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Week IV | September 20, 2014

MEASURING UP Warriors prove they can hang with NIB-12 East foes in OT win.

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ABOVE: Sterling QB Sterling Thornton turns the corner for a 77-yard TD during Friday’s game against Morris. Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

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Abingdon 46, Rushville-Industry 8 Addison Trail 40, Leyden 7 Althoff Catholic 28, Mount Vernon 26 Antioch 42, Vernon Hills 40 Arcola 48, Argenta-Oreana 0 Arthur-Lovington 36, Broadlands Heritage 25 Auburn 36, North-Mac 0 Aurora Christian 43, St. Ignatius 28 Barrington 49, Wheeling 0 Batavia 40, St. Charles East 7 Belvidere North 48, Machesney Park Harlem 22 Bismarck-Henning 47, Sidell (Jamaica)Salt Fork 14 Bloomington 57, Hammond Gavit, Ind. 0 Bolingbrook 41, Stagg 0 Breese Central 39, Carlyle 0 Breese Mater Dei 40, Mt. Carmel 33 Brother Rice 35, St. Francis 29 Burlington Central 39, Harvard 20 Calhoun 21, Winchester-West Central 18 Camp Point Central 48, Unity-Payson 0 Carlinville 43, Pana 15 Carmel 41, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 0 Carrollton 58, Pleasant Hill 1/8P.H.Western Coop3/8 14 Carterville 9, DuQuoin 8 Cary-Grove 47, Woodstock North 7 Casey-Westfield 35, Robinson 14 Centralia 39, Carbondale 22 Cerro Gordo 59, Decatur Lutheran (LSA) 22 Champaign Centennial 40, Champaign Central 14 Chester 41, Carmi White County 18 Chicago (Solorio Academy) 46, Chicago Ag Science 6 Chicago King 14, Raby 12 Chicago Uplift 46, Chicago Sullivan 0 Clemente 8, Chicago (Marine Military Academy) 0 Clinton 13, Moweaqua Central A&M 9 Coal City 22, Plano 13 Collinsville 28, Granite City 27 Columbia 37, Trenton Wesclin 14 Concord (Triopia) 36, Brown County 14 Crystal Lake Central 7, Crystal Lake South 3 Downers South 22, Berwyn-Cicero Morton 0 Edwardsville 35, Alton 7 Eisenhower 49, Lincoln 0 El Paso-Gridley 40, LeRoy 0 Evanston Township 48, Maine West 7 Fenger 28, Kelly 23 Fenton 35, Elmwood Park 6 Fieldcrest 70, Lexington 6 Freeport 37, Rockford East 28 Fremd 49, Buffalo Grove 0 Geneva 31, St. Charles North 13 Genoa (Genoa-Kingston) 40, Rockford Christian 0 Glenbard East 56, East Aurora 6

Glenbard South 41, Ridgewood 0 Glenbrook South 51, Niles North 7 Grayslake North 35, Normal West 17 Greenville 49, Hillsboro 26 Gurnee Warren 43, Libertyville 26 Hammond Gavit, Ind. 57, Bloom Township 0 Harrisburg 21, West Frankfort 12 Harvey Thornton 56, Bradley-Bourbonnais 45 Herscher 47, Seneca 7 Hersey 6, Conant 3, OT Heyworth 28, Fisher 14 Highland 42, Jerseyville Jersey 19 Highland Park 28, Waukegan 7 Hononegah 35, Belvidere 21 Hoopeston 34, Traders Point Christian, Ind. 6 Huntley 56, Hampshire 15 Jacobs 42, Grayslake Central 6 Johnsburg 35, North Boone 21 Joliet Catholic 28, St. Viator 24 Joliet West 21, Sandburg 10 Juarez 46, Gage Park 0 Knoxville 36, Farmington 34 Lake View 28, Mather 26 Lake Zurich 35, Mundelein 8 Lakes Community 56, Wauconda 13 Lawrenceville 52, Flora 0 Lemont 42, Oak Forest 20 Lincoln Way Central 42, Andrew 10 Lincoln Way North 35, Thornridge 6 Lincoln Way West 34, Thornwood 20 Lincoln-Way East 28, Lockport 25 Litchfield 35, Staunton 0 Mahomet-Seymour 41, Pontiac 14 Maine South 50, Maine East 6 Manteno 32, Streator 23 Marengo 28, Richmond-Burton 21 Marion 41, Cahokia 40 Maroa-Forsyth 46, Rantoul 6 Marshall 47, Olney East Richland 16 Mercer County 38, Oneida (ROWVA) 15 Metea Valley 42, Aurora West 13 Milford High School 59, Westville 0 Momence 49, Dwight 13 Monmouth United 47, Biggsville West Central 6 Monmouth-Roseville 50, Macomb 13 Monticello 58, Tolono Unity 55 Morgan Park 30, Chicago (Perspective/ Leadership) 6 Mt. Zion 62, Mattoon 41 Murphysboro 65, Massac County 20 Naperville Central 10, Wheaton Warrenville South 7 Naperville North 20, Glenbard North 19 Nashville 34, Anna-Jonesboro 28 New Trier 43, Deerfield 14 Newton 32, Red Hill 6 Niles Notre Dame 20, Marist 18 Niles West 53, Glenbrook North 24 Normal Community 41, Danville 14 Normal University 52, Eureka-RoanokeBenson 7

North Fulton 28, Lewistown 25 North Greene 24, Greenfield-Northwestern 6 Oak Park River Forest 35, Downers North 3 Orion 21, Hall 20, OT Oswego 28, Minooka 14 Palatine 33, Prospect 20 Payton 8, Chicago Marshall 7 Peoria Notre Dame 60, Peoria (H.S.) 26 Plainfield East 21, Oswego East 6 Plainfield North 34, Plainfield South 21 Prairie Ridge 41, Dundee-Crown 7 Providence 37, Marmion 7 Quincy 34, Peoria Manual 12 Quincy Notre Dame 19, Illini West (Carthage) 8 Reavis 42, Evergreen Park 21 Red Bud 7, Dupo 0 Richwoods 43, Galesburg 42, OT Rock Island Alleman 20, Moline 16 Rockford Auburn 45, Rockford Jefferson 7 Rolling Meadows 28, Hoffman Estates 7 Roxana 39, Vandalia 26 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 54, Decatur MacArthur 14 Schaumburg 30, Elk Grove 6 Sesser-Valier-Waltonville-Woodlawn 40, Hamilton County 15 Shepard 41, Hillcrest 14 Simeon 45, Chicago (Lane Tech) 0 South Fulton 62, Peoria Heights 7 Sparta 13, Pinckneyville 9 St. Joseph-Ogden 44, Champaign St. Thomas More 7 St. Rita 23, Chicago Mt. Carmel 21 Stark County 31, Annawan/Wethersfield (FB Coop) 7 Stevenson 34, Lake Forest 17 Streamwood 27, Larkin 21 Sullivan -(S.-Okaw Valley) 42, Warrensburg-Latham 0 Taft 34, Steinmetz 8 Taylorville 47, Salem 0 Thornton Fractional South 32, Bremen 0 Tinley Park 47, Thornton Fractional North 25 Tremont 7, Iroquois West-CrescentIroquois 0 Triad 41, Bethalto Civic Memorial 29 Tuscola 52, Shelbyville 26 Urbana 38, Bloomington 20 Villa Grove 35, Palestine-Hutsonville 0 Waterloo 20, Mascoutah 14, 2OT Waubonsie Valley 49, Bartlett 7 Wheaton Academy 35, Chicago Christian 7 Wheaton North 17, Lake Park 10 Williamsville 33, Pleasant Plains 7 Wilmington 34, Reed-Custer 7 Woodstock 12, McHenry 2 Zion Benton 56, Round Lake 7

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High school football at its finest T

he doorbell rang just before kickoff between NUIC Upstate rivals Milledgeville and Polo at a house on the corner of Dixon and Campbell.

It was the pizza man, and the O’Briens were having a party.

“My sister bought this house a little more than a year ago, and this is the place to be on Friday nights,” Amanda O’Brien said.

O’Brien is a Polo resident, who helps host a party complete with a cooler full of drinks, a bonfire, pizza and best of all – a perfect view of the football field.

“When the team is playing well, you can feel it,” O’Brien said. “It’s so much fun. The atmosphere of the fans in the stadium makes its way to this backyard, and we just have so much fun.”

The Marcos’ recent success, namely a 4-0 start to the season for the first time since 1997 after a 52-27 win over rival Milledgeville, has helped jump start an already loyal fan base into the place to be

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come up to Polo for the games. It’s fun for me.”

Annette Ditzler was huddled with her family members in the corner of the bleachers, and marveled at the way the town supports the program.

For Don Ditzler, who was lucky enough to find a prime seat for the game, each Friday home game Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com takes him back to the Polo’s Brody Grobe tries to hurdle Milledgeville’s Jordan Harris during Friday’s past. game in Polo. The two rivals played in front of a big crowd, and did not disappoint “It reminds me of the in a hard-fought game won 52-27 by the Marcos. old days,” Don Ditzler said. “It’s just what you on Friday nights. hour before game time. farmer from Erie, makes do in Polo now. It’s pretty Cars lined the streets An RV was set up with all his way to Polo’s home exciting.” outside Polo’s football the fixins for a tailgate games each Friday, The Marcos thrashed the stadium. Fans milled complete with bag games because the Marcos delivMissles in the second half, around the stadium. and grills. er the excitement he has scoring 26 unanswered Adults and kids alike There were no empty been searching for. points, 23 of which came played catch with a footseats in the stands, and “This is a great atmoin the second half, and ball before the game. the fans made the stands sphere,” Burden said There was no place to shake after a Polo touchthough a full white beard captivated the full house park, as the parking lots down. that hid is rosey cheeks throughout the game. were filled more than an Pat Burden, a retired from the crisp breeze. “I Explosive plays from

receiver Brad Cavanaugh on touchdown catches from Brody Grobe of 78 and 27 yards sent the crowd into a frenzy that rattled the ear drums of many.

“This is one of the largest crowds we’ve had here,” Marcos coach Andrew Hofer said after the win. “It’s fantastic for these people to come out here and support the kids.

You can tell it gets them going.”

Another man, Kevin Deets, a Polo graduate, still comes back for the football and for the pep band, and didn’t even bother trying to find a seat among the footballcrazed fans that filled the bleachers.

“I’m a pep band alumni,” Deets said while standing near several trumpets saving the spots for band members.

“When they’re good, it’s always so much more fun.

“This is one of the best atmospheres you will find. It’s pretty typical for people to come out here, but when they’re good, good luck finding a seat.”

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POLO 52, MILLEDGEVILLE 27

Serious business .O RANKED -ARCOS FEND OFF -ISSILES BEST SHOT

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POLO – The bus ride from Milledgeville to Polo was serious. “We wanted to come out and punch them in the mouth right from the start,� Missiles quarterback Jordan Harris said. “We knew they got into the rankings this week, and we wanted to get after them.�

The Missiles got after Class 1A No. 7-ranked Polo by recovering their onside kick to open the game, and turned it into a quick score. But when Polo was able to get the ball to its athletes, the Missiles had no answer.

Polo scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to cruise to a 52-27 win in an NUIC Upstate rivalry game Friday night before a crowd that left no empty seats.

Marcos quarterback Brody Grobe led a balanced offensive attack that relentlessly pressuerd the Missiles (1-3) defense in the final two quarters.

Grobe rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns, while passing for 144 yards and two more scores through the air.

Grobe hooked up with receiver Brad Cavanaugh for touchdown

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Polo’s Brad Cavanaugh (right) runs for a touchdown while Milledgeville’s Jeremy Bibler gives chase during Friday’s game in Polo. The Marcos won 52-27. strikes of 78 and 27 yards, while completing 8 of 11 passes. “We were trying to look for our athletes and get the the ball in the open field,� Grobe said. “[Milledgeville] really came after us, and we just had to settle down at halftime, and do what we needed to do.�

Marcos junior running back Dylan Beers carried the bulk of the rushing load in the first half, picking up all of his 58 yards in the first two quarters and scored touchdowns on runs of 13 and 3 yards.

The Missiles were able to keep pace with the high-octane Mar-

cos offense in the first half. The Marcos secondary had fits with receiver Blake Kappes.

Harris and Kappes have been friends for 14 years and grew up playing catch in the yard.

The chemistry has boiled over into Friday nights, as the two took their game of catch to the

field and hooked up six times for 118 yards and a 34-yard touchdown on the game’s first drive. Kappes hauled in 110 of those yards in the first half. “We play catch every day and work on things to get better every chance we get,� Harris said. “I look for him when I get in trouble. He’s my go-to guy out there.�

Milledgeville was successful in keeping Polo off balance in the first half, mixing in deep passing plays with effective rushes outside the tackles, all out of the pistol set.

Being able to successfully pass and run out of the pistol helped Milledgeville come back from an early 18-6 deficit, to storm into the lead (19-18) with 4:10 left in the half. After trading touchdowns late in the first half, Polo’s Cavanaugh kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired to put the Marcos up 29-27, and they never looked back.

Halftime adjustments by Polo halted the Missiles’ progress in the second half, and the offense thrived on good field position. “We just weren’t able to pick up their blitzes,� Missiles coach Jason Wroble said. “They created trouble for us that we didn’t have an answer for.�

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NEWMAN 59, MORRISON 0

’Stangs stampeded #OMETS SCORE ON EIGHT STRAIGHT POSSESSIONS IN ROUT

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

MORRISON – With injuries depleting the Morrison Mustangs’ already thin ranks, Friday night’s Three Rivers North matchup against Newman was looking grim from the outset.

The Comets didn’t give the Mustangs any hope of a reprieve, scoring on their first eight drives in a 59-0 victory at E.M. “Bud” Cole Field.

“I don’t know if we had enough to stop Newman anyway, as good as they are,” Morrison coach Cory Bielema said.

“But there were a lot of things – focus things, between-theears things that didn’t have anything to do with talent – that we can fix and get better at and improve on. Newman did what they did, and we have to clean some things up.”

The Mustangs (0-4, 0-2) muffed five snaps, missed some passes on open routes, and struggled to keep the Comets (4-0, 2-0) out of the offensive backfield. And while Morrison didn’t lose any of its five fumbled snaps, it was able to sustain just two drives of any significance.

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Morrison’s Adam Deter reaches to grab Newman’s Dillan Heffelfinger during Friday’s game at Bud Cole Field. The Comets scored on eight of nine possessions for a 59-0 win.

The Mustangs had a nine-play drive end in a punt after a bad snap, and then had a 10-play drive end on a fourth-down fumbled snap. With the running clock in place for all but the first 52 seconds of the second half, Morrison ran just six plays in the second half, gaining eight total yards without a first down.

Newman didn’t sustain many long drives either, but its short possessions ended in touch-

downs. The Comets had two one-play scoring drives, three that lasted two plays, another that took three plays, and yet another that took five. The longest scoring drive was the first one of three in the second quarter, and it went for eight plays; that was matched by the final drive of the game, when Newman’s backup quarterback Trevor Bolin took a knee on the last three plays.

“It starts with the line, and they played a phenomenal game again tonight,” Newman quarterback Logan Whitman said. “Our backs also blocked well for each other, and the guys all ran hard, as usual. They did all we could ask for tonight.”

The Comets had scoring plays of 32, 20, 5, 34, 42 and 31 on the ground, and Whitman connected on scoring strikes of 38 yards to Dillan Heffelfinger and

58 yards to Shayne Allen. The Heffelfinger TD grab finished off the eight-play scoring drive; the Allen reception was one of the one-play possessions.

Newman amassed 419 total yards on just 32 offensive plays, and started six of its nine drives in Morrison territory. The Comets ran for 323 yards on 28 carries, while Whitman was 2-for-3 passing for 96 yards, with both completions going for touchdowns.

“Those were some of the biggest holes I’ve ever seen,” Heffelfinger said, “and my touchdown run, it was like the Red Sea. Our backfield has so much chemistry, and we all want the best for each other and this team … and I have to give all the credit to the guys up front; w’re so proud of the job they’re doing.”

Brady Rude ran for 94 yards and two TDs, Nolan McGinn added 72 yards and two scores, and Heffelfinger had 60 yards and a TD on the ground. Eli Monier added a late scoring scamper from 31 yards out in his only carry of the game.

The Mustangs ran for 6 yards thanks to the lost yardage on the fumbled snaps, and finished with 65 total yards in the contest.

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STERLING 28, MORRIS 27, OT

Warriors by a whisker 3TERLING HOLDS OFF -ORRIS ON POINT CONVERSION IN /4 THRILLER

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STERLING – Jason Wolber was worn out from hand-to-hand combat with some massive Morris offensive line beef.

The Sterling senior defensive tackle wasn’t too tired, however, to make the play of the game.

Wolber’s tackle on a two-point conversion pass allowed the Golden Warriors to hold on for a 28-27 overtime victory against the Redskins on Friday night in a Northern Illinois Big 12 crossover game on Sterling Chevrolet Field at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

Sterling (3-1) overcame a two-touchdown deficit late in the third quarter to pull out the victory.

“We just battled,” Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer said. “It was a lot of fun to see those guys go out there and do what they did. To be down 21-7, we could have easily folded. This group decided they didn’t want to do that. They wanted to make sure this thing ended the right way.”

Sterling received the ball first in overtime. Two plays pushed the Warriors back to the 12, but on third down, junior quarterback Sterling Thornton hooked up with Grant Jacoby on a scoring strike.

Antonio Diaz booted the extra point to put Sterling ahead 28-21.

Morris needed just two plays to score on its overtime possession. Quarterback

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Sterling’s Rafael Escalante gets tackled by Morris’ Jackson Shannon during the Warriors’ 28-27 overtime win at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

Griffin Sobol tossed a 7-yard TD pass to halfback Keagan Sobol on a perfectly executed center screen pass to draw the Redskins within 28-27.

After a timeout, Morris head coach Alan Thorson decided to go for two points and the win. His call – the same center screen pass to Keagan Sobol.

This time, however, Wolber sniffed it out and brought down Sobol at the 1, setting off a wild celebration by the Golden Warriors as their student section poured onto the field.

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“They had success and popped a couple of big gains off of that play,” Wolber said. “I guess I just read it right that time, and was in the right place at the right time to make the big play.”

Thorson wished he had tried something different on the game-deciding play.

“We felt like we had some momentum,” Thorson said, “but I have to make a better play call. I don’t regret going for two, but I think I probably should have made a different call. Their kid obviously

made a great play, so you’ve got to give credit to them.”

Morris, after spotting the Warriors an early 7-0 lead on a 77-yard run by Thornton, scored 21 consecutive points, all on TD runs by Griffin Sobol, to seize control. His last score, a 1-yard plunge with 1:12 left in the third quarter, gave the Redskins a 21-7 lead.

Sterling responded with a 10-play, 70-yard march capped off by 17-yard run by Thornton with 8:43 to play to draw within 21-13.

A fumble by Morris on the first play of its next possession was pounced on by Sterling defender Joe Brouilette, giving the Warriors the ball right back. They didn’t waste the opportunity.

On fourth-and-goal from the Morris 9, Thornton hooked up with Turner Morse in the far left corner of the end zone for a touchdown. They then connected on a two-point conversion pass to knot the score at 21-21.

Morris nearly stole the game in the waning moments of regulation. A fake punt pass from Keagan Sobol to Josh Hulbert with 1:50 to play gained 24 yards and put the Redskins in business at the Sterling 21.

Three plays later, with 6.4 seconds to play, Morris lined up for a potential game-winning 30-yard field goal. The kick by the Redskins’ Luis Luna was blocked, however, by Sterling’s Brett Gould, sending the game to overtime.

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DIXON 40, OREGON 15

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DIXON – Normally, one against seven isn’t a fair competition. But, when your one is quarterback JD Gieson, a different set of rules apply.

In the first half of Friday’s 40-15 win by Dixon over Oregon, seven different Hawk backs combined for 120 yards rushing on 27 carries. Gieson outgained them all with 131 yards on 11 rushes, including three touchdowns.

Gieson added a 34-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, and the Dukes went on to a 40-15 win in the first meeting between the two schools in 72 years.

“It doesn’t matter what play is called,” Dixon coach Dave Smith said. “He’ll make it work. It was all about him taking his team and leading them to a win.”

For good measure, Gieson tacked on a 21-yard touchdown pass to Kyle LeBlanc midway through the third quarter for a 34-8 Duke lead.

“On our side of the ball, anyone on our offense can make plays,” Gieson said. “That makes it difficult for the other team’s defensive coordinator.

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Oregon’s John Ghibellini fights for yards against the Dixon defense during Friday’s game at A.C. Bowers Field. The Dukes won 40-15 in the first meeting between the two schools since 1942.

The toughest question for me is who to get the ball to. They were all open.”

While Gieson and company were running wild in the second half, Oregon was handicapped by not having a quarterback. Starter Jerrick Orsted took a hit to the head at the end of the first half and was ruled out of action in the second half by

trainer John Cain.

Backup Caid Chenoweth suffered a concussion in the sophomore game, and was taken to the hospital. Maverik Good, a running back, was called on to finish the game as an emergency fill-in.

“It’s scary how thin we are in some spots,” Oregon coach John Bothe said. “It really came

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to a head tonight.”

Dixon took the opening kickoff and drove 63 yards in nine plays for a 6-0 lead, on a Gieson 6-yard run.

After being forced to punt, the Hawks soon caught a break when Jacob Harrison snapped the ball over Gieson’s head into the end zone for a safety.

“There’s a lot of pressure being a shotgun center. Harrison shook it off and ended up playing a heck of a game,” Smith said.

The next time Dixon touched the ball, it was Gieson sprinting untouched around left end for a 66-yard touchdown and a 12-2 lead. However, another Duke mistake kept Oregon in the game.

Brayton Finch was roughed up while punting, giving the Hawks a first down at midfield. On the next play, Orsted completed his only pass out of seven attempts, a 29-yarder to Chris Jordan.

An open-field tackle by Matt Coffey saved a touchdown, but Hawk fullback Garrett Rude scored four plays later on a 4-yard run, cutting the deficit to 12-8.

“We let them back in on that penalty,” Smith said. “We’ve got

to stop those mistakes and penalties. A Bothe-coached team is so fundamentally sound, they’ll make you pay. We needed a game like this where we got punched back in the mouth.”

Though Oregon controlled the clock in the first half, the Dukes used their big-play capability to advance the lead to 20-8. Cody Mighell and Gieson had consecutive 21-yard gains, setting up an 11-yard touchdown by Gieson to close out the half.

“If we could have ran the clock out and kept the game at 12-8, it would have given us an edge going into the second half,” Bothe said.

The most exciting play of the game was an 85-yard punt return by Coffey in the second half. Coffey made an over-thehead catch of a booming Finch punt, and left would-be Hawk tacklers in his wake on his run to paydirt.

“I saw guys flowing to the right, so I went up the middle and almost ran into Jake Johnson,” Coffey said. “The last defender left was blocked, and I ran off his butt. We have a ton of athletes on this team. There’s no reason we can’t win the rest of our games in conference.”

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BYRON 55, ROCK FALLS 20

Just wanna have fun 2OCKETS FINDING SILVER LINING IN TOUGH START TO SEASON

BY ROB LAIRD Special to SVM

ROCK FALLS – Make no mistake about it: Rock Falls head coach Scott Berge wants to win.

His players, like senior wide receiver Connor Cain, want to win as well.

But during a season by which wins have been hard to come, other aspects of the sport, like teamwork and love of the game, are taking more and more of the squad’s attention.

That was apparent Friday night, when the Rockets suffered their fourth straight blowout loss to start the season, a 55-20 defeat at the hands of visiting Byron. “Tonight was fun,� Berge said. “We didn’t get the result we wanted. We made some mistakes, but our guys had fun, and as the season rolls on, we’re at four losses. One more loss puts you out of the playoffs, and if you’re not having fun, it could be a long final few weeks.�

Friday, that fun included what has become a trademark of the team – a reluctance to punt no matter the circumstance – as well as a unique formation called “asinine� that resulted in a Rock Falls touchdown.

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Rock Falls’ Braeden Westfall tries to break a tackle during Friday’s game against the Byron Tigers at Hinders Field. The Rockets lost 55-20.

The formation was unveiled early in the fourth quarter with the game already well out of hand – Byron led 49-6 – and featured both tackles and guards split far away from the center, leaving quarterback Noah Junis completely exposed to the Byron pass rush. Cain was able to find a crack in the confused defense, caught a quick slant pass, broke a tackle and scampered in for a 25-yard score. “We call that asinine because

it’s an asinine formation,�

Berge said. “I drew that one up on a napkin. The kids said, we haven’t run that yet, let’s run it.

We told Noah, ‘you’ve got to sit in the pocket. You’re going to take a hit, but you’ve got to stay in the pocket.’ He stayed in the pocket, threw a good pass over the middle, and Connor was able to make a good play.�

Cain finished with a teamhigh eight catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. He said

the team wasn’t bothered by any of the drama surrounding the team over the course of the week, and he hopes his team can send Berge out on a stronger note. “It didn’t really affect us,� he said. “We knew all along, so it’s not really a big deal to us like it is to everybody else. We want to go out big for Berge. He’s put a lot of time into the program.�

Junis, in his second start since taking over for three-year starter Jacob Mammosser, completed 20 of his 26 passes for 227 yards.

He completed all nine of his firstquarter passes, going 4-for-4 for 34 yards on Rock Falls’ eightplay, 74-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter that pulled the Rockets to within 7-6.

However, Byron’s wing-T offense ran roughshod all day, hogging the ball for more than 9 minutes in the second quarter and scoring touchdowns on five of its six first-half possessions.

Seven different Tigers rushed for at least 30 yards, and Byron finished with 368 yards on the ground.

Meanwhile, when the Rockets’ offense was able to get on the field, it failed to repeat the fluidity of its early drive until the

game was already decided.

Mammosser had six catches at his new position of receiver, with Tanner Dean adding six catches as well. Running back Braeden Westfall had 56 rushing yards, highlighted by a first quarter that featured 51 yards and a 1-yard TD plunge.

As for the Rockets’ punting, they did punt once, and it was quite successful, nestling in at the Byron 1-yard line. However, the Tigers then held the ball for the next 5 minutes, and although they didn’t score, the drive was a big reason why Byron dominated the time of possession in the first half.

Earlier this week, Berge announced that he would be leaving the program at the end of the year. Berge had told his team the news at the beginning of the season, but didn’t announce it publicly until being motivated to do so by last Saturday’s Sauk Valley Media story of his team’s 40-0 loss to Oregon. “I made that announcement this week because (SVM) ran that article on Saturday,� Berge said. “That announcement allowed us to push that article to the side and get our guys to focus on football.�

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ERIE-P’TOWN 42, FULTON 20

"INION GOES BONKERS

By SVM Sports Staff

Dylan Binion added to his season touchdown total to go into double-digits, running for five scores and 120 yards on those runs alone in leading the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers to a 42-20 win over Fulton on the road.

Binion, who is the area’s leading touchdown scorer, had an 8-yard run in the first quarter, then ran in for the Panthers’ next four scores. Leading 14-12 after one quarter, Binion had runs of 16, 62, and 26 yards to break the game open. His third-quarter run went for 18 yards.

Jordan Chandler opened up with a 54-yard run for the Panthers (3-1, 2-0 Three Rivers North), who complied 525 rushing yards and did not punt at all in the game.

Fulton was led by Trey Simmons’ two touchdowns, coming in the first and fourth quarters. Jason Osborne also had a score in the first quarter for Fulton (2-2, 1-1), which rushed for 128 yards.

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BUREAU VALLEY 43, KEWANEE 6

Storm dominate "6 TOO MUCH FOR "OILERMAKERS TO HANDLE

BY DAN DWYER Shaw Media

MANLIUS – The Bureau Valley Storm came into Friday’s Three Rivers Conference crossover matchup against Kewanee knowing they were better than their 0-3 record reflected.

Then, they completely dominated the Boilers on both sides of the ball from the opening whistle en route to a 43-6 victory in Manlius.

The BV offense was balanced all night, as senior Tommy Johnston caught two touchdown passes from freshman quarterback Drake Davis, and running backs Will Konneck and Josh Mead added two TDs each on the ground.

Konneck got loose on a 19-yard run to score the first BV points after a successful fake punt handoff to senior Parker Neuhalfen gave the Storm a second chance on their opening drive.

“All of those guys are more than capable,” BV coach Spencer Davis said. “Obviously Parker is a staple, but when you have all four of those guys going ... and with having Will healthy – he hasn’t been for the first couple of games, and we finally got

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Bureau Valley’s Parker Neuhalfen (7) and Tommy Johnston (32) bring down a Kewanee ballcarrier during their Three Rivers crossover game Friday in Manlius. BV beat the Boilers 43-6. him healthy – it’s huge for us; he’s electric, and that takes the pressure off the other guys.”

Four minutes later, Davis hooked up with Johnston streaking across the heart of the Boiler defense for a 42-yard touchdown pass, extending the

Storm lead to 16-0.

BV stretched its lead on two Mead touchdowns that came in the span of 1:13.

The first was a 3-yard plunge set up by a beautiful connection between Neuhalfen and Davis on a fourth-and-14 from their

own 35-yard line.

“It felt great to finally get in the end zone because I haven’t done that much this year,” Mead said. “But I got to give it to my line; if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have got the holes that I did. Without them, God knows what would have happened tonight.”

A fumble recovery by senior lineman Dylan Martin eventually set up Mead’s second score, a 22-yard rumble where he refused to go down, to make the score 30-0 with 7:37 to play in the first half.

Davis dropped a beautiful 14-yard touchdown pass over Johnston’s shoulder in the back of the end zone for BV’s second connection of the night with 48.8 seconds left to play in the half.

Konneck reached paydirt on a 4-yard run for the final BV touchdown with 7:30 left to play in the third quarter.

Kewanee showed little signs of life offensively, as the Storm defense was relentless all evening. Kewanee got on the board with a 47-yard run up the middle by junior Zach Brown at the 4:09 mark of the third quarter to end the game’s scoring.

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FRIDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP

Wildcatz roll in Galena %0# WINS .5)# .ORTHWEST CLASH #LIPPERS WIN AT 2IVERDALE

By SVM Sports Staff

Eastland-Pearl City faced a tough challenge from Galena on the road, but picked up a 20-0 win against the Pirates at Chuck Korte Field.

The Wildcatz (4-0, 4-0 NUIC Northwest) have only given up 13 points on the season, setting up a key showdown next week in Lanark against fellow NUIC Northwest unbeaten Lena-Winslow.

Amboy 27, Riverdale 0:

The Clippers bounced back from a tough loss to Hall last week, taking down the winless Rams at the Harbor.

Chris Jones scored three touchdowns for the Clippers (3-1, 1-0 Three Rivers North), while Drake Barlow added a score in the fourth quarter.

Jones rushed for 82 yards on 14 carries, while Barlow ran for 46 yards on nine carries.

The Clippers garnered 253 yards on offense against 114 for Riverdale (0-4, 0-2).

Lena-Winslow 50, West Carroll 0: The Thunder fell

at home to a Panther squad that has yet to give up any points this season.

Friday’s stars

Chris Jones, 3 touchdowns, 82 rushing yards David Zinke, AFC, TD, 7 tackles, 2 for loss Jacob Miller, West Carroll, 14 tackles The Panthers (4-0, 4-0 NUIC Northwest) led 44-0 at halftime, and outgained the Thunder 294-75. Aaron Ritenour led the Thunder (0-4, 0-3) in rushing with 47 yards on 20 carries, while Jacob Miller led the defense with 14 tackles.

Stockton 50, AFC 6: The Raiders felt the wrath of Stockton’s defeat against Polo last week in the loss in Franklin Grove.

David Zinke had the Raiders’ lone touchdown, coming on a 3-yard run in the first quarter. Jake Hageman led the offense for the Raiders (1-3, 1-3 NUIC Upstate) with 41 yards on 14 carries.

Zinke also notched seven solo tackles and two tackles for loss.

Stockton (3-1, 3-1) piled up 421 total yards on the night.

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

STERLING 28, MORRIS 27, OT M S First downs 15 16 Total yards 315 334 Rushes-yards 35-219 45-207 Passing yards 96 127 Passing (C-A-I) 9-13-0 9-15-0 Fumbles-lost 4-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 1-5 2-15 Punts-avg.

4-31.7 4-30.5 Morris 7 7 7 0 6 — 27 Sterling 7 0 0 14 7 — 7 First quarter S – Sterling Thornton 77 run (Antonio Diaz kick) 5:04 M – Griffin Sobol 71 run (Luis Luna kick) 4:45 Second quarter M – G.Sobol 27 run (Luna kick) 3:12 Third quarter M – G.Sobol 1 run (Luna kick) 1:12 Fourth quarter S – Thornton 17 run (kick failed) 8:43 S – Turner Morse 9 pass from Thornton (Morse pass from Thornton) 4:54 Overtime S – Grant Jacoby 12 pass from Thornton (Diaz kick) M – Keagan Sobol 7 pass from G.Sobol (pass failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Morris: G.Sobol 12-121, K.Sobol 15-73, Tommy Balentine 2-18, Matt Feiden 2-3, Joey Webb 3-2. Sterling: Thornton 27-133, Rafael Escalante 8-69, Morse 2-4, Brayden Garza 3-1, Keegan Kaye 1-1, Brandon Dennis 4-(-3) PASSING – Morris: G.Sobol 8-12-0, 72 yards; K.Sobol 1-1-0, 24 yards. Sterling: Thornton 9-15-0, 127 yards RECEIVING – Morris: K.Sobol 5-39, Josh Hulbert 1-24, Robbie Meucci 1-12, Balentine 1-12, Chase Hansen 1-9. Sterling: Morse 4-66, Jacob Heffelfinger 2-30, Jacoby 2-18, Logan Cheshire 1-13 Records: Sterling 3-1, Morris 2-2 at A.C. Bowers Field, Dixon

DIXON 40, OREGON 14 O D First downs 13 20 Total yards 225 320 Rushes-yards 32-196 20-261 Passing (C-A-I) 1-7-1 6-9-0 Passing yards 29 59 Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-yards 3-40 8-70 Oregon 2 6 0 7 — 14 Dixon 6 14 20 0 — 40 First quarter D – JD Gieson 6 run (kick failed) 9:12 O – Safety 6:29 Second quarter D – Gieson 66 run (kick failed) 11:37 O – Garrett Rude 4 run (2-point failed) 8:01 D – Gieson 11 run (Gieson 2-point good) 1:19

Third quarter D – Gieson 34 run (2-point failed) 9:00 D – Kyle LeBlanc 21 pass from Gieson (Gieson 2-point good) 4:44 D – Matthew Coffey 74 punt return (kick failed) 1:27 Fourth quarter O – Rude 7 run (Short kick) 5:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Oregon: Rude 16-48, Ghibellini 8-50, Brayton Finch 8-45. Dixon: Gieson 12-170, Cody Mighell 8-60 PASSING – Oregon: Jerrick Orsted 1-7-1, 29 yards. Dixon: Gieson 6-9-0, 59 yards RECEIVING – Oregon: Maverick Good 1-29. Dixon: Bryce Stanley 2-32, LeBlanc 1-21 Records: Dixon 3-1 (1-1 BNC West), Oregon 2-2 (1-1)

at Rock Falls

BYRON 55, ROCK FALLS 20 B RF First downs 27 12 Total yards 474 287 Rushes-yards 53-368 14-60 Passing yards 106 227 Passing (C-A-I) 3-3-0 22-30-1 Fumbles-lost 3-0 0-0 Penalties-yards 7-55 4-30 Byron 14 21 14 7 — 55 Rock Falls 6 0 0 14 — 20 First quarter B – Sealby 46 pass from Janssen (Falconer kick) 9:10 RF – Westfall 1 run (pass failed) 6:32 B – Carlson 1 run (Falconer kick) 2:26 Second quarter B – Cogswell 5 run (Falconer kick) 9:19 B – Cogswell 36 pass from Janssen (Falconer kick) 8:44 B – Thatcher 1 run (Falconer kick) 0:08 Third quarter B – Janssen 9 run (Falconer kick) 7:43 B – Spickler 37 run (Falconer kick) 5:44 Fourth quarter RF – Cain 25 pass from Junis (pass failed) 11:08 B – Weindorf 2 run (kick fail) 6:41 RF – Cain 45 pass from Junis (Dean pass from Junis) 3:26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Byron: Carlson 15-69, Cogswell 7-52, Spickler 3-52, Falconer 6-50, Weindorf 6-45, Elsbury 5-35, Johnson 3-34, Shewey 2-14, Thatcher 3-10, Janssen 3-7. Rock Falls: Westfall 12-56, Junis 2-4.

PASSING – Byron: Janssen 3-3-0 106.

Rock Falls: Junis 22-30-1 227..

RECEIVING – Cogswell 2-60, Sealby 1-46. Rock Falls: Cain 8-141, Gordon 1-38, Dean 6-28, Mammosser 6-10, Roberts 1-10.

Records: Byron 2-2 (1-1 BNC West), Rock Falls 0-4 (0-2).

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NEWMAN 59, MORRISON 0 N M First downs 15 6 Total yards 419 65 Rushes-yards 28-323 23-6 Passing yards 96 59 Passing (C-A-I) 2-3-0 6-17-0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 5-0 Penalties-yards 2-20 2-10 Punts-average 0-0.0 6-35.7 Newman 14 22 16 7 — 59 Morrison 0 0 0 0 — 0 First quarter N – Brady Rude 32 run (Rude run), 9:47 N – Dillan Heffelfinger 20 run (run failed), 4:25 Second quarter N – Heffelfinger 38 pass from Logan Whitman (Heffelfinger run), 7:54 N – Shayne Allen 58 pass from Whitman (Nolan McGinn run), 5:27 N – McGinn 5 run (run failed), 1:35 Third quarter N – Rude 34 run (McGinn run), 11:08 N – McGinn 42 run (Heffelfinger run), 6:03 Fourth quarter N – Eli Monier 31 run (Garrett Stringer kick), 11:07 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Newman: Rude 6-94, McGinn 4-72, Heffelfinger 6-60, Monier 1-31, Kyle Decker 3-31, Regan Todhunter 2-20, Hunter Webb 2-18, Whitman 1-0, Trevor Bolin 3-(minus-3). Morrison: Andy Bird 9-22, Jarrett Ruchotzke 2-5, Ryan VanZuiden 1-3, Mason Sitzmore 1-1, Aaron Deter 1-1, Cody Southern 1-(minus-2), Joey Brackemyer 8-(minus-24).

PASSING – Newman: Whitman 2-3-0-96 yards. Morrison: Brackemyer 6-16-0-59 yards, Dylan Keller 0-1-0-0 yards.

RECEIVING – Newman: Allen 1-58, Heffelfinger 1-38. Morrison: Bird 2-20, Sitzmore 2-14, Justin Rodriguez 1-11, Mason Muur 1-11.

Records: Newman 4-0 (2-0 TRAC North), Morrison 0-4 (0-2) at Fulton

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 42, FULTON 20 EP F First downs 19 10 Total yards 525 128 Rushes-yards 49-525 33-128 Passing (C-A-I) 0-1-0 1-4-0 Passing yards 0 10 Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 10-100 5-25 Punts-average 0 5-27.8 EP 14 20 8 0 — 42 Fulton 12 0 0 8 — 20 First quarter EP – Jordan Chandler 54 run (kick failed) F – Trey Simmons 84 kickoff return (kick failed) EP – Dylan Binion 8 run (Coers 2-point good) F – Jason Osborn 25 run (2-point failed)

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Second quarter EP – Binion 6 run (kick failed) EP – Binion 62 run (Binion 2-point good) EP – Binion 26 run (2-point failed) Third quarter EP – Binion 18 run (Binion 2-point good) Fourth quarter F – Simmons 1 run (Simmons 2-point good) Records: Erie-Prophetstown 3-1 (2-0 TRAC North), Fulton 2-2 (1-1) at The Harbor, Amboy

AMBOY 27, RIVERDALE 0 R A First downs 8 20 Total yards 114 223 Rushes-yards 21-77 47-184 Passing (C-A-I) 3-11-1 4-6-0 Passing yards 37 69 Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-0 Riverdale 0 0 0 0 — 0 Amboy 6 13 0 7 — 27 First quarter A – Chris Jones 2 run Second quarter A – Jones 1 run A – Jones 2 run Fourth quarter A – Drake Barlow 1 run INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Amboy: Jones 14-82, Barlow 9-46, Dallas Appleman 7-23, Ryon Richardson 15-27 PASSING – Amboy: Ohlendorf 4-6-0, 69 yards RECEIVING – Amboy: Ryan Leffelman 2-19, Caleb Morris 1-31, Skyelar Zimmerley 1-19 Records: Amboy 3-1 (1-0 TRAC North), Riverdale 0-4 (0-2) at Manlius

BUREAU VALLEY 43, KEWANEE 6 K BV First downs 8 11 Total yards 130 336 Rushes-yards 29-113 33-205 Passing yards 17 131 Passing (C-A-I) 2-8-1 5-11-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 3-25 4-25 Punts-average 4-36.0 1-44.0 Kewanee 0 0 6 0 — 6 Bureau Valley 16 21 6 0 — 43 First quarter BV – Will Konneck 19 run (Parker Neuhalfen run), 8:48 BV – Tommy Johnston 42 pass from Drake Davis (Neuhalfen run), 4:30 Second quarter BV – Josh Mead 3 run (Bryan Herr kick), 8:50 BV – Mead 22 run (Herr kick), 7:37 BV – Johnston 14 pass form Davis (Herr kick), :48.8 Third quarter BV – Konneck 4 run (kick failed), 7:36 K – Brown 47 run (kick failed), 4:44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Kewanee: Brown 10-62, A.Vervynck 9-33, Currie 5-31, Powers 1-4, Vervynck 1-4, Walters 3-3. BV: Konneck 9-71, Mead 8-55, Neuhalfen 6-44, Davis 7-23, Caje Peterson 2-15, Patrick O’Donahue 1-(minus-3).

PASSING – Kewanee: Brown 2-5-0-17 yards, Goforth 0-3-1-0 yards. BV: Davis 5-11-0-131 yards.

RECEIVING – Kewanee: Sheets 1-10, Harris 1-7. BV: Johnston 2-56, Alex Johnson 1-35, Neuhalfen 1-32, Konneck 1-8.

Record: BV 1-3, Kewanee 0-4

at Polo

POLO 52, MILLEDGEVILLE 27 M P First downs 16 15 Total yards 352 431 Rushes-yards 40-190 34-287 Passing yards 162 144 Passing (C-A-I) 12-36-1 8-11-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 6-47 3-40 Punts 4 1 Milledgeville 6 21 0 0 — 27 Polo 18 11 13 10 — 52 First quarter M – Blake Kappes 34 pass from Jordan Harris (pass failed), 10:00 P – Dylan Beers 13 run (run failed), 6:57 P – Brody Grobe 58 run (run failed), 5:09 P – Dylan Beers 3 run (pass fail), 0:00 Second quarter M – Jordan Harris 1 run (pass fail), 9:12 M – Jordan Harris 9 run (Jason Brubaker kick), 4:10 P – Brad Cavanaugh 78 pass from Brody Grobe (Grobe run), 2:48 M – Joe Gennaro 9 pass from Jordan Harris (Jordan Harris run), 17.7 P – Brad Cavanaugh 23 FG, 0:00 Third quarter P – Brody Grobe 2 run (pass fail), 8:09 P – Brad Cavanaugh 27 pass from Brody Grobe (Brad Cavanaugh kick), 3:07 Fourth quarter P – Brad Cavanaugh 32 FG, 11:17 P – Brody Grobe 4 run (Brad Cavanaugh kick), 10:52 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Milledgeville: Brexton Flynn 7-71, Harris 14-60, Harrison Jakobs 11-37, Nick DeVito 7-18, Buddy Bibler 1-4. Polo: Grobe 7-102, Kevin Cheeseman 8-68, Beers 7-58, Brad Cavanaugh 7-49, Ricky Martinez 2-6, Richie Bartnick 2-2, Jesse Ditzler 1-2.

PASSING – Milledgeville: Harris 12-36-1162 yards. Polo: Grobe 8-11-0-144 yards.

RECEIVING – Milledgeville: Kappes 6-118, Zach Schmidt 2-24, Bibler 2-3, Gennaro 1-9, Jakobs 1-8. Polo: Cavanaugh 5-122, Bartnick 2-11, Austin Webb 1-11.

Records: Milledgeville 1-3, Polo 4-0

at Mel Barron Field, Franklin Grove

STOCKTON 50, AFC 6 S AFC First downs 24 11 Total yards 421 167 Rushes-yards 45-260 43-167 Passing (C-A-I) 12-18-0 0-4-0 Passing yards 161 0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-yards 8-75 7-85 Punts-average 0 7-26.6 Stockton 14 22 8 6 — 50 AFC 6 0 0 0 — 6 First quarter S – Thomas Fox 17 run (2-point failed) 6:07 S – Aric Jordan 41 pass from Fox (Braden Staver 2-point good) 3:42 AFC – David Zinke 3 run (2-point failed) :17 Second quarter S – Fox 9 run (2-point failed) 8:25 S – Reese Vanderheyden 8 pass from Fox (2-point good) 1:13 S – William Heidenreich 10 pass from Fox (2-point good) 0:00 Third quarter S – Heidenreich 1 run (2-point good) 8:089 Fourth quarter S – Hayden Hayes 5 run (2-point failed) 7:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Stockton: Fox 16-118, Hayes 4-41, Heidenreich 10-36, Jordan 3-25, Hayden Fox 4-22, Eden 5-19, Braden Staver 2-4, Sam VenHuizen 1-(minus 5). AFC: Jake Hageman 14-41, Stephen Brooke 2-37, Zinke 11-32, Adam Hart 7-24, Dalton Ibarra 2-14, James Talley 3-11, Luke Hageman 1-8, Dillon Lanning 1-0, Jacob Hilliker 1-0, Kaywan Palmer 1-0.

PASSING – Stockton: T. Fox 11-16-0, 157 yards, H. Fox 1-2-0, 4 yards. AFC: Hilliker 0-4-0, 0 yards.

RECEIVING – Stockton: Vanderheyden 9-91, Jordan 1-41, VenHuizen 1-19, Heidenreich 1-10. at Savanna

LENA-WINSLOW 50, WEST CARROLL 0 LW WC Total yards 294 75 Rushing yards 155 80 Passing (C-A-I) 6-7-2 0-6-1 Passing yards 139 -5 LeWin 21 23 0 6 — 50 West Carroll 0 0 0 0 — 0 First quarter LW – Brendan Eilders 6 run (2-point good) 11:02 LW – Chris Stockton 1 pass from Joe Robinson (2-point failed) 7:31 LW – Noah Holmes 27 run (kick good) 5:01 Second quarter LW – Ben Schubert 1 run (2-point good) 9:21 LW – Holmes 33 run (kick good) 7:52 LW – Luke Schubert 68 pass friom Robinson (2-point good) 4:49 Fourth quarter LW – Nathan Switzer 1 run (2-point failed) 1:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – LW: Holmes 2-59, Eilders 7-53, Stockton 3-43. WC: Aaron Ritenour 20-47, Ethan Mangler 7-30, Jacob Miller 3-3.

PASSING – LW: Robinson 6-7-2, 149 yards. WC: Mangler 0-6-1, -5 yards.

RECEIVING – LW: L. Schubert 3-93, Colton Drye 1-23, B. Schubert 1-20.

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