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Week II | September 6, 2014

NEW-LOOK DUKES

Dixon improves to 2-0 for first time since 2006 with a 20-13 win over Burlington Central. Page FB7.

ABOVE: Dixon’s Jacob Johnson is lifted by Matt Coffey after Friday’s 20-13 win at A.C. Bowers Field. – Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

The bottom line Whitney Young 13 Oregon Sterling 37 North Boone

21 Hall 36 Erie-P’town

21 Orion 20 Morrison

26 St. Bede 20 Bureau Valley

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14 Kewanee 45 Fulton

12 Sherrard 21 Amboy

6 Pecatonica 6 Milledgeville 21 Eastland-P.C. 56 Orangeville

13 Rock Falls 20 Marengo

56 West Carroll 14 Polo 30 East Dubuque 52 AFC 35 Princeton 0 Newman

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Abingdon 53, Biggsville West Central 8 Addison Trail 18, Hinsdale Central 10 Amboy-LaMoille 21, Sherrard 6 Aurora Christian 49, Chicago (Urban Prep Charter/Bronzeville) 6 Barrington 41, Elk Grove 13 Bartlett 3, Niles Notre Dame 0 Batavia 23, Glenbard North 12 Belvidere 41, Rockford Jefferson 0 Belvidere North 17, Rockford Auburn 7 Buffalo Grove 27, Schaumburg 21 Byron 35, Genoa (Genoa-Kingston) 20 Cambridge-AlWood 24, North Fulton 13 Cary-Grove 24, Lake Zurich 7 Centralia, Mo. 28, East Alton-Wood River 0 Champaign Central 41, Dunlap 14 Chicago Christian 14, Hope 0 Curie 42, Lincoln Park 0 De La Salle 57, Round Lake 20 DeKalb 54, West Chicago 20 DePaul College Prep (Gordon) 42, Lake View 0 Dixon 20, Burlington Central 13 Douglass 28, Corliss 20 DuSable def. St. Francis de Sales, forfeit East Dubuque 52, West Carroll 14 Evergreen Park 68, Chicago Little Village 0 Fairfield 50, Hamilton County 0 Fenton 55, Walther Lutheran 12 Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland (FCW) 35, Heyworth 19 Foreman 21, Chicago Sullivan 0 Forreston 55, South Beloit 7 Fulton 21, Kewanee 12 Geneseo 42, Blue Island Eisenhower 0 Geneva 22, Oak Lawn Richards 19 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 27, Tremont 6 Glenbrook North 62, Steinmetz 0 Granite City 21, Riverview Gardens, Mo. 0 Grayslake North 28, Hampshire 14 Hall 21, Erie-Prophetstown 20 Hammond Gavit, Ind. 19, Bogan 6 Harper 36, Hyde Park 0 Herscher 13, Peotone 7 Hinsdale South 6, Downers North 0 Hoffman Estates 10, Hersey 9 Hononegah 35, Rockford Boylan 34 Huntley 63, Elgin 8 Illinois Valley Central 17, Pontiac 7 Johnsburg 49, Mendota 27 Joliet Catholic 41, Wheaton North 13 Kaneland 49, Chicago Marshall 6 Knoxville 20, Oneida (ROWVA) 19 Lake Forest 57, Grant 25 Lakes Community 30, Woodstock North 17 Lawrenceville 46, Paris 0 Libertyville 37, Lake Forest Academy 7 Lincoln Way North 44, Hillcrest 6 Lowell, Mich. 45, Hubbard 6 Machesney Park Harlem 34, Rockford East 0 Maine South 17, Wheaton Warrenville South 6 Maine West 30, Elmwood Park 13 Manteno 25, Reed-Custer 6 Marengo 45, Rock Falls 14 Marmion 38, Ottawa 7

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Sterling quarterback Sterling Thornton celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the Warriors’ 37-13 win over Whitney Young. Read more about this game on FB7.

Mercer County 33, Farmington 12 Milledgeville 35, Orangeville 0 Momence 48, Senn 8 Morris 12, Metamora 8 Mt. Carmel 41, Mt. Vernon (Posey), Ind. 21 Murphysboro 14, Anna-Jonesboro 6 Naperville Central 19, Naperville Neuqua Valley 0 Naperville North 35, Harvey Thornton 18 New Trier 14, Gurnee Warren 7 North Boone 36, Oregon 21 Orion 26, Morrison 20, 2OT Ottawa Marquette 47, Christian Liberty Academy 0 Palatine 41, Rolling Meadows 13 Pekin 20, Bloomington 16 Peoria (H.S.) 53, Moline 14 Peoria Manual 46, East Moline United 32 Plainfield East 14, Aurora West 7 Plano 65, Westmont 21 Polo 44, Ashton-Franklin Center 12 Prairie Ridge 56, Grayslake Central 0 Reavis 48, Washington 0 Rich Central 48, Kenwood 0 Richmond-Burton 28, Stillman Valley 26 Richwoods 35, Rock Island 14 Rochelle 14, East Aurora 6 Rock Island Alleman 16, Galesburg 6 Rockford Guilford 40, Freeport 33

Rockford Christian Life 14, Hope Academy 0 Rockford Lutheran 74, Rockford Christian 12 Rockridge 42, Riverdale 6 Rushville-Industry 29, Beardstown 6 Scotland County, Mo. 12, Hamilton (West Hancock) 7 Shepard 14, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 7 South Fulton 46, Havana 20 St. Charles North 14, Plainfield Central 9 St. Francis 42, Plainfield South 0 St. Rita 56, Dunbar 8 St. Viator 45, Deerfield 20 Stagg 30, Oak Lawn Community 7 Stark County 33, Lewistown 13 Sterling 37, Whitney Young 13 Stockton 30, Aquin 26 Thornridge 25, Thornton Fractional North 24 Tinley Park 24, St. Ignatius 7 Tri-County 33, Decatur Lutheran (LSA) 3 Vernon Hills 41, Larkin 9 Warren 48, River Ridge 7 Washington 36, LaSalle-Peru 0 Williamsville def. River Valley, forfeit Wilmington 26, Coal City 7 Winchester-West Central 20, Brown County 16 Winnebago 30, Harvard 23 Woodstock Marian 14, McHenry 7

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commentary | from the sideline

Friends on opposite sidelines D

ixon football coach Dave Smith has a best friend.

That best friend is Burlington Central coach Rich Crabel, and Friday night was the first time they stood a little more than 50 yards away from each other on opposite sidelines.

“Never in my life did I think I would be coaching against Richard,” Smith said, using his friend’s full first name. “It was surreal.”

Dixon won 20-13, sending the Dukes to their first 2-0 start since the 2006 season.

And while the Dukes celebrated and the fans rushed the field, Smith walked to midfield and shook Crabel’s hand and caught up on lost time, transforming into best friends again.

When both talked of meeting at A.C. Bowers Field, a whirlwind of memories invaded their minds from when their friendship started.

The two met in college. It was a random roommate deal. Both guys crossed their fingers, not wanting

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“We saw it coming,” said Smith, looking in Crabel’s direction across the field.

“We just put out hands team out there and got it.”

Smith and Crabel were in each other’s weddings, and were members of the same Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com fraternity at college. Their Dixon’s Shane Emry takes down Burlington Central’s Robert Doubek for a sack wives are friends, and and forced fumble during Friday’s game at A.C. Bowers Field. The Dukes won talk on the phone. Their kids are friends, and they 20-13 in a matchup where the two head coaches were long-time friends. remember times when the kids played while the to get stuck with someone ed the same meetings, Smith said. “That is one grown-ups talked. they couldn’t stand. and watched late-night TV of the best football staffs “We’ve pretty much done Smith transferred from when neither could sleep. you’ll see. But I love mine, the whole circle,” Crabel Millikin University to Their coaching careers too. They did a fantastic said. “It’s one of those Eureka College to play began at Eureka after job tonight.” lasting relationships that linebacker, where Crabel graduating. They moved Their knowledge of the you’re going to have forevstarted. Both played on to coach together at other spilled over into er. We are still working on linebacker, and the two Genoa High School before the game. The Rockets shared a simple room. spending time at Burling- attempted an onside kick things together whenever we aren’t playing.”

“I know all about him,” ton Central, where Smith to open the third quarFriday night marked one Crabel said. “Teammate, was the head coach, going ter, but Smith was ready. of the few times that the coach, person, friend.”

50-22 in 7 seasons from He had a feeling that his conversations stopped, The two coaches played 1997-2003. old roommate was up to and the friendly chatter on the same field, attend“I love that BC staff,” some trickery.

screeched to a halt.

When Dixon made the switch to the Big Northern conference, the two got on the phone right away and looked at possible crossover matchups.

“When we found out we were going to play,” Smith said, “I just said, ‘Oh no, this is going to be tough.’”

But in typical best-friend fashion, Smith and Crabel had a moment at midfield when the collisions and yelling stopped.

Smith was wearing a white polo with the Dixon logo emblazoned on the chest, while Crabel was wearing an all-blue warmup. Two different teams, same place. One winner, one loser, another memory in the bank.

“It was different, but nice to play against each other,” Crabel said through a smile. “But at the same time, neither of us wants to see the other lose, and we certainly don’t want to frickin’ lose to each other.”

Here’s hoping the two meet again on the sidelines for another game, because that was the most fun I’ve had in a while on a Friday night.

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AMBOY 21, SHERRARD 6

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

AMBOY – Try as they might, the Sherrard Tigers were unable to keep up with the Jones.

Amboy senior running back Chris Jones rushed 31 times for 110 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Clippers to a 21-6 victory on Friday in a Three Rivers crossover game at the Harbor.

Jones’ longest run was just 14 yards, but the 5-foot-7, 170-pounder bulled or burrowed his way for positive yardage on all but two of his carries. He was quick to credit the offensive line for paving the way.

“Everybody had to work hard to get to where we were tonight,” Jones said. “If my line didn’t block, I never would have had the chance to get that many yards.”

Jones was far from a one-man show. Fullback Dallas Appleman churned out 84 yards on 14 attempts, while quarterback Liam Ohlendorf added 58 yards on nine carries. The Clippers (2-0) finished with 324 yards on 63 carries.

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Star of the game: Chris Jones, Amboy, 31 carries, 110 yards, 3 TD Key performers: Dallas Appleman, Amboy, 14 carries, 84 yards; Blake Lampo, Sherrard, 3 catches, 101 yards Up next: Amboy at Hall, 7:30 Friday

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Amboy’s Chris Jones drags a Sherrard defender with him during the Clippers’ 21-6 win at the Harbor. The Clippers improved to 2-0. ground game was, its defense Sherrard (1-1) managed just terback Ben Swanson hooked was at least, if not more, 124 yards of offense until late in up with wideout Blake Lampo the fourth quarter, when quar- for an 80-yard score against spectacular.

Clipper reserves.

Swanson completed 9 of 26 passes for 174 yards, with one TD and one interception. The Tigers ran for just 30 yards.

“We had some receivers open that were dropping balls,” Sherrard coach Brian Adams said, “but Amboy played very well defensively. They took it to us in our run game, and kind of made us one-dimensional. In most offenses, you can’t rely on one dimension to win games.”

A solid defensive effort, combined with the ability to run the ball, had Amboy coach Gary Jones smiling after the game.

“That’s pretty much Amboy football,” Jones said. “We run the ball, run traps, run the option, and throw a couple of passes here or there. If we can run the ball, and play decent defense, we’ll be all right.”

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POLO 44, AFC 12

Quick-strike Marcos 0OLO USES SPEED BIG PLAYS TO PULL AWAY FROM 2AIDERS

BY ROB LAIRD Special to SVM

FRANKLIN GROVE – For the game’s first 23 1/2 minutes, Ashton-Franklin Center found one sure-fire way to slow Polo’s dangerous quickfire offense – keep it off the field.

But the visiting Marcos proved they didn’t have to be on the field for long to show their might, utilizing their array of weapons and speed advantage to pull away with an efficient 44-12 victory over the Raiders in NUIC Upstate action.

With the win, Polo improves to 2-0 with hopes of being a contender in the Upstate division. The Marcos will face perhaps their stiffest challenge yet next week against 2-0 Stockton, which hasn’t lost a regular season game since 2011.

“We want to compete for the conference championship,” Polo coach Andrew Hofer said.

“We’re going to have to raise our game next week against Stockton. They’re at the spot right now where we want to be.”

The win wasn’t as worry-free for the Marcos as the scoreboard suggests; AFC fought tooth-and-nail with Polo for most of the first half, after being

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Polo’s Brad Cavanaugh finds a seam in the AFC defense during Friday’s game in Franklin Grove.

The Marcos amassed more than 500 yards of offense in a 44-12 win. throttled by the Marcos 62-6 last year.

Behind a methodical, patient, and effective running game led by bruising junior fullback Jake Hageman (25 carries, 85 yards), the Raiders (0-2) held the ball for more than 15 minutes in the first half, and pulled within 22-12 late in the final minute

before halftime on a 1-yard sneak by quarterback Jake Hilliker.

That’s when the quick-strike Marcos went to work, however.

Junior running back Brad Cavanaugh split wide and hauled in a hail mary from Brody Grobe for a 53-yard touchdown with just eight seconds left in the

second quarter.

“Brody just threw a great pass and I caught it,” Cavanaugh said. “We have a lot of speed and power. We can run and pass. We can do anything it.”

The strike was a backbreaker for the Raiders.

“Our kid was in perfect position,” AFC coach Brad Winter-

land said. “It was just a perfect catch by their kid.”

Making matters worse, Polo received the ball to start the third quarter and proceeded to slice right through the Raiders defense in four plays, capped by a 5-yard TD run by Cavanaugh that made the score 36-10 and ruined any AFC hope at victory.

The Marcos racked up nearly 500 yards of offense, averaging more than eight yards per play.

Grobe finished the night 16-of21 passing for 236 yards and two scores, with Cavanaugh his favorite target, finishing with six catches for 89 yards.

For the Raiders, it was a similar fate as last week’s loss to Aquin – a solid first-half effort that netted no reward on the final scoreboard.

“We had a good gameplan; they’re just a good football team,” said Winterland, whose team will try to rebound next week at River Ridge. “The hardest part is getting the kids to understand that we’re doing good things, but we’ve seen it time and time again in this conference that teams go 0-2 and still make the playoffs.

We’ve got to get ready for next week.”

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DIXON 20, BURLINGTON CENTRAL 13

Tactical advantage $UKES USES TECHNIQUE TO OVERCOME POTENTIAL MISMATCH

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

DIXON – When the Dixon football team started gameplanning for Friday night’s matchup with Burlington Central in a Big Northern crossover game, a mismatch stood out.

The Rockets have a strongarmed quarterback in Robert Doubek, and a 6-foot-4 receiver in Brenden Bushy that looks and plays like a giant on the field.

“It was really all about technique,” Dukes quarterback and defensive back JD Gieson said.

“We knew we had to take away the jump balls.”

The Dixon defense did all it could to bump Bushy off the line and play physical, while the defensive line took away the rushing game. What unfolded was a party on A.C. Bowers Field after the Dukes held on for a 20-13 win.

The win gave Dixon its first 2-0 start to a season since 2006.

“This is crazy,” Matt Coffey said with his helmet in hand and fans and friends swarming the field. “I don’t want to leave here. It’s so different, this atmosphere.

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Dixon’s Cody Mighell looks for an opening during Friday’s game against Burlington Central at A.C. Bowers Field. Mighell rushed for 115 yards in the 20-13 win.

“The whole time I’ve been here, we’ve been losing, and now, the whole town is out, the stands are packed. This is a great place to play.”

Bushy ended up catching touchdown passes of 14 and 20 yards, and finished with 70 yards on five catches.

“We held him in check,” Dixon coach Dave Smith said. “We didn’t stop him, but we checked him.”

But it was Gieson and a host of other defensive backs who tormented Bushy throughout the game. They made sure to bump him on the line to throw off the timing of the routes, and brought safety help to bat down balls.

Gieson had two interceptions, both in the fourth quarter, including the game-ending pick on a ball that was meant for Bushy with 1 minute and

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change left on the clock. His first came early in the fourth with the score still tight.

The fans were electric.

The Dukes forced a threeand-out when linebacker Shane Emry picked up his first of his 2½ sacks, taking down Doubek for a loss of eight.

The stop forced a long thirddown pass which was broken up. The Dukes drove 43 yards for the first score of the game on

the ensuing possession when Gieson hooked up with Coffey for a 9-yard touchdown pass.

The Dukes never looked back.

They stuffed a fourth-down rush to get the ball back, and Cody Mighell took an inside handoff 36 yards for the second touchdown in as many drives.

“Our running game was great,” Smith said. “I thought that was the difference tonight.”

Mighell finished with 115 yards on 19 carries, 96 of which came in the first half. Dixon brought in a different formation in the second half and gave Quinton Douglas the majority of the carries, and he provided a spark with several big runs, including a 63-yard touchdown run to open the fourth quarter.

He hesitated behind the line before exploding through a hole, and ran untouched for the eventual game-winning score to push the lead to 20-7.

Douglas finished with 83 yards on 10 carries.

“We didn’t block well or tackle well,” Rockets coach Rich Crabel said. “That run when [Douglas] broke free, we had four guys there but couldn’t get him down. We just can’t do that.”

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STERLING 37, WHITNEY YOUNG 13

Positive pep talk 3CHLEMMER S SPEECH DOES TRICK FOR 7ARRIORS AFTER HALF

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STERLING – Judging from Sterling’s first drive Friday night at Sterling Chevrolet Field, the Golden Warriors’ game against Whitney Young looked to be a cakewalk.

Judging from the rest of the first half, not so much … then halftime ended.

Sterling came out of the locker room breathing fire, dominated the third quarter the same way it had the opening possession, then capitalized on two fourthquarter turnovers and a bad snap on fourth down by the Dolphins to cruise to a 37-13 victory at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

“Their defense was stacking the line of scrimmage and being very aggressive,” Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer said, “and when they shot the gaps, they were guessing right. But we made some adjustments at halftime – I’ve got a great coaching staff – and the enthusiasm the kids played with in the second half was like night and day from the first half.”

Having only lost once to a Chicago Public League team (Dunbar in 2001), the Golden Warriors (1-1) made sure it wouldn’t happen again … and got a kick-start from a galvanizing halftime talk from Schlemmer.

Leading 10-6 at the break, Sterling forced a three-and-out to open the third quarter, then got a 21-yard punt return from Turner Morse. It took the Warriors

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Sterling’s Tanner Massey (51) and Joe Brouilette (30) stop Whitney Young’s Kendred Belk on Friday at Roscoe Eades Stadium. The Warriors won 37-13.

11 plays and 4½ minutes to march 41 yards, capped by Sterling Thornton’s second QB-keeper touchdown on the second fourth-down conversion of the drive.

“We played selfish in the first half, trying to do too much individually and not enough as a unit,” said Thornton, who finished with 119 yards and three TDs

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on 26 carries. “We fixed that in the second half, played like we were supposed to, and the scoreboard showed it.”

Another three-and-out from Whitney Young (0-2) led to an eight-play drive that resulted in a missed 40-yard field goal, but Sterling recovered quickly.

The snap on a Dolphin punt attempt sailed inside the 10-yard line, and

Thornton scored two plays later on a 1-yard plunge for a 24-6 lead. Joe Brouilette picked off a pass on the very next Whitney Young play, and Rafael Escalante scored from 7 yards out for a 31-6 lead with 6:18 to play.

On third down of the ensuing Dolphin possession, Logan Cheshire intercepted a pass and returned it 30 yards to the Whitney Young 21-yard line. Grant Jacoby scored on an 18-yard run on third down for a 37-6 lead.

“Their touchdown on that 12-yard quarterback sneak really lit a fire under our butts,” Escalante said of Whitney Young’s early score. “We stepped it up after halftime, and were finally able to make some plays on defense. Of course, it was Joe who brought the excitement, but our defense was remarkable in the second half.”

The numbers back that up. Take away Whitney Young’s 65-yard TD on a wide receiver screen with 2:49 to play, and the Dolphins would have amassed just 24 total yards after halftime. Only one of their five ballcarriers had positive yardage in the second half, and none of their seven second-half possessions lasted longer than four plays.

Sterling’s second-half numbers weren’t as eye-popping as one would think in a 24-point game, but it’s because five of its seven possessions started in Dolphin territory, and a sixth began at the Warriors’ 45.

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ST. BEDE 56, BUREAU VALLEY 30

Fast start, quick finish "UREAU 6ALLEY BEGINS WELL BUT STRUGGLES LATE IN LOSS IN 0ERU

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MANLIUS – A quick start for the Bureau Valley Storm wouldn’t be enough to hold on for the victory against their rivals from St. Bede Academy.

The Bruins’ offense exploded for 40 second-half points en route to a 56-30 victory Friday in Manlius.

The Bruins were led by senior quarterback Jack Brady, who tossed five touchdown passes, while senior running back Justin Shaw added three touchdowns on the ground.

“Jack did a great job,” St. Bede coach John Bellino said. “Receivers caught the ball, obviously, but I think our offensive line gave him some time, and we weren’t doing that early. We weren’t creating any holes. I think we were able to mix it up and get back in it.”

The Storm quickly grabbed a 16-0 lead on two touchdown receptions by senior receiver Parker Neuhalfen from freshman quarterback Drake Davis, including an 81-yard bomb that Neuhalfen settled under and outran the defense for the final 35 yards.

Bureau Valley kept the Bruins off the board until 1:35 remaining in the second quarter, when senior quarterback Jack Brady connected with senior receiver Sam Halm for a 12-yard touchdown grab.

A huge hit on Neuhalfen by senior Justin Shaw with 1 minute to play in the

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A Bureau Valley defender tries to make a tackle during Friday’s game against St. Bede at Manlius. The Storm lost 56-30. half resulted in a fumble recovery by the Bruins that seemed to ignite the entire team, particularly the offense.

“After last week, it was a must win for team morale,” Halm said. “We always go

down to the wire with these guys like last year, and it was close this year. Justin’s big hit really changed [the momentum of the game].”

With 12.8 seconds to play in the half,

Brady threw his second touchdown pass of the evening to tight end Braidy Shipp, who was streaking through the heart of the Storm defense.

Each team traded touchdowns during the third quarter, making for a tie score at 30 on Neuhalfen’s fourth touchdown of the night, an 80-yard kick return with 5:44 to play in the third. The Bruins would kick their offense into high gear for the rest of the contest as Bureau Valley’s secondary started to show signs of fatigue.

“The defense stepped up in the second half and end of the second quarter,” Brady said. “Momentum is huge, we were in an away game right now, they had the momentum in the first half until the end.”

Shaw had two touchdown runs of 1 yard apiece, and another one from 15 yards, while adding a fourth receiving touchdown on a jump ball in the end zone.

Brady had five touchdown tosses of 12, 8, 15, 12, and a 28-yard beauty that he dropped in over the shoulder of his favorite target Halm, who caught two TDs. “It was a hard-hitting game, and attrition is going to take over after a while,” Storm coach Spencer Davis said. “They had guys cramping, and we were getting tired. I thought the kids played extremely hard again tonight. We’re out there busting our butt trying to make plays. We’ll come back next week and do our best.”

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2OCKETS ABANDON RUN IN -ARENGO

BY ALEX KANTECKI Shaw Media

MARENGO – Rock Falls was forced to abandon the run early in the second half in its Big Northern crossover game against Marengo on Friday.

And while the Rockets were effective through the air, throwing for 289 yards between junior quarterback Noah Junis and starting senior QB Jacob Mammosser, Rock Falls’ inability to do anything on the ground proved to be its downfall.

Marengo handed Rock Falls its second loss in as many games, as the Rockets fell 45-14. The Indians outscored the Rockets 28-0 in the first quarter, and forced multiple turnovers throughout the game.

In four separate trips, Rock Falls turned the ball over on downs. The Rockets also threw three interceptions, lost a fumble and had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown.

Junis entered the game for Rock Falls midway through the second quarter with the team trailing big, and finished 18 of 38 with one touchdown and 210 yards. Mammosser was 5 for 13 with one touch-

down and 79 yards.

“It’s tough coming in cold, and not even getting half the snaps in practice,” Noah said.

“But you always have to be prepared and I came in and did my thing to help the team.”

Running back Braeden Westfall was limited to 24 yards rushing on 17 attempts, and Rock Falls finished with exactly zero yards rushing thanks to big-loss sacks.

A couple of early drives were spoiled by high snaps, forcing Rock Falls into third-and-long situations.

Coach Scott Berge was pleased with his team’s second-half effort, in which the Rockets didn’t allow any points after giving up 45 in the first half, but stressed the importance of limiting the mistakes that put his team behind early.

“The problem was we didn’t execute when we had a chance to score,” Berge said. “We dropped a lot of balls, and we had a lot of bad snaps again this week. And that’s something that will kill a drive in a heartbeat.”

Connor Cain (12 catches, 171 yards) and Tanner Dean (5 catches, 64 yards) each had touchdown receptions for the Rockets.

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HALL 21, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 20

Close, but not quite

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ERIE – Dylan Binion thought for sure he was in.

The Panther junior running back had just let loose up the middle for a 60-yard touchdown run to get his team within one point of the Hall Red Devils with 5:32 left in the game.

“There was a cutback, and I just took it,” Binion said.

And when Panther coach Chuck Milem called for the two-point conversion, Binion was more than happy to take on the task.

Receiving the handoff up the middle from quarterback Phillip Coers, Binion met a host of Red Devil defenders right at the line. After being tackled, Binion through for sure he was across to give his team a one-point lead.

Instead, Hall’s defensive corps stuffed Binion just short of the goal line.

The stop proved crucial to the Red Devils, as they defeated the Panthers 21-20 at Wayne Hein Field in Erie.

“We thought we had it,” Binion said. “I guess not. There’s nothing we could do about it.

I thought I saw myself go over. Maybe it was the adrenaline going through me.”

The preceding touchdown seemed to brighten a day that had been marred by Panther fumbles – six in all, and three coughed up. So with the momentum now swinging to their side, Milem made the decision to go for the lead.

“We were rolling pretty good at that point in time,” Milem said. “We felt pretty good, and I felt like we had the momentum. It was something I didn’t want to stop.

“I thought he got in. But apparently he didn’t.”

The stop was one of many big plays for the Red Devil defense.

With 2:39 left in the first quarter, and Hall leading 7-6, Chris Ballerini recovered a drop from the Panthers’ Jordan Chandler at the Panther 6-yard line. Two plays later, Jake Merkel went in for his second touchdown of the day; he also had the game’s opening score on a 2-yard pushthrough.

Andrew Kerr added another score for the Red Devils with 9:22 remaining in the second quarter. The Panthers’ score occurred on a 54-yard breakaway through the middle with 7:52 left in the first quarter.

The Panthers’ only pass attempt was good for a score, as Coers threw to Binion in the right corner with 9:21 to go in the third to get within a touchdown.

After Binion’s scoring run, the Panther defense forced the Red Devils to punt for the first time in the game.

But the ensuing drive

was stopped in four plays with a tackle by Josh Nelson on Chandler on fourth down.

With 35.7 seconds left in the game, the Panthers took to the air, but an interception by Merkel at the Panther 30 sealed the game.

“I was playing the flat, and all of a sudden looked over and started going that way as I saw the ball in the air,” Merkel said.

The turnover was the Panthers’ sixth.

“We’re never going the win ballgames turning the ball over that many times,” Milem said.

Binion rushed for 114 yards on 17 carries in a failed effort to propel the Panthers to their first 2-0 start since 2002.

“The first half, we played really sloppy,” Binion said. “We’ve got to learn from it. We came out in the second half ready to go, but it was not enough. We needed to do that in the first half.”

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Heartbreaker at home -USTANGS FALL IN TRIPLE OVERTIME TO /RION AT "UD #OLE &IELD

By SVM Sports Staff

An Orion touchdown in the third overtime sent the Morrison Mustangs to a heartbreaking 26-20 loss Friday night in a Three Rivers crossover game at Bud Cole Field.

Andy Bird scored a pair of touchdown runs, including a 1-yard plunge in the second overtime to give the Mustangs (0-2) a 20-14 lead.

Noah Blacklock’s 6-yard scoring run and the ensuing two-point conversion in the third quarter answered Orion’s first touchdown, giving Morrison a 14-7 lead with 7:03 left in the period. But Nick Walker’s 4-yard TD run tied the score at 14 with 9:18 left in the fourth quarter, and ended up forcing overtime.

After neither team scored in the initial extra period, Bird’s TD run was answered

by Austin Engstrom’s 10-yard run. But as Morrison had missed the two-point conversion, the Chargers missed the PAT kick, forcing a third overtime.

Kyle Seys scored from 1 yard out to give Orion the victory.

North Boone 36, Oregon 21: The Hawks fell into a hole they couldn’t dig out of in a Big Northern crossover loss in Poplar Grove.

The Vikings (2-0) led 21-7 until Josh Cook caught a 9-yard TD pass from Jerrick Orsted to pull Oregon (1-1) within 21-13 at halftime.

But North Boone scored on a pair of

the scoring.

The Steamers were outgained 210-198, but committed half as many penalties (3) for half as many yards (28).

Milledgeville 35, Orangeville 0: The Missiles led by five touchdowns at halftime and never looked back in an NUIC Upstate win on the road.

Jordan Harris was a one-man wrecking crew for Milledgeville (1-1, 1-1), running 44 yards for a score, throwing for two more TDs, and returning a pair of punts to the house. He finished with 224 allpurpose yards on scoring plays alone.

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Morrison’s Mason Sitzmore finds open running room during Friday’s game against Orion at Bud Cole Field. The Mustangs lost 26-20 in triple overtime.

Ryan Davis passes – one from 15 yards out, the other from 50 – to take a 36-13 lead 10 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Davis threw for 181 yards and three TDs, while Nate Montemayer added 111 yards on the ground, including a 54-yard scoring scamper.

Garrett Rude led the Hawks with 85 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

Fulton 21, Kewanee 12: The Steamers scored touchdowns on the ground,

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Jason Osborn ran in from 28 yards out, then Trey Simmons returned the opening kickoff of the second half 86 yards for another score as Fulton (1-1) led 14-0 midway through the third.

After Kewanee (0-2) got within 14-12 on a TD run and pass from Zach Brown, Jack Lemke connected with Keegan North on a 21-yard TD pass to close out

The Wildcatz picked up their second victory of the season via the running clock, downing NUIC Northwest foe Pecatonica in Pearl City.

EPC (2-0, 2-0) has now outscored its two opponents 118-6 in the first two weeks.

East Dubuque 52, West Carroll 14: The Thunder fell behind 38-0 by halftime and never recovered in an NUIC crossover contest in East Dubuque.

Aaron Ritenour ran for 142 yards for West Carroll (0-2), and Mason VanHook ran for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw a TD pass to Steven Santerano.

Alec Monahan ran for 134 yards and a score for the Warriors (1-1), and also returned an interception for a touchdown. Jared Crenshaw threw for 146 yards and three TDs.

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Numbers game: Friday night boxscores at Sterling Chevrolet Field Roscoe Eades Stadium, Sterling

STERLING 37, WHITNEY YOUNG 13 WY S First downs 9 19 Total yards 214 261 Rushes-yards 27-55 55-221 Passing yards 159 40 Passing (C-A-I) 10-25-2 4-10-0 Fumbles-lost 4-0 0-0 Penalties-yards 2-10 3-15 Punts-average 7-32.9 4-34.8 Whitney Young 0 6 0 7 — 13 Sterling 7 3 7 20 — 37 First quarter S – Sterling Thornton 10 run (Tony Diaz kick), 10:29 Second quarter WY – Jalen Frizzell 12 run (kick failed), 11:22 S – Diaz 35-yard FG, 5:06 Third quarter S – Thornton 1 run (Diaz kick), 4:51 Fourth quarter S – Thornton 1 run (Diaz kick), 8:14 S – Rafael Escalante 7 run (Diaz kick), 6:18 S – Grant Jacoby 18 run (kick failed), 3:32 WY – Chris Everett 65 pass from Frizzell (Jack Rueve kick), 2:49 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Whitney Young: Frizzell 9-24, Ke’Vaughn Chappell 4-18, Kendred Belk 5-17, Everett 2-4, Noah Hanna 7-(minus8). Sterling: Thornton 26-119, Brandon Dennis 15-72, Escalante 3-13, Jacoby 3-13, Terrance Bruce 4-8, Turner Morse 2-0, Brian Folsom 2-(minus-4).

PASSING – Whitney Young: Frizzell 10-25-2-159 yards. Sterling: Thornton 4-10-0-40 yards.

RECEIVING – Whitney Young: Everett 6-113, Travis Hank 3-37, Rueve 1-9. Sterling: Logan Cheshire 2-21, Jordan Asbury 2-19.

MISSED FIELD GOAL – Sterling: Diaz 40 (short) Records: Sterling 1-1, Whitney Young 0-2

at A.C. Bowers Field

DIXON 20, BURLINGTON CENTRAL 13 First downs Total yards Rushes-yards Passing yards Passing (C-A-I) Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Burl. Central 0 Dixon 13

D BC 11 12 274 207 47-224 27-22 50 185 8-17-0 12-30-2 1-1 0-0 18-152 5-42 7 0 6 — 13 0 0 7 — 20

First quarter D – matt Coffey 9 pass from JD Gieson (Cody Mighell kick), 7:42 D – Cody Mighell 36 run (kick failed), 4:53 Second quarter BC – Brenden Bushy 14 pass from Robert Doubek (Branden Sorensen kick), 7:48 Fourth quarter D – Quinton Douglas 63 run (Cody Mighell kick), 11:37 BC – Branden Bushy 20 pass from Robert Doubek (kick failed), 5:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Dixon: Cody Mighell 19-115, Matt Coffey 2-(-1), JD Gieson 13-28, Kyle LeBlanc 3-(-1), Quinton Douglas 10-83.

Burlington Central: Jason Berango 15-61, Robert Doubek 7-(-44), Bradley Sorensen 1-4, David Streder 1-1, Trevor Davison 2-7, Kyle Trumbower 1-(-7).

PASSING – Dixon: JD Gieson 8-17-0, 50 yards. Burlington Central: Robert Doubek 12-29-1, 185 yards, Trumbower 0-1-1, 0 yards.

RECEIVING – Dixon: Kyle LeBlanc 3-17, Matt Coffey 2-18, Ryan Webb 2-12, Connor Sperling 1-3. Burlington Central: Brenden Bushy 5-70, Bradley Sorensen 2-32, Trevor Davison 2-41, Andrew Lippert 1-12, Kolton Koester 1-30.

Records: Dixon 2-0, Burlington Central 0-2 at Marengo

MARENGO 45, ROCK FALLS 14 Rock Falls Marengo

0 14 0 0 — 14 28 17 0 0 — 45 First quarter M–Temple 1 run (Shepard kick), 10:22 M–Jackson 3 run (Shepard kick), 6:21 M–Walsweer 1 run (Shepard kick), 4:36 M–Jackson 34 run (Shepard kick) 1:54 Second quarter RF–Cain 18 from Mammosser (2 pt. failed), 10:50 M–Jackson 2 run (Shepard kick), 7:25 M–Bough recovered fumble in end zone (Shepard kick), 6:32 RF–Dean 25 pass from Junis (Mammosser from Junis), 13:40 M–Shepard 34 field goal, 0:06.9 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Marengo: Jackson 10-82, Walsweer 6-35, Temple 1-1, Kissack 5-25, McMackin 21-78, Martinez 3-8. Totals: 46-229. Rock Falls: Westfall 17-24, Mammosser 6-1, Junis 4-minus 25. Totals: 27-0.

PASSING – Marengo: Walsweer 3-6-136, McMackin 1-4-0-3. Rock Falls: Mammosser 5-13-2-79, Junis 18-38-1-210.

RECEIVING – Marengo: Jackson 2-19, Roudabush 1-6, Nice 1-14. Rock Falls: Cain 12-171, Junis 1-13, Dean 5-64, Mammosser 4-37, Doering 1-4.

Records: Rock Falls 0-2, Marengo 2-0

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NORTH BOONE 36, OREGON 21 O NB First downs 17 16 Total yards 201 379 Rushing yards 188 198 Passing yards 23 181 Passing (C-A-I) 2-6-0 13-15-0 Fumbles-lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 9-85 6-70 Oregon 0 13 0 8 — 21 North Boone 7 14 8 7 — 36 First quarter NB – Brady Buchner 7 run (Alec Guevara kick), 5:46 Second quarter O – Garrett Rude 3 run (Skylar Short kick), 10:59 NB – Griffin Schuster 20 pass from Ryan Davis (Guevara kick), 7:50 NB – Nate Montemayer 54 run (Guevara kick), 3:38 O – Josh Cook 9 pass from Jerrick Orsted (kick failed), :17 Third quarter NB – Schuster 15 pass from Davis (Zach Zwart pass from Davis), 5:21 Fourth quarter NB – Cesar Hernandez 50 pass from Dabvis (Guevara kick), 11:50 O – Rude 1 run (Chris Jorfdan pass from Orsted), 3:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Oregon: Rude 21-85, Brayton Finch 12-60, Jordan 5-18. North Boone: Montemayer 6-111, Davis 16-45.

PASSING – Oregon: Orsted 2-6-0-23 yards. North Boone: Davis 13-15-0-181 yards.

RECEIVING – Oregon: Jordan 1-14, Cook 1-9. North Boone: Schuster 5-85, Hernandez 2-59.

Records: Oregon 1-1, North Boone 2-0 at The Harbor, Amboy

AMBOY 21, SHERRARD 6 S A First downs 8 21 Total yards 204 352 Rushes-yards 17-30 63-324 Passing yards 174 28 Passing (C-A-I) 9-26-1 1-3-1 Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-yards 8-51 6-58 Punts-average 5-36.8 1-40 Sherrard 0 0 0 6 — 6 Amboy 0 7 6 8 — 21 Second quarter A – Chris Jones 1 run (Alexis Gutierrez kick) 1:31 Third quarter A – Jones 3 run (kick failed) 3:04 Fourth quarter A – Jones 1 run (Jones run) 11:55 S – Blake Lampo 80 pass from Ben Swanson (kick failed) 1:26

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Sherrard: Nathan Kelly 8-14, Luke Kissner 2-11, Dylan Mizaur 4-4, Swanson 3-1. Amboy: Jones 31-110, Dallas Appleman 14-84, Liam Ohlendorf 9-58, Ryon Richardson 3-53, Drake Barlow 6-19.

PASSING – Sherrard: Swanson 9-26-1, 174 yards. Amboy: Ohlendorf 1-3-1, 28 yards.

RECEIVING – Sherrard: Lampo 3-101, Logan Larson 3-40, Mizaur 1-21, Nathan Earl 1-12, Kissner 1-0. Amboy: Ryan Leffelman 1-28.

Records: Amboy 2-0, Sherrard 1-1

First quarter M – Andy Bird 1 run (kick failed), 4:29 Third quarter O – Drake Schultz 5 run (Mikey Dierikx kick), 9:33 M – Noah Blacklock 6 run (Justin Jensen pass form Mason Sitzmore), 7:03 Fourth quarter O – Nick Walker 4 run (Dierkx kick), 9:18 Second OT M – Bird 1 run (pass failed) O – Austin Engstrom 10 run (kick failed) Third OT O – Kyle Seys 1 run (no PAT attempt) Records: Morrison 0-2, Orion 2-0

at Wayne Hein Field, Erie

HALL 21, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 20 H EP First downs 14 10 Total yards 279 216 Rushes-yards 45-253 35-204 Passing yards 26 12 Passing (C-A-I) 2-6-0 1-4-1 Fumbles-lost 5-1 6-3 Penalties-yards 4-20 4-20 Punts-average 2-43 1-30 Hall 14 7 0 0 — 21 E-P 6 0 8 6 — 20 First quarter H – Jake Merkel 2 run (Matt Krolak kick), 9:45 EP – Jordan Chandler 54 run (kick failed), 7:52 H – Merkel 3 run (Krolak kick), 1:58 Second quarter H – Andrew Kerr 6 run (Krolak kick), 9:22 Third quarter EP – Binion 12 pass from Coers (Binion run), 9:21 Fourth quarter EP – Binion 60 run (run failed), 5:32 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Hall: Hammonds 16-76, Merkel 14-48, Kerr 7-29, Taber 5-17, Hill 1-4, Pullam 2-(minus 2). EP: Binion 17-114, Chandler 9-57, Bauer 4-26, Coers 5-(minus 4).

PASSING – Hall: Pullam 2-6-0, 26 yards.

EP: Coers 1-2-1, 12 yards.

RECEIVING – Hall: Barasso 1-16, Hill 1-10. EP: Binion 1-2 Records: Hall 1-1, Erie-Prophetstown 1-1

at E.M. “Bud” Cole Field, Morrison

ORION 26, MORRISON 20, 3OT First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing (C-A-I) Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Orion 0 0 Morrison 6 0

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O M 16 13 260 152 229 107 31 45 3-11-0 5-15-1 2-1 0-0 4-30 9-64 7 0 6 6 — 26 0 0 6 0 — 20

at Fulton

FULTON 21, KEWANEE 12 K F First downs 9 14 Total yards 210 198 Rushes-yards 33-145 41-134 Passing yards 65 64 Passing (C-A-I) 3-11-2 3-7-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-60 3-28 Punts-average 2-33.0 4-27.8 Kewanee 0 0 6 6 — 12 Fulton 0 6 8 7 — 21 Second quarter F – Jason Osborn 28 pass from Tyler Sweenie (kick failed) Third quarter F – Trey Simmons 86 kickoff return (Osborn run) K – Zach Brown 5 run (kick failed) Fourth quarter K – Cody Goforth 31 pass from Brown (pass failed) F – Keegan North 21 pass from Jack Lemke (Lemke kick) Records: Fulton 1-1, Kewanee 0-2

at Mel Barron Field, Franklin Grove

POLO 44, AFC 12 P A First downs 22 12 Total yards 489 174 Rushes-yards 35-245 50-156 Passing yards 236 18 Passing (C-A-I) 16-21-1 1-2-0 Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 9-104 3-15 Polo 8 20 8 8 — 44 AFC 0 12 0 0 — 12 First quarter P – Cavanaugh 3 run (Ditzler run) 2:17 Second quarter A – Ramsey 18 pass from Hilliker (run failed) 8:42 P – Cheeseman 14 run (Cavanaugh run) 6:25 P – Bartnick 21 pass from Brody Grode (run failed) 2:53 A – Hilliker 1 run (pass failed) 0:24 P – Cavanaugh 53 pass from Brody Grode (run failed) 0:08

Third quarter P – Cavannaugh 5 run (Bartnick pass from Brody Grode) 10:18 Fourth quarter P – Beers 8 run (Cheeseman run) 11:19 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Polo: Cavannaugh 6-62, Beers 6-50, Brody Grode 10-49, Stamm 4-31, Cheeseman 4-22, Brooks Grode 1-17, Martinez 3-14, Ditzler 4-8, Bartnick 1-0. AFC: J. Hageman 25-83, Zinke 8-36, L. Hageman 5-29, Thompson 5-22, Lanning 1-(-2).

PASSING – Polo: Brody Grobe 16-21-1 236; AFC: Hilliker 1-2-0 18.

RECEIVING – Polo: Cavanaugh 6-89, Bartnick 3-55, Patterson 3-39, Beers 1-24, Webb 1-10, Brooks Grobe 1-7. AFC: Ramsey 1-18 Records: Polo 2-0, (2-0 NUIC Upstate); AFC 0-2 (0-2)

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EAST DUBUQUE 52, WEST CARROLL 14 WC ED Total yards 237 376 Rushes-yards 35-226 28-230 Passing yards 11 146 Passing (C-A-I) 2-9-1 7-11-1 WC 0 0 8 6 — 14 ED 10 28 7 7 — 52 First quarter ED – Schulting 32 pass from Crenshaw (run good), 8:35 ED – Safety, 0:13 Second quarter ED – Glennon 17 pass from Crenshaw (kick good), 8:10 ED – Schultz 6 run (kick good), 5:33 ED – Schulting 32 pass from Cresnshaw (kick good), 1:32 Third quarter ED – Monahan 1 run (kick good), 7:22 WC – Santerano 5 pass from Vanhook (run good), 2:31 Fourth quarter ED – Schulting 19 run (kick good), 9:02 WC – Vanhook 12 run (run failed), 2:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – WC: Ritenour 22-142, Vanhook 12-75, Mangler 1-9. ED: Monahan 12-134, Schultz 15-87, Schulting 1-19.

PASSSING – WC: Vanhook 2-9-1, 11 yards. ED: Crenshaw 7-11-1, 146 yards.

RECEIVING – WC: Bradshaw 1-6, Santerano 1-5. ED: SChulting 2-62, Tranel 2-47, Monahan 2-20.

Records: West Carroll 0-2, East Dubuque 1-1

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