a special bunch. I’m gonna miss them.”

Harris had a second-quarter interception that stalled a Woodstock North drive that was deep in Rockets territory in the second quarter.

And seniors Michael Berentes (7 catches, 104 yards) and Blake Wind (3 catches, 101 yards) both eclipsed the century mark in their final high school games.

Montgomery thinks this class of departing seniors left a legacy. The Rockets had a six-point loss and a pair of one-point losses in their last three games, and know they could’ve just as easily been playoff-bound, like the Thunder.

“The seniors on this team are going to grow up to be great parents, leaders, teachers, husbands and role models,” Montgomery said.

“There are some teams I’ve coached I couldn’t say that about. But this group is special. They set a great example no matter how much adversity we faced.”

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October 22, 2016

NEWMAN 48, ST. BEDE 14

No contest Comets deliver reality check to Bruins for division title

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STERLING – If St. Bede coach Jim Eustice had been marking a checklist of things not to do against the Newman Comets on the sideline Friday night, he would have run out of ink by halftime.

Missed blocks – check. Penalties – check. Turnovers – check.

The Comets accepted the help, but didn’t really seem to need it in a 48-14 win at Roscoe Eades Stadium. Newman (9-0, 6-0 Three Rivers Mississippi) clinched a perfect regular-season record and the TRAC Mississippi crown with the win.

“It’s shocking,” Eustice said. “To go from how we played the last 6 weeks to this is shocking, and now we have to try and recover. Everything you can’t do against a team like Newman, we did tonight.”

Aaron Scroggins gave the Comets the momentum by blocking a St. Bede punt from inside the Bruins’ 10-yard line midway through the first quarter. Cade Bianchi and Luke Olson fell on the ball at the 9.

Eli Leffelman scored on a run on the first play of the ensuing drive.

In the second quarter, Newman took a 16-0 lead when Nate Olson

cut in front of St. Bede receiver Braidy Shipp and took the interception 53 yards for a touchdown.

“We were actually a little confused on the coverage, and I was looking at the other linebacker,” Nate Olson said. “I looked back and saw that Shipp was running that bubble screen. I just jumped the route.”

It was Nate Olson’s sixth interception of the season. Newman also got interceptions from Brentin Erickson, Easton Bianchi and Cade Bianchi.

“Once you get one big play like that, everyone wants to make a big play,” Cade Bianchi said. “Our scout team did a great job getting us ready, and we felt like we knew their tendencies and did a nice job of taking away the things they wanted to do.”

St. Bede (6-3, 5-1) fought back, Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com as a 49-yard pass to Shipp set up a Newman’s Cade Bianchi intercepts the ball in front of St. Bede’s Josh Sapp on Friday night.

1-yard TD run by QB Bryant Eustice in the second quarter.

Newman’s offense used a threeThe Red Zone play drive to go up 24-6 right before half. The touchdown came Player of the game: Eli Leffelman, Newman, 102 rushing yards, 2 TDs on an 18-yard pass from Landen Vesley to John Wilson.

He said it: “That was a very good offensive team. Our defense stepped up Cade Gorzny and Leffleman, and made big plays. We blocked a punt and blocked some passes. We had who had 102 rushing yards, both four interceptions. It was a great effort from everyone.” – Newman linebacker Nate scored in the third quarter as Nate Olson Olson Newman took complete control.

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October 22, 2016

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 35, HALL 16

EP, Pierceson finish strong Panthers finish season at 2-7, Hall unable to avoid 0-9 SPRING VALLEY — The Hall Red Devils knew what was coming and yet they couldn’t do anything about it.

Erie-Prophetstown quarterback Nathan Pierceson called his own number 39 times and cashed in for 222 yards rushing and five touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a season-ending 35-16 win over the Red Devils Friday at Nesti Stadium.

Pierceson accounted for nearly all of EP’s scoring, including all five touchdowns (three in the first half and two in the second) and two conversion runs. He teamed up with running mate Garrett Passmore (11-120) to combined for 342 yards rushing as EP tallied 416 for the night.

“That’s crazy we had one back with over 200 yards rushing and another with over 100. We probably ended up having 400 yards team offense,” Pierceson said. “They ended up keying me a little bit and I’d give it to him. They’d have to go back to keying him, because he was splicing them, too.”

EP coach Chuck Milem said the Panthers were effective sticking to their game plan.

“We know they can score pretty quickly. They’ve shown they can throw the ball pretty effectively against any team this year,” he said.

“I know their record doesn’t show that, but we saw that on film, so we wanted to make sure we controlled the clock and keep it in between the tackles. Keep it away from them a little bit, and I think we did that.”

Hall coach Randy Tieman said it was no surprise Pierceson was going to carry the ball early and often.

“We knew what they were going to do. We practiced it all week. It was just a matter of getting to the right spots and making the play,” Tieman said. “It’s beating a dead horse.

We’ve got to tackle. We didn’t tackle, we didn’t stop the run. That’s what we’ve said all year.”

Tieman said it didn’t help when the Red Devils completed a pass near the goal line only to fumble it away in the end zone in the second quarter.

“Get inside the red zone and fumble. Those are things you can’t do BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus if you’re not a very good team,” he Hall’s Christian Stefaniak gets a hold of Erie-Prophetstown’s Kody Wetzell on Friday said. night at Nesti Stadium.

Hall cut into EP’s 21-0 halftime lead with a 13-yard pass from Cade The Red Zone Wozniak to Steven Brust early in the third quarter.

But Pierceson answered two more Player of the game: Nathan Pierceson, E/P, 212 rushing yards, 5 TDs. times with a pair of two-yard scores He said it: “That’s crazy that one back can have over 200 yards, and anothto put the game away. er can have over 100.” – E/P running back Nathan Pierceson “It’s always nice to end the season Notes: The Panthers finish the season with a 2-7 record; Hall ends 0-9, its first with a win. Yeah, makes the long winless season since 1986.

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October 22, 2016

MILLEDGEVILLE 20, WARREN 16

Well worth the wait Missiles become playoff eligible

BY CHRISTIOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

WARREN – After Friday night, Missiles fans can spell redemption with a capital D. As in, defense dominated when it was demanded.

With a first playoff berth in 8 years in jeopardy, the Milledgeville defense staved off a late Warren rally to win 20-16 and become playoff eligible at 5-4 (5-3 NUIC Upstate).

The Missiles overcame an 8-6 halftime deficit with scores in the third and fourth quarters, but had to dig in their heels after Warren (2-7, 2-6) scored for the second time on a middle screen with 4:18 to play, then recovered the ensuing onside kick.

Said squibber hopped up and glanced off the hands of lineman Chase Hutchison who, aside from that play, played lights-out.

“His head was down when he was on the sideline, and I

just told him, ‘Make it back up,’” Milledgeville coach Jason Wroble said.

Zachary Hook, who’d been flagged for multiple false starts, sacked Payton Calow on the very next play for a 7-yard loss, and then Hutchison went hard off the edge on the next play to team up with Payton Harris and tackle Kyle Wolff for a 1-yard loss.

When Warren wasn’t putting the ball in the air (Calow finished 14-for-37 for 162 yards), Hutchison and Co. made themselves at home in the Warren backfield, holding the Warriors to minus-4 yards rushing on 16 carries.

The teams traded empty possessions in the second half until Hutchison picked off a hurried Calow pass and brought it back to the Warren 13.

“I’ve never had a feeling like that before,” Hutchison said.

“But if it weren’t for that backside pressure, it would’ve never been thrown out there like that.”

Carson Boyer scored on a quick sweep on the very next play and, after a 64-yard rumble by Kyle Forbes, scored again from 4 yards out with 9:19 to play, making it 20-8.

Forbes had 70 yards on 24 carries before the big-hitter.

“It was an awesome feeling, but it’s the line – they get the credit,” Forbes said. “They’re working hard all night, and without them, that never happens.”

Harris was coming off a shoulder injury that has kept him out of late, and he and fellow senior Buddy Bibler, who missed the past 2 weeks with an ankle sprain, almost exclusively played on the defensive side of the ball.

But Harris got in for a few plays on the offensive line, and Bibler had three carries in the fourth quarter, showing that if the Missiles get enough playoff points, their suddenly healthy weapons could help them give their first-round opponent a scare.

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Dixon’s Kyle Commons (46) puts pressure on North Boone’s Britton Morris during their Big Northern game Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field. After falling behind 6-0 early, the Dukes won 44-6.

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October 22, 2016

FRIDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP

Catz finish with roar Schubert leads EPC past East Dubuque; Marcos top Broncos

By SVM Sports Staff

Keegan Schubert rushed 24 times for 191 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help put the game away for the Eastland-Pearl City Wildcatz in a 24-13 win at East Dubuque.

Jerod Kemple and Brayden Smargiassi scored in the first half on short runs, and EPC got two points from an Addison Keltner safety.

Kemple gained 73 yards rushing.

Oregon 41, Rockford Christian 13: The Hawks jumped

out to a 35-0 halftime lead and cruised past the Royal Lions.

Jacob Cullen rushed 26 times for 160 yards for the Hawks and Caleb Mennen nearly matched him, carrying 13 times for 133 yards.

Mennen opened the scoring with a 61-yard touchdown in the first quarter, then added a second-quarter score from three yards out.

Cullen scored three touchdowns. Cade Chenoweth rushed for one.

Stockton 46, AFC 19: A

34-point first half helped Stockton build a lead the Raiders could not overcome.

AFC got second-half scores from Stephen Brooke on a 31-yard run, David Atkinson on a 2-yard run, and Tyon Davis on a fumble recovery.

Brooke finished with 17 carries for 215 yards. Demitri Lahman had 22 rushes for 62 yards.

Polo 41, Orangeville 14:

The Marcos are assured a playoff spot, after going on the road to get their sixth win of the season.

Tristan Aguilar rushed 13 times for 203 yards and four touchdowns. He scored from three and six yards out in the first quarter to open the scoring, then broke a 92-yard score in the third quarter and a 47-yard touchdown in the fourth.

Matthew Cheeseman had a 50-yard touchdown run for the Marcos, and Brady Webb scored on a 31-yard carry.

Le-Win 37, West Carroll 14:

The Thunder were denied a chance to become playoff eligible with the loss on the road at Le-Win

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October 22, 2016

BUREAU VALLEY 53, MORRISON 30

Pointed to playoffs BV racks up points, guarantees spot in postseason

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

MANLIUS – Rather than let playoff points decide its fate, Bureau Valley decided to put up a bunch of points on the scoreboard.

The Storm did just that in rolling to a 53-30 victory over Morrison in a wild Three Rivers Rock game on Friday night. Bureau Valley (6-3) clinched its first playoff berth since 2010 with the win.

“We’ve done something that Bureau Valley hasn’t done in 6 years, and it feels really good right now,” junior quarterback Drake Davis said. “Morrison, they’re always a good team, and they play us tough. We came out, did what we had to do, and now we’re moving on to next week.”

Davis was virtually unstoppable all night, as he threw for 303 yards and ran for 70 more. He opened the scoring with a 44-yard pass to Bryan Herr midway through the first quarter, but he was just getting warmed up.

He also tossed TD passes of 35, 22 and 26 yards to Jay Edlefson, who finished with six catches for 169 yards. Herr also was a threat

with five grabs for 98 yards.

“We felt good with our wideouts on their cornerbacks,” Davis said, “and we just exploited them. It worked out for us the whole game. They could not stop our outside guys. It was ridiculous. Jay was on fire tonight.”

Morrison (3-6) was able to hang around for much of the game due in large part to the efforts of senior Ethan Fischbach. He hauled in TD passes of 39 and 36 yards from Reilly Dolan, and electrified the crowd with a 75-yard kick return with 5:19 remaining in the game.

The Storm used squib kicks all night to keep the ball away from Fischbach, who entered the game with seven kickoff returns for TDs this season.

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com One of those kicks, however, ended up in the hands of Morrison quarterback Dylan Keller (center) gets sandwiched between Bureau Valley’s Alex up-man Cody Southern, who Peck (left) and Chase Gripp during Friday night’s game in Manlius. Bureau Valley won 53-30. pitched it back to Fischbach. He went virtually untouched up the The Red Zone left sideline for his eighth kick return TD this season, a state Player of the game: Drake Davis, Bureau Valley, 303 yards passing, 70 yards record. rushing, 4 TDs (1 rushing) “I’m excited with how my team blocked for me because without He said it: “The kids had a good week of practice, and they knew what they had them, I wouldn’t have been able to do tonight. They came out and played hard.” BV coach Spencer Davis.

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October 22, 2016

AQUIN 48, AMBOY 17

Down with the ship Loss caps Clippers’ season

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

FREEPORT — An Amboy season marred by injuries ended Friday with a 48-17 loss to the Aquin Bulldogs in an NUIC crossover contest at Conley Field.

The Clippers end their inaugural season in the NUIC at 3-6, and 3-5 in Northwest Division games. They barely escaped last week with a 7-0 win at winless Pecatonica, but there was no escaping from Aquin’s stout defense — one that held Amboy to only 64 rushing yards on 39 carries.

For Clippers senior quarterback Jordan Hochstatter, there was no escaping from Bulldogs’ junior linebacker and wide receiver Cole Stykel.

Hochstatter had as many as 58 total rushing yards at one point in the second quarter, but was sacked four times by Stykel and one more time by junior lineman Jackson Hold-

The Red Zone

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Player of the game: Jonah Diemer, Aquin, 7-for-8 passing, 124 yards, 4 TDs He said it: “[Aquin] was a really good, physical team. They could throw, they could run, they could do it all. On defense, they’re very physical and stout.” — Amboy QB Jordan Hochstatter

er for a net loss of 36 yards.

“Our mid line was working for us a little bit,” Hochstatter said, “but they started just keying on it, and shut it down.”

Operating a system heavy on the run game, the Clippers passed for more than twice as many yards as they rushed. Hochstatter threw for 132 yards on 7-for-14 passing, including a 51-yard TD score to Andrew Gillen with 8:43 left in the fourth quarter.

“The line was struggling,” Clippers senior lineman Alexis Gutierrez said. “They were beating us down low and with their passing, but we tried fighting through it, and

it didn’t come out the way we wanted it to.”

While Hochstatter ended his high school football career on a down note, Gutierrez had Amboy’s biggest pop with 1:02 to go in the first half. Gutierrez, a lineman and kicker, booted a season-high 42-yard field goal to inch the Aquin lead to 14-10. He connected on a 45-yard try during pregame warmups, and also made a 50-yarder last week before the win at Pecatonica.

“We had big expectations,” Gutierrez said, “but injuries really killed us along the way.

We fought through it all, in a tough conference, but we finished it through.”

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October 22, 2016

Numbers game: Friday night boxscores at Orangeville

POLO 41, ORANGEVILLE 14

P O First downs 9 12 Total yards 454 295 Rushes-yards 29-349 34-93 Passing (C-A-I) 8-13-1 11-29-1 Passing yards 106 202 Fumbles-lost 3-3 0 Penalties-yards 5-50 5-35 Polo Orangeville

14 6 14 7 — 41 0 6 0 8 — 14

First quarter P – Tristan Aguilar 3-yard run (kick good) P – Aguilar 6-yard run (kick good) Second quarter P – Brady Webb 31-yard run (kick no good) O – Getz 30-yard pass (conv. no good) Third quarter P – Aguilar 92-yard run (kick good) P – Matthew Cheeseman 50-yard run (kick good) Fourth quarter O – Guy 5-yard run (2-pt. good) P – Aguilar 47-yard run (kick good) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Polo: Aguilar 13-203, Reid Taylor 4-49, Randal Gabaldon 1-5, Braiden Soltow 9-58, Webb 2-34 PASSING – Polo: Soltow 8-13, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT RECEIVING – Polo: Cheeseman 3-74, Baylee Wiemken 2-20, Taylor 3-12.

At Nesti Stadium, Spring Valley

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 35, HALL 16

First downs Total yards by rushing by passing Passing Penalties E-P Hall

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – EP: Passmore 21-120, Pierceson 39-222, Wetzel 5-37, Riley 5-46, Dillon Tegeler 1-(-2). Hall: Wozniak 2-0, James Mautino 2-42, Buchanon 2-48.

PASSING – Hall: Wozniakl 14-19-2, 138 yards. Mautino 1-1-0, 42 yards.

RECEIVING – Hall: Mautino 6-77, Brust 4-74, Christian Stefaniak 2-10, Buchanon 1-(-1), Duever 2-20.

EP HALL 26 8 416 270 416 90 0 180 0-0-0 15-20-2 1-10 2-15 8 0

13 6 8 – 35 0 8 8 – 16

First quarter EP -Pierceson 1 run Pierceson run), 7:27 Second quarter EP - Pierceson 9 run (Garrett Passmore run), 11:11.

EP - Pierceson 2 run (kick failed), 3:15 Third quarter H - Steven Brust 13 pass from Cade Wozniak (Duever pass from Wozniak), 9:47 EP - Pierceson 2 run (kick failed), 7:51 Fourth quarter EP - Pierceson 1 run Pierceson run), 5:10 H - Anthony Buchanon 13 run (Duever pass from Wozniak), 4:06

at Manlius

BUREAU VALLEY 53, MORRISON 30

M BV First downs 15 23 Total yards 356 497 Rushes-yards 36-167 39-194 Passing yards 189 303 Passing (C-A-I) 8-14-1 13-22-0 Fumbles-lost 4-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 4-45 2-15 Punts-ave.

3-31.3 2-26.5 Morrison 0 Bureau Valley 7

6 17

6 7

18 - 30 22 - 53

First quarter BV - Bryan Herr 44 pass from Drake Davis (Herr kick) 5:14 Second quarter BV - Davis 1 run (Herr kick) 8:43 M - Ethan Fischbach 39 pass from Reilly Dolan (run failed) 7:36 BV - Jay Edlefson 35 pass from Davis (Herr kick) 5:44 BV - Herr 35 field goal :03 Third quarter M - Thomas Dykema 2 run (pass failed) 7:25 BV - Edlefson 22 pass from Davis (Herr kick) 6:08 Fourth quarter BV - Hunter Schoff 4 run (Herr kick) 10:15 M - Jarrett Ruchotzke 21 pass from Dolan (run failed) 9:52 BV - Caje Peterson 18 run (Davis pass from Schoff) 5:33 M - Fischbach 75 kick return (run failed) 5:19 BV - Edlefson 26 pass from Davis (Herr kick) 2:07 M - Fischbach 36 pass from Dolan (run failed) :55.8 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING - Morrison: Ruchotske 5-79, Adam Deter 9-48, Cody Southern 11-46, John Anderson 2-9, Dykema 2-5, Dolan 4-(-6), Fischbach 1-(-6), Keller 2-(-8).

Bureau Valley: Peterson 18-122, Davis 13-70, Schoff 3-13, Kendile Whitford 1-3, Peyton Moore 4-(-14).

PASSING - Morrison: Dolan 7-10-0, 183 yards; Keller 1-2-1, 6 yards; Fischbach 0-1-0, 0 yards. Bureau VAlley: Davis 13-22-0, 303 yards.

RECEIVING - Morrison: Fischbach 4-97, Keller 1-47, Ruchotzke 2-44, Southern 1-6.

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ABOVE: Dixon’s Andrew Wolber comes up with a catch Friday night against North Boone.

BELOW: Bureau Valley’s Bryan Herr (left) misses a pass from quarterback Drake Davis as Morrison’s Nick Klimson tries to knock the ball away from Herr during Friday night’s game in Manlius.

Bureau Valley: Edlefson 6-169, Herr 5-98, Moore 1-36, Schoff 1-0

at A.C. Bowers Field

DIXON 44, NORTH BOONE 6

First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards North Boone Dixon

NB D 15 17 197 453 22 353 175 100 2-1 1-0 7-65 8-80

6 0 0 0 — 6 6 22 10 6 — 44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Dixon: Arthur Cox 32-335, Kandras Martin 6-18.

PASSING – Dixon: Noah Wilcox 12-17 100 yards, 1 touchdown RECEIVING – Dixon: Andrew Wolber 5-42, Kandras Martin 2-24, Jake Pittman 2-20 yards, Ezra Walker 2-14.

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Numbers game: Friday night boxscores at AFC

STOCKTON 46, AFC 19

S AFC First downs 23 11 Total yards 440 316 Rushes-yards 34-35 51-316 Passing (C-A-I) 6-9-0 0-3-0 Passing yards 105 0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 0 Penalties-yards 7-45 5-50 Punts-average 0 2-36 Stockton 20 14 12 0 — 0 AFC 0 0 6 13 — 19 First quarter S – Dillon Hatfield 8-yard run (Hayden Fox kick), 10:43 S – Chad Larson 43-yard run (Fox kick), 6:14 S – Hatfield 20-yard pass from Fox (kick no good), 1:12 Second quarter S – Elijah Rowe 7-yard run (run no good), 5:57 S – Hatfield 12-yard run (Patric McGovern run), 1:25 Third quarter S – Aaron Dvorak 12-yard run (run no good), 7:51 AFC – Stephen Brooke 31-yard run (kick blocked), 4:26 S – Chase Rowe 45-yard run (run no good), 2:15 Fourth quarter AFC – David Atkinson 2-yard run (kick blocked) AFC – Tyon Davis fumble recovery (Max Lipold kick), 4:22 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Stockton: Chad Larson 3-79, Chase Rowe 4-57, Dillon Hatfield 4-47, Hayden Fox 5-46, Aaron Dvorak 2-23, Elijah Rowe 3-18, Connor Davis 2-17, Jeremiah Hermann 2-11, Connor Raab 2-6, Colin Dvorak 1-6, Patric McGovern 2-2.

AFC: Stephen Brooke 17-215, Demitri Lahman 22-62, Cody Penick 6-29, David Atkinson 4-10, Caleb McBride 1-0, Marcus Cater 1-0.

PASSING – Stockton: Fox 6-9, 105 yards, 1 TD. AFC: Penick 0-3 RECEIVING – Stockton: Hatfield 3-68, Thomas Eden 1-18, Gavin Kramer 1-13, Connor Raab 1-6 at Landers-Loomis Field

OREGON 41, ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 13

RC O First downs 7 27 Total yards 184 437 Rushing yards 35 411 Passing (C-A-I) 11-24-2 2-3-0 Passing yards 149 26 Fumbles-lost 0 0 Penalties-yards 3-35 8-66 Punts-average 5-29 0 Rockford Christian 0 0 7 6 — 13 Oregon 14 21 0 6 — 41 First quarter O – Caleb Mennen 61-yard run (run no good), 8:33

O – Jacob Cullen 1-yard run (Cullen run), 8:35 Second quarter O – Mennen 3-yard run (Jared Pottorff kick), 9:11 O – Cade Chenoweth 12-yard run (Pottorff kick), 3:14 O – Cullen 21-yard run (Pottorff kick), 0:35 Third quarter RC – Chase Rosche 42-yard pass from Noah Kellerman (Isaiah Romero kick), 3:35 Fourth quarter O – Cullen 3-yard run (kick no good), 4:50 RC – Grayson Smith 21-yard pass from Kellerman (kick no good), 1:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – O: Cullen 26-160, Mennen 13-133.

PASSING – RC: Kellerman 11-24, 149 yards, 2 INTs. O: Chenoweth 1-1, 18 yards, Andrew Newman 1-2, 8 yards.

RECEIVING – RC: Rosche 7-76. O: Will Rice 2-26

at East Dubuque

EPC 24, EAST DUBUQUE 13 Eastland-Pearl City 8 9 0 7 — 24 East Dubuque 0 6 0 7 — 13 First quarter EPC – Jerod Kemple 4-yard run (Keegan Schubert run), 4:34 Second quarter ED – Brietbach 1-yard run (run no good), 11:57 EPC – Safety (Addison Keltner TFL), 4:09 EPC – Brayden Smargiassi 1-yard run (Chris Zollner kick), Fourth quarter EPC – Schubert 77-yard run (Zollner kick), 8:17 ED – Brietbach 64-yard run (Mittendorf kick), 7:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – EPC: Schubert 24-191, Jayden Kemple 3-44, Jerod Kemple 13-73.

PASSING – EPC: Smargiassi 6-12, 64 yards RECEIVING – EPC: Skylar Fischer 2-24, Jayden Kemple 3-44 at Conley Field, Freeport

AQUIN 48, AMBOY 17

AM AQ First downs 13 21 Total yards 204 403 Rushes-yards 39-64 35-243 Passing yards 140 160 Passing (C-A-I) 8-18-0 10-14-1 Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 4-35 9-65 Punts-average 2-45 1-15 Amboy 7 3 0 7 — 17 Aquin 7 13 7 21 — 48 First quarter AM — Ben Rhine 2 run (Alexis Gutierrez kick), 4:05 AQ — Tim Harrington 26 pass from Jonah Diemer (Zac Cummins kick), 0:00

Second quarter AQ — Cummins 24 pass from Diemer (Cummins kick), 5:03 AM — Gutierrez 42 field goal, 1:02 AQ — Cummins 34 pass from Diemer (kick failed), 0:16 Third quarter AQ — Cole Stykel 33 run (Cummins kick), 10:10 Fourth quarter AQ — Stykel 20 run (Patrick Gustafson pass from Diemer), 10:57 AM — Andrew Gillan 51 pass from Jordan Hochstatter (Gutierrez kick), 8:43 AQ — Stykel 3 run (kick failed), 7:10 AQ — Gustafson 13 pass from Diemer (Cummins kick), 3:46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Amboy: Rhine 16-28, Dallas Schafer 3-2, Hochstatter 14-29, Gillan 4-5, Travis Eames 1-0, Justin Hart 1-0. Aquin: Cole Luedeking 12-33, Harrington 3-25, Diemer 6-33, Stykel 12-141, Cooper Arndt 1-(minus 4), Gustafson 1-15.

PASSING — Amboy: Hochstatter 7-140, 132 yards; Hart 1-4-0, 8 yards. Aquin: Diemer 7-8-0, 124 yards; Arndt 3-6-1, 36 yards.

RECEIVING — Amboy: Cain Powers 5-47, Gillen 2-72, Max Lucas 1-21. Aquin: Gustafson 3-24, Cummins 3-61, Harrington 1-26, Bryce Carlson 3-34.

Sophomore scoreboard • Aquin 12, Amboy 8 • Newman 48, St. Bede 0 • Sterling 14, DeKalb 13 • Milledgeville 46, Warren 6 • Bureau Valley 38, Morrison 14 INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING - PHS: Emmerson 29-212

at Roscoe Eades Stadium, Sterling

NEWMAN 48, ST. BEDE 14

SB N First downs 14 16 Total yards 268 281 Rushes-yards 39-160 32-210 Passing (C-A-I) 6-22-4 2-5-0 Passing yards 108 71 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-yards 7-57 5-55 Punts-average 3-26.6 4-31 St. Bede 0 6 0 8 — 14 Newman 8 16 16 8 — 48 First quarter N – Eli Leffelman 9 run (Landen Vesley pass to John Wilson), 5:17 Second quarter N – Nate Olson 53 interception return (Leffelman run), 9:17 SB – Bryant Eustice 1 run (Run failed), 4:48 N – Vesley 18 pass to Wilson (Leffelman run), 1:30 Third quarter N – Cade Gorzny 2 run (Leffelman run), 8:58 N – Leffelman 3 run (Vesley pass to Wilson), 7:24 Fourth quarter N – Tyree Dilliard 3 run (Easton Bianchi run), 5:20 SB – Eustice 2 run (Eustice pass to Braidy Shipp), 20.3 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – St. Bede: Adam Poundstone 17-64, Eustice 12-44, Justin Darnell 6-41, Daryl Senica 2-7, Ben Bernabei 2-4. Newman: Leffelman 17-102, Bianchi 2-45, Dilliard 4-22, Vesley 3-20, Gorzny 5-12, Luke Olson 1-9.

PASSING – St. Bede: Eustice 6-22-4, 108 yards; Newman: Vesley 2-5-0, 71 yards.

RECEIVING – St. Bede: Shipp 2-54, Nick Szczepaniak 2-38, Josh Sapp 1-10, Poundstone 1-6. Newman: Wilson 2-71.

at Meridian Park, Warren

MILLEDGEVILLE 20, WARREN 16

M W First downs 14 11 Total yards 246 144 Rushes-yards 43-245 16-(minus-4) Passing yards 1 148 Passing (C-A-I) 1-3-0 14-37-1 Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-yards 10-77 3-20 Punts-avg.

6-27.5 5-39 3rd-down conv. 5/16 0/13 4th-down conv. 0/2 2/5 Milledgeville 0 6 8 6 – 20 Warren 8 0 0 8 – 16 First quarter W – Kyle Wolff 9 pass from Payton Calow (Andrew Kaiser pass from Calow), 2:41 Second quarter M – Kyle Forbes 2 run (pass fail), 10:23 Third quarter M – Carson Boyer 13 run (Brexton Flynn run), 3:36 Fourth quarter M – Boyer 4 run (run failed), 9:19 W – Kyle Wolff 12 pass from Payton Calow (Andrew Kaiser pass from Calow), 4:18 INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING – Milledgeville: Forbes 26-138, Boyer 9-62, Flynn 5-36, Buddy Bibler 3-9.

Warren: Wolff 8-8, Calow, 4-(minus-3), Kaiser 4-(minus-9).

PASSING – Milledgeville: Flynn 1-3, 1.

Warren: Calow 14-37, 148.

RECEIVING – Milledgeville: Boyer 1-1.

Warren: Kaiser 5-40, Wolff 4-32, Paul Bageanis 2-28, Brian Holland 1-20, Patrick Bageanis 1-2.

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Alek Duran of Sterling hauls in a pass over DeKalb’s Brianjay Ross during their football game Friday. Sterling won in double overtime.

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PRINCETON 26, SHERRARD 20 Princeton 6 Sherrard 0

14 0 6 – 26 12 8 0 – 20 First quarter P – Bret Emmerson 1 run (kick failed), 8:02 Second quarter P– Emmerson 49 run (Blake Janssen run),

10:19 S – Kissner 20 run (run failed), 9:46 P – Austin Wetsel 17 pass from Beck Robinson (kick failed), 5:50 S – Shea 6 run (kick good), 1:04 Third quarter S – Boraas 4 run (Roling kick), 4:25 Fourth quarter P – Janssen 1 run (run failed), 8:34

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