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Week I | August 30, 2014

WEATHER OR NOT

Newman, Rockridge avoid weather delay. Comets avoid second straight loss to Rockets. Page FB6.

ABOVE: A Rockridge player walks off the field Friday as Newman celebrates a 20-14 road win. – Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

The bottom line Sterling Metamora

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late Amboy result St. Bede

Johnsburg Oregon

7 Mon.-Roseville 0 Bureau Valley 13 Dixon 25 Hall

15 Erie-P’town 14 Kewanee

45 Morrison 19 Princeton

13 Fulton 23 Orion

26 Newman 33 Rockridge

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20 East Dubuque ppd. Eastland-P.C. 62 14 Polo Sat. West Carroll 0

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commentary | from the sideline

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DGINGTON – For 24 minutes of football, a couple of colleagues and I were shaking our heads in the press box.

This football team, with a host of seasoned seniors returning, won a state championship last year?

Consider these statistics about Newman.

It rushed 13 times in the first half for 33 yards – and 25 of those came on one play.

On the second play of the game, the Comets’ normally stout defense gave up a 73-yard touchdown run to Rockridge quarterback Luke Johnson, who was making his first start at that position.

Johnson rushed 18 times for 132 yards in the first half, and the Rockets amassed 182 yards on the ground as a team.

Newman looked dead in the water, much like it did in a 21-9 loss to the Rockets in last season’s opener.

The second half, however, Newman looked

son with just under 7 minutes to play.

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798-4085, “We raced him in ext. 5551. the 4 by 2 down at state,” Johnson said of Rude, “and I saw his speed first-hand. like the team that ran I actually knew it was the table in its final 13 him behind me, so I games a year ago. was trying to kick it The ground game into whatever gear got untracked a bit, I had left. I knew he with 106 yards rushwas coming. He was ing, highlighted by probably the fasta 39-yard TD run by est kid on the field.

Brady Rude.

Special teams got into If I had it in me, I the act. A 42-yard punt thought I could beat him, but I fell about

by Regan Todhunter 10 yards short.” pinned Rockridge Last season’s loss to on its own 2 midway through the third quar- Rockridge was a wakeup call for the Comets, ter, and that was foland they recovered in lowed by a nifty punt time to win it all in 2A. return by Trevor Bolin This season’s wakeup to set up Newman’s gocall came at halftime ahead score.

Friday night, and NewMost important, a man will now have this leaky defense stifled victory to draw upon Rockridge for all but when facing adversity one play in the second down the road. half. That one play was a 56-yard run by Rocket One down – 13 to go, quarterback Luke John- the Comets hope.

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Newman quarterback Logan Whitman is pressured by Rockridge’s Frederik Urban during Friday’s game in Edgington. After a slow start, the Comets offense got rolling in the second half. For more coverage of the game, see FB6.

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OREGON 13, JOHNSBURG 7

Same old Hawks /REGON USES BALL CONTROL OFFENSE TO GROUND 3KYHAWKS

BY ANDY COLBERT Shaw Media

OREGON – Execution and ball control were the difference in Oregon’s 13-7 victory over Johnsburg on Friday at Landers-Loomis Field.

“They were efficient in their execution and precise in their blocking,” Johnsburg coach Mike Maloney said. “And the running backs hit the holes they were designed to hit. That’s a sign of great coaching.”

It was classic Oregon ground attack with a slight twist that led to the first score. Toward the end of an 18-play, 68-yard drive, the Hawks faced two fourth-down situations.

Both times, it was first-year quarterback Jerrick Orsted connecting with Chris Jordan for pass completions, the second time for an 11-yard score.

“That was the key, eating up the clock,” Oregon fullback Garrett Rude said.

Oregon took 10 and half minutes off the clock on its first drive and another seven on its second.

After mistake-prone Johnsburg had 95 yards of pass completions called back for penalties on the next drive, the

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Oregon’s senior running back Chris Jordan make a big fourth-down catch during the first quarter of Friday’s 13-7 win over Johnsburg at Landers-Loomis Field.

Hawks got the ball back on their own 39-yard line.

Fourteen plays later, sophomore Caleb Mennen crashed into the end zone from 3 yards out for a 13-0 Hawk lead.

“Overall, I was pretty pleased,” Oregon coach John Bothe said.

“With its quarterback and skilled kids, Johnsburg is on par with the best in the Big Northern. This is a

good team we beat.”

“They were quick,” Hawk linebacker Josh Cook said. “Our defensive backs did a good job of contain.”

With 41 seconds left in the first half, officials sent both teams to the Blackhawk Center because of lightning.

After the weather delay, the Skyhawks closed the gap to 13-7

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midway through the third quarter on a Brengman 14-yard run.

“Nobody in Johnsburg wants to win more than him,” Maloney said.

The drive was aided by a firsttime (non-warning) sideline violation by Oregon, which prevented the Skyhawks from a fourth-down situation.

Johnsburg appeared to have

momentum on its side, forcing a Hawk punt on the next possession.

That punt was fumbled by Johnsburg’s Blake Lemcke. Oregon’s Kole Mowry, one of two starting sophomore linemen, recovered the miscue at midfield.

“All three sophomores [Mowry, Mennen and Anthony Marchetti] had good games,” Bothe said.

Oregon managed to put together a 10-play drive before turning the ball over on downs.

Taking over at its own 11-yardline, Brengman made a gutty 9-yard run on fourth-and-8 to keep the drive alive. Johnsburg faced another fourth down at midfield, and this time 300pound Matt Crandall stopped Brengman for no gain.

“Maybe we got the better of them in the line,” Bothe said. “I was also pleased we didn’t give up the big play.”

The Hawks ran the clock out to preserve the victory. On third-and-8, Orsted faked out the Skyhawks, and ran nine yards on the option to keep the drive alive.

“Orsted was very poised. He’ll allow us to expand,” Bothe said.

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DIXON 25, MON.-ROSEVILLE 0

METAMORA 29, STERLING 14

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BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550

METAMORA – All 22 helmets on the field looked to the sky as they watched the ball soar toward its target.

It was a lob pass that had a hump like a camel, and two Sterling defensive backs found their way to the landing zone. Unfortunatley for the Golden Warriors, that zone was in the arms of Metamora receiver Jacob Mitchell.

Mitchell completed the acrobatic catch and ran for the end zone, finishing a 60-yard play that capped the scoring as the Redbirds defeated the Warriors 29-14 at Malone Field.

“Those big plays kind of take the wind out of you,” Sterling lineman Tanner Massey said. “But we just have to learn to get right back at it.”

It was the defensive line that gave the Warriors hope on the score that put the game out of reach. The unit put pressure on Redbirds quarterback Nick Holman throughout the game, and got to him as he heaved the deep ball on third-and-18.

The Warriors (0-1) found themselves down a score, 22-14, with 3 minutes and change on the clock, and quarterback Sterling Thornton took control of the offense.

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Sterling Thornton Sterling junior

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Logan Cheshire Sterling senior

and were able to get two first downs in an 11-play drive. On a fourthand-5, Thornton tucked the ball and ran when the designed pass play was sniffed out, and went for 5 yards.

Sterling opted to pass the next four plays, but all were dropped.

“It’s going to rain in games,” Thornton said. “People will say the ball was wet – it was a bit – but I have to be able to get a better grip on it and make better throws so the guys don’t have to reach for it.”

A lightning display followed by heavy rain delayed the game nearly 45 minutes before starting again, and the referees had numerous towels on the field wiping the ball after each play.

While Thornton took most of the blame, he and running back Brandon Dennis controlled the pace of the game offensively, but they lacked the big play.

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Dennis ran the ball 26 times and gained positive yards on all of them, but finished with 34 yards on the ground. Thornton rushed 24 times and racked up 61 yards.

Metamora was also limited offensively, but came through on several big plays. Seven players ran the ball for the Redbirds (1-0), as they attempted to figure out the Warriors’ aggresive defensive line.

Eventually, Tim Brennan was able to find holes and pick up yards in chunks. He finished with 118 yards on 14 carries.

“That is going to happen,” Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer said. “We have to find a way to get our guys off the field. But if you look at what we did outside of those big plays, there are some positives to feed from.”

The Warriors had three defensive takeaways in the first half, including two fumble recoveries and an interception by Logan Cheshire when the defensive line hit Holman as he threw a pass to the sideline.

Sterling won the field position battle early, and took advantage of the short field as Thornton scored twice on 1-yard touchdown runs – one coming in each half. But the Warriors never found the end zone again, as the Redbirds were able to bottle up Thornton and Dennis.

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NEWMAN 20, ROCKRIDGE 14

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BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551

EDGINGTON – The one thorn in Newman’s side a year ago was a loss to Rockridge.

Consider that thorn removed.

The Comets overcame a sluggish first-half performance to rally for a 20-14 victory over the Rockets on Friday night in a battle of state-ranked teams.

Newman entered the game No. 1 in Class 2A, while Rockridge checked in at No. 3.

Newman’s win helped take some of the sting away from a 21-9 loss to the Rockets in 2013, the only blemish in a 13-1, state championship campaign. “Most of us knew the feeling we had last year,� junior running back Brady Rude said, “and we were determined not to have that feeling again. We’re not satisfied, though. It’s on to Week 2.�

Rude was involved in the game’s biggest plays. His 25-yard run was the lone offensive highlight in the first half for the Comets, and kept the team within 14-8 at the time.

A 39-yard TD run by Rude to open the second half drew the Comets even at 14-14.

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Star of the game: Brady Rude, Newman, 12 carries, 105 yards, 2 TDs Key performers: Luke Johnson, Rockridge, 28 carries, 207 yards, TD Up next: Princeton at Newman, 7 p.m. Friday

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Newman’s Brady Rude fights for yardage during Friday’s game against Rockridge in Edgington.

The Comets avenged a 2013 loss with a 20-14 win. good on its only completed pass of the night, a 12-yard strike from Logan Whitman to Dillan Heffelfinger with 3 minutes, 16 seconds left in the third quarter.

After that, it was a matter of hanging on. The Comets did that, largely because of Rude.

With 6:56 left to play, speedy Rockridge quarterback Luke Johnson got loose up the right sideline and appeared head-

ed for the tying score. He was tracked down at the 12, however, by Rude after a 56-yard gain.

Newman’s defense then stiffened, turning away the Rockets on four straight plays. “I looked at it like a runway in track,� Rude said of tackling Johnson. “You’ve just got to get him. I did it for my team. You’ve got to cover, because people were covering for me out there.

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Johnson rushed 18 times for 132 yards and a touchdown in the first half. In the second half, he had 10 carries for 75 yards, but most of them came on that one play.

Newman went away from its 3-5 defensive alignment to a 4-4 in the second half, with Noah Leffelman joining Jacob Barnes, David Rowzee and Maxwell

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After being held to 33 yards of offense the first half, Newman was able to put up 118 in the second half. The Comets had no turnovers, though, and just five penalties for 45 yards.

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DIXON 25, MONMOUTH-ROSEVILLE 0

Charging from the gate !FTER LONG DELAY $UKES TAKE CONTROL FOR DOMINANT HOME WIN

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554

DIXON – After waiting for nearly 2 hours, the Dixon Dukes were chomping at the bit to get onto A.C. Bowers Field on Friday.

They wasted no time once they stepped between the lines.

JD Gieson threw touchdown passes to Kyle LeBlanc on the Dukes’ first two drives, and the defense was all over Monmouth-Roseville from the start in a 25-0 victory in the season opener – Dixon’s first win at home since 2010.

“We wanted to make some plays early, never let them get any momentum from the getgo,” said Gieson, who amassed 317 yards of total offense. “It felt like forever while we were waiting in the cafeteria before the game, but we started hot bright and early once we got on the field.”

A lightning delay between the sophomore game and the varsity contest left students, parents, coaches, players, and officials milling around. Several lightning flashes resulted in the clock for the mandatory 30-minute waiting period being reset a half-dozen times.

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Dixon’s Dan Troutman (66) tackles Monmouth Roseville’s Dan Hillman during Friday’s game at A.C. Bowers Field. The Dukes won their first home game since 2010 with a 25-0 victory.

Dixon warmed up, received the opening kickoff, then scored six plays later. Gieson, who found LeBlanc for 30 yards on third-and-10 to kick-start the drive, connected with the junior wideout for a 28-yard scoring strike just 2 minutes, 4

Finally, at 8:40 p.m., word came down that the players would take the field in 10 minutes, have 10 minutes to warm up, then the game would get underway. To accommodate the late start, halftime was shaved to 10 minutes, as well.

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Douglas said, “and we knew if we limited their rushing, we’d get the job done. We knew our assignments, and did what the coaches told us to.”

Dixon, which had 330 total yards – but also 11 penalties for 101 yards – had the chance to put the game away before halftime, but came up empty on two second-quarter drives into Titan territory.

But after the short halftime, when they didn’t even go into the locker room, the Dukes took care of business in the third quarter. After the defense sniffed out a fake punt on Monmouth-Roseville’s opening drive, Gieson orchestrated an eight-play drive, running for a first down on third-and-20, then connecting with Matt Coffey twice, the second time a 26-yard scoring strike on fourth-and-8.

After one Titan first down, Josh Wiseman returned a 24-yard punt 25 yards, then Gieson hit Coffey for 26 yards before finding Connor Sperling on a rollout pass for a 14-yard TD. On the touchdown, Gieson rolled to his right, looked as if he’d try to run for it, then pulled up short of the line of scrimmage and found Sperling at the goal line.

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After shutting down Monmouth-Roseville following an initial first down, the Dukes (1-0) struck even more quickly the second time they had the ball. On the second play from scrimmage, Gieson lofted a pass down the near sideline, and LeBlanc leapt over the defender and snatched the ball out of the air. As the defender fell down, LeBlanc scampered into the end zone to complete a 76-yard scoring play.

“It really helped to get the momentum early on,” senior Quinton Douglas said. “It feels pretty good to share this win with the home crowd.”

The defense was as stingy as the offense was explosive. Monmouth-Roseville had 38 total yards at halftime (all on the ground), and just 42 total yards – again, all on the ground – through three quarters. The Titans (0-1) also lost four of their five fumbles – including three in the first four plays of the fourth quarter – and finished with just five first downs – two on their final drive of the game against Dixon’s secondstringers.

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ell before fans, coaches, and officials whipped out their phones and became weather experts, Sterling’s defense looked like experts on the field.

The defensive line of Joe Brouilette, Brett Gould, Tanner Massey, Jason Wolber, Brady Hall, and Kyler Beck got pressure into the backfield on nearly every snap in the first half.

Those players, a rotation that coach Jon Schlemmer used to keep them fresh, dicated the pace of the game. Metamora received the openeing kick to a deafening roar from a fan base that had been spoiled in recent seasons with state championships in 2007 and 2009, and strong play from its traditionally smash-mouth football team, only to hand it over to Sterling.

The Golden Warriors brought the physicality from the first snap. After the Redbirds grabbed 4 yards on a stretch run play, the Warriors got into the backfield and forced a fumble.

Jacob Heffelfinger hit scrambling Metamora quarterback Nick Holman, and stripped the ball and recovered the fumble.

“It was great to play like that

big formations. With lightning dancing around in the sky patrickMASON like cameras flashing, Sterling Sports Reporter. danced around on the field.

Reach him The Warriors looked fast and at pmason@ saukvalley.com physical. The defense had or 800-798three takeaways in the first 4085, ext. 5550. half. On the Redbirds’ second possesion, Sterling forced a punt, and on the third play of Metamora’s next drive, Logan Cheshire picked off Holman.

So much attention is paid from the start,” Massey said. “It to offenses because scoring is really gets the team going from exciting. But it was the defense that kept the Warriors close the start.”

The Warriors gave Metamora throughout.

The offense was muddled by a geography lesson Friday protection issues. The Warriors night, sticking the Redbirds in a sliver of their home field, and ran a lot of designed quarterback rushes, and Sterling reaped the benefits of good Thornton had to be aware of field position. the Metamora linebackers.

Six plays and 23 yards after On jet sweeps and other outthe first fumble, Warriors quarside run plays, the Redbirds’ terback Sterling Thornton got outside linebackers would into the end zone for an evenfind a way into the play to stop tual 7-0 lead. potential big gains.

Despite what the weather “It’s just a matter of being did to many games in the Sauk able to read that linebacker,” Valley and elsewhere, Sterling made sure football was back, at Thornton said. “It’s something that will come with playing least for the first half. more at full speed, and someThe defensive backs kept thing that we can fix.” the passing game in check, Running back Brandon Denand filtered down into the box nis said that since Sterling likes when Metamora went with its

to run the ball, timing is everything.

“The holes were definitely there,” Dennis said. “Then they would disapear. It’s just going Ty to take time with Shetter the timing, and Sterling knowing when to senior hit those holes.”

The defensive display wasn’t without cost.

For the second consecutive season, Warriors defensive back Ty Shetter suffered a serious injury that will likely see him missing time.

He was on crutches on the sideline before being wheeled off in a wheelchair with an apparent knee injury. Schlemmer hopes that it will be just a few weeks.

Shetter was injured in Week 2 last season, and missed the rest of the year.

“I really hope this is something that he can come back from,” Schlemmer said. “It just breaks my heart to see him like that. He worked so hard in the weight room and in practices to get himself back to a high level.”

HARVARD 41, ROCK FALLS 0

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HARVARD – After a 3-1/2 hour weather delay, the Rock Falls Rockets (0-1) lost to the Harvard Hornets(1-0), 41-0. The delay did not allow for a full game story to be written before SVM’s deadline.

The Rockets failed to score after multiple trips into the Braeden red zone.

Westfall Senior QB Rock Falls J a c o b M a m junior mosser completed 15 of 27 passes for 170 yards. The field conditions proved to be a challenge for the Rockets, with dropped passes, low snaps, and two fumbles.

The offensive line gave up seven sacks, making things difficult for the team.

The Rockets attempted to get the ground game going with junior Braeden Westfall. He rushed for 153 yards on 14 attempts.

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Lightning storms across Illinois wreaked havoc on the first night of high school football games for the second year in a row on Friday night.

Some games started, only to be stopped part of the way through.

A few games never got started.

Polo and East Dubuque started to warm up at about 9:50 p.m., but after a few moments, the teams left the field for good.

Morrison at Princeton was in the same boat. The weather never cleared, and the game was moved to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

The Milledgeville Missiles will also host Warren at on Saturday. Neither Polo nor Milledgeville had set times for the makeups as of SVM’s press time. Both schools were looking for officials.

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SPRING VALLEY – Hall Red Devils head Coach Randy Tieman knew he’d have to rely heavily on his defense to contain Bureau Valley’s shifty quarterback Parker Neuhalfen, if he wanted to start to avenge last year’s 42-21 defeat at the hands of the Storm.

The Red Devils defense stepped up in a big way, holding the BV offense to just 13 points en route to a 23-13 victory Friday night at Richard Nesti Stadium.

“I said we’re going to hang our hat on our defense, and I’ll tell you what, those guys came to play,” Tieman said. “They played their assignments. We got beat on a halfback pass, and on a broken down run play that we had tied up in the backfield, so our kids came to play, and we shut down a good offense. They’re a very good offense.”

Each team had trouble getting their feet under them in the first quarter, as they traded punts and struggled to get going offensively.

“We didn’t start off real well. We didn’t move the ball on the run, a lot of that’s my fault, and we just need to do a better job of play calling. It was a good physical football game, they’re a tough team.

They’re running back [Hammonds], he’s a horse, and he did a good job. We have those kind of players too, and a lot of it’s just my fault,” Bureau Valley coach Spencer Davis said. “Obviously being a first-year coach, I wasn’t as organized as we needed to be,

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Bureau Valley’s Parker Neuhalfen avoids a tackle during Friday’s game at Spring Valley. and I just didn’t make the necessary adjustments throughout the game.”

The first points came after a late hit by the Storm defense set up Hall inside the red zone. Hall would eventually settle for a 13-yard field goal by Matt Krolak to take a 3-0 lead with 8:39 to play in the half.

Another 15-yard penalty would again set the Hall offense up in the red zone as senior

back Tyler Taber caught a corner, and raced 14 yards down the left sideline and suffered a blow to the head.

Less than 2 minutes later, senior running back Chris Hammonds would hit pay dirt on an inside handoff from the 2-yard line, extending the Red Devil lead to 10-0.

After keeping Nuehalfen in check for the entire first half, the always opportune quarterback took advantage of a broken play with 24.8 seconds in the half. As he spotted a hole on the right side and dashed down the sideline, outracing the Hall defense for 74 yards for a touchdown. The run cut the deficit to 10-6.

An interception by junior Jake Merkle set up the second Hall touchdown, as senior Andrew Kerr muscled his way in from a yard out at the 8:12 mark to make the score 17-6.

Hammonds showed signs of cramping early in the game, but didn’t come out until he scampered for a 27-yard gain and immediately grabbed for his calves.

Hammonds would again break free for another touchdown, and he dashed through the heart of the BV defense and raced 45 yards for his second TD of the game.

“I see us playing harder and harder everyday,” Hammonds said. “There’s not one guy on this team that wasn’t helping another person out, and that’s team chemistry.”

BV continued to battle in the late stages of the game, as senior Josh Meade completed an 84-yard flea-flicker to receiver Tommy Johnston down the right sideline with 2:32 to play to end the scoring at 23-13.

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Phillip Coers, Dylan Binion, and Jack Bauer combined for six rushing touchdowns in guiding the Panthers to a 45-19 Three Rivers Conference crossover win in Kewanee.

The Panthers (1-0) used a 26-point fourth quarter to break the game open after leading 19-13 after three quarters. Dvaree Thompson also added a 75-yard interception return in the fourth quarter.

Austin VanVynck had two touchdowns for Kewanee.

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With his team down 14-8 at halftime, Drake Barlow ran for a 68-yard touchdown with 7:14 remaining in the third quarter to put the Clippers ahead in a Three Rivers Conference crossover win.

Dallas Appleman added a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter to complement the scoring for the Clippers (1-0). He was the Clippers’ lead rusher with 102 yards on 20 carries. Barlow added 109 yards on eight carries.

St. Bede (0-1) passed for 192

yards on the night.

Aquin 31, AFC 15: The Raiders enjoyed a 15-14 lead going into the fourth quarter at Freeport in NUIC Upstate play, but the Bulldogs scored 17 unanswered points in the final 8 minutes to seal the win.

All of the Raiders’ points came in the third quarter.

Kevin Kurz recovered a fumble for a 30-yard touchdown, while Jacob Hilliker found Trevor Ramsey for a 48-yard connection.

Jake Hageman led the Raiders (0-1) in rushing with 45 yards on 16 carries. Hilliker passed for 57 yards on seven attempts, both to Ramsey.

Orion 33, Fulton 26: The Steamers dropped their season opener on the road in Three Rivers Conference crossover action.

Tyler Sweenie and Jason Osborn each scored two touchdowns for the Steamers (0-1). Sweenie’s runs were both in the third quarter and tallied 46 and 40 yards.

Osborn had a 2-yard run in the third quarter and caught a 45-yard pass from Sweenie in the fourth.

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DIXON 25, MONMOUTH-ROSEVILLE 0 MR D First downs 5 13 Total yards 330 52 Rushes-yards 47-52 37-104 Passing (C-A-I) 0-2-0 10-20-0 Passing yards 0 226 Fumbles-lost 5-4 2-1 Penalties-yards 1-5 11-101 Punts-average 6-26.0 3-34.0 Mon-Rose 0 0 0 0 — 0 Dixon 13 0 12 0 — 25 First quarter D – Kyle LeBlanc 28 pass from JD Gieson (Cody Mighell kick), 9:56 D – LeBlanc 76 pass from Gieson (kick wide left), 5:49 Third quarter D – Matt Coffey 26 pass from Gieson (run failed), 7:50 D – Connor Sperling 14 pass from Gieson (pass failed), 4:08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – M-R: Wesley Burris 17-62, Dan Hillman 6-20, Caleb Empson 1-17, Dee Coleman 5-4, Tucker Shepherd 3-2, Charlie Bertelsen 2-(minus-3), Josh Weber 4-(minus-7), Tommy Simpson 9-(minus43). Dixon: Gieson 13-91, Coffey 3-13, Quinton Douglas 6-8, Beny Mayes 1-2, Nathan Gascoigne 3-(minus-3), Josh Wiseman 1-(minus-3), Mighell 10-(minus-4).

PASSING – M-R: Weber 0-1-0-0 yards, Simpson 0-1-0-0 yards. Dixon: Gieson 10-16-0-226 yards, Gascoigne 0-4-0-0 yards.

RECEIVING – Dixon: LeBlanc 4-150, Coffey 2-52, Sperling 2-17, Ryan Webb 2-7.

Records: Dixon 1-0, Monmouth-Roseville 0-1 at Malone Field, Metamora

METAMORA 29, STERLING 14 M S First downs 8 10 Total yards 263 165 rushes-yards 42-200 53-97 passing yards 63 68 Passing (C-A-I) 3-5-1 8-20-0 Fumbles lost 2 0 Penalties-yards 8-69 1-5 Punts 4 7 Sterling 7 7 0 0 — 14 Metamora 0 8 14 7 — 29 First quarter S – Sterling Thornton 1 run (Antonio Diaz kick), 8:56 Second quarter S – Thornton 1 run (Diaz kick), 7:55 M – Nick Holman 2 run ( Armstrong run), 5:38 Third quarter M – Jalen Armstrong 18 run (Holman run), 8:46 M – Jacob Mitchell 3 pass from Holman (run failed), 5:38 Fourth quarter M – Mitchell 60 pass from Holman (Parker Stokes kick), 1:19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Sterling: Thornton 24-61, Dennis 26-34, Morse 1- minus 1, Brian Folsom 2-3; Metamora: Zach Rohrbach 7-17, Matt Callear 4-8, Holman 8-1, Tim Brennan 14-118, Brady Fairfield 3-17, Jacob Mitchell 1-7, Jalen Armstrong 5-32.

PASSING – Sterling: Thornton 8-20-0, 68 yards; Metamora: Holman3-5-1, 63 yards.

RECEIVING – Sterling: Morse 6-56, Jordan Asbury 1-6, Dennis 1-6; Metamora: Mitchell 3-63 Records: Sterling 0-1, Metamora 1-0 at Edgington

NEWMAN 20, ROCKRIDGE 14 N R First downs 7 11 Total yards 151 331 Rushes-yards 33-139 43-270 Passing yards 12 61 Passing (C-A-I) 1-3-0 4-8-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 7-0 Penalties-yards 5-45 10-70 Punts-avg.

6-26.3 3-28.3 Newman 8 0 12 0 — 20 Rockridge 6 8 0 0 — 14 First quarter R – Luke Johnson 73 run (run failed) 10:48 N – Brady Rude 25 run (Logan Whitman run) 4:58 Second quarter R – Nolan Stevens 15 pass from Johnson (Stevens pass from Johnson) 10:35 Third quarter N – Rude 39 run (pass failed) 9:55 N – Dillan Heffelfinger 12 pass from Whitman (run failed) 3:16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Newman – Rude 12-105, Heffelfinger 9-22, Whitman 7-9, Nolan McGinn 5-3. Rockridge – Johnson 28-207, Dalton Woeber 10-46, Jerry Ruddell 1-11, Dylan Peterson 2-4, Stevens 2-2.

Passing Newman – Whitman 1-3-0, 12 yards.

Rockridge – Johnson 4-8-0, 61 yards.

Receiving Newman – Heffelfinger 1-12. Rockridge – Stevens 2-39, T.J. Martens 1-14, Peterson 1-8 at Freeport

AQUIN 31, AFC 15 AFC AQ First downs 5 12 Total yards 176 377 Rushes-yards 39-119 36-152 Passing (C-A-I) 2-8-1 19-31-3 Passing yards 57 225 Fumbles-lost 3-3 2-2 Penalties-yards 7-60 7-55 Punts-average 4-30.8 4-25.8 AFC 0 0 15 0 — 15 Aquin 0 7 7 17 — 31 Second quarter AQ – James Gustafson 1 run (Jeremy Williams kick) 0:33

Third quarter AQ – Josh Buisker 23 pass from Aiden Chang (Williams kick) 4:36 AFC – Kevin Kurz 30 fumble recovery (Bryan Dewey kick good) 3:23 AFC – Trevor Ramsey 48 pass from Jacob Hilliker (James Talley 2-point good) 0:43 Fourth quarter AQ – Dominic DeMichelle 4 pass from Chang (2-point failed) 11:07 AQ – Josh Buisker 1 pass from Chang (Chang 2-point good) 6:04 AQ – Williams 22 field goal INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – AFC: J. Hageman 16-45, L. Hageman 6-36, Talley 8-21, Zinke 5-19, Hilliker 4(-2). Aquin: Gustafson 32-138, Chang 3-14.

PASSING – AFC: Hilliker 2-7-1-57, Zinke 0-1-0-0. Aquin: Chang 13-21-3-225.

RECEIVING – AFC: Ramsey 2-57. Aquin: Buisker 6-129, Stoval 4-49, DeMichele 3-30, Sopcic 6-17. at Landers-Loomis Field, Oregon

OREGON 13, JOHNSBURG 7 J O First downs 13 9 Total yards 183 215 Rushes-yards 14-91 30-189 Passing (C-A-I) 12-19-0 2-3-0 Passing yards 92 26 Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-yards 6-38 5-45 Johnsburg 0 0 7 0 — 7 Oregon 7 6 0 0 — 13 First quarter O – Chris Jordan 11 pass from Jerrick Orsted (Skyal Short kick good) :00 Second quarter O – Caleb Mennen 4 run (2-point failed) 0:41 Third quarter J – Nick Brengman 14 run (Bryan Stockwell kick) 1:41 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Johnsburg: Peete 7*-47, Brengman 7-18. Oregon: Finch 13-55, Jordan 12-53, Mennan 5-35.

PASSING – Johnsburg: Brengman 19-120-92. Oregon: Orsted 3-2-0-26.

RECEIVING – Johnsburg: Franzen 7-33, Stefka 2-32. at Savanna

EASTLAND-PEARL CITY 62, WEST CARROLL 0 EPC WC First downs 13 6 Total yards 350 86 Rushes-yards 23-345 15-64 Passing (C-A-I) 1-5-0 3-14-22 Passing yards 5 22 Penalties-yards 10-115 5-30 EPC 35 21 6 0 — 62 West Carroll 0 0 0 0 — 0 First quarter EPC – Devin Herren 2 run (kick failed) 8:52 EPC – Donny Groezinger 25 run (Brighton Haverland 2-point good) 8:00 EPC – Eric Schaney 3 run (Jacobs kick good) 2:29 EPC – Devin Herren 5 run (kick good) EPC – Groezinger 46 run (kick good)

Second quarter EPC – Eric Schamy 20 run (kick good) 9:09 EPC – Cody Kluck 5 pass from Herren (kick good) 7:45 EPC – Walter Ollie 6 run (kick good) 1:31 Third quarter EPC – Ollie 19 run (2-point failed) 4:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – EPC: Schaney 8-128, Groezinger 7-122, Ollie 8-95. WC: Ritenour 12-57, Miller 2-5, Hartman 1-2.

PASSING – EPC: Herren 5-1-0-5. WC: Mangler 14-3-2-22.

RECEIVING – EPC: Kluck 1-5. WC: Miller 2-8, Sontoramo 1-14. at Peru

AMBOY 15, ST. BEDE 14 A SB Total yards 289 357 Rushes-yards 51-275 21-65 Passing (C-A-I) 1-5-2 13-26-1 Passing yards 14 192 Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 8-75 6-42 Punts-average 3-39 4-35.8 Amboy 2 6 7 0 — 15 St. Bede 6 8 0 0 — 14 First quarter SB – Hopps 18 pass from Brady (kick failed) 7:09 A – Safety :10 Second quarter A – Appleman 1 run (kick failed) 6:47 SB – Shipp 19 pass from Brady (Shaw run) 2:42 Third quarter A – Barlow 68 run (Guiterrez kick) 7:14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Amboy: Appleman 20-102, Jones 17-49, Barlow 8-109, Ohlndorf 6-15. St. Bede: Shaw 14-53, Hopps 3-18, Hurr 2-9, Brady 2-(-15).

PASSING – Amboy: Ohlendorf 1-5-14. St. Bede: Brady 13-26-192.

RECEIVING – Amboy: Leffleman 1-14.

St. Bede: Halm 4-58, Shipp 4-43, Hopps 3-32, Shaw 3-59. at Nesti Stadium, Spring Valley

HALL 23, BUREAU VALLEY 13 BV H First downs 17 11 Total yards 286 196 Rushing yards 258 122 Passing (C-A-I) 4-10-1 10-27-2 Passing yards 28 74 Fumbles-lost 5-2 4-1 Penalties-yards 10-95 10-93 Bureau Valley 0 10 13 0 — 23 Hall 0 6 0 7 — 13 Second quarter H – Krolak 12 field goal 8:39 H – Hammonds 2 run (Krolak kick good) 1:13 BV – Neuhalfen 74 run (2-point failed) :24.8 Third quarter H – Kerr 1 run (Krloak kick good) 8:12 H – Hammonds 45 run (2-point failed) 2:32 Fourth quarter BV – Johnston 84 pass from Mead (Herr kick good) 5:47

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Dixon quarterback JD Gieson loads up to pass during the Dukes’ 25-0 victory Friday night over MonmouthRoseville in Dixon. Gieson threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – BV: Neuhalfen 14-106, Mead 3-(-2), Johnston 5-15, Konneck 1-(-4), Davis 3-7. Hall: Hammonds 14-157, Kerr 14-56, Taber 6-32, Merkel 6-32, Smith 1-12, Hill 1-4, Pullam 2-(-4).

PASSING – BV: Neuhalfen 5-16-51. Hall: Pullam 4-10-28.

RECEIVING – BV: Neuhalfen 3-15, Johnson 1-28, Mead 2-14, Johnston 1-11. Hall: Smith 1-14, Merkel 1-9, Taber 1-6, Hammonds 1-(-9). at Kewanee

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 45, KEWANEE 19 E-P Kewanee

7 12 0 26 — 45 7 6 0 6 — 19 First quarter K – VerVynck 39 pass from Goforth (Claeys kick good) 8:23 E-P – Dylan Binion 17 run (Sean Maloney kick good) 4:33 Second quarter E-P – Phillip Coers 32 run (kick failed) 11:51 K – Walters 67 kickoff return (kick failed) 11:40 E-P – Coers 1 run (kick failed) 4:25

Fourth quarter E-P – Binion 5 run (kick failed) 11:56 E-P – Dvaree Thompson 75 interception return (kick failed) 10:24 K – VerVynck 3 run (kick failed) 10:03 E-P – Jack Bauer 41 run (Maloney kick good) 6:37 E-P – Coers 25 run (Maloney kick good) 6:19 at Orion

ORION 33, FULTON 26 Fulton Orion

0 0 20 6 — 26 0 14 7 12 — 33 Second quarter O – Edmunds 4 run (kick good) 8:20 O – Ellison 19 pass from Seys (kick good) 0:13 Third quarter F – Tyler Sweenie 46 run (Jack Lemke kick good) 11:03 F – Sweenie 40 run (Lemke kick good) 6:46 O – Edmunds 15 run (kick good) 4:00 F – Jason Osborn 2 run (kick failed) 1:20 Fourth quarter O – Schultz 1 run (2-point failed) 10:29 F – Osborn 45 pass from Sweenie (kick failed) 8:58 O – Seys 2 run (kick failed) 5:19

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