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Week IX | October 25, 2014

STILL ROARING

Wildcatz rule in battle of highly-ranked unbeaten teams in Lanark.

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ABOVE: EPC’s Eric Schaney is grabbed by his facemask as he fights for yards during Friday night’s win over Forreston. – Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

The bottom line Sterling Sycamore

18 Dixon 21 Byron

42 Lutheran 28 Rock Falls

Geneseo DeKalb

21 Oregon 14 Amboy 7 Stillman Valley 7 Newman

63 Bureau Valley 14 Fulton

27 Riverdale 35 Morrison

7 Durand 21 West Carroll

0 Erie-P’town 44 Orion

41 Forreston 21 Stockton 21 Eastland-P.C. 54 Dakota

41 AFC 20 Milledgeville

16 22

26 Polo 42 Warren

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Around the state

How they stand NIB-12 West Geneseo Sterling Ottawa Rochelle LaSalle-Peru

Conf.

4-0 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-4

All 9-0 6-3 2-7 3-6 0-9

Friday’s results • Morris 49, LaSalle-Peru 7 • Yorkville 27, Ottawa 14 • Kaneland 33, Rochelle 6 • Sycamore 21, Sterling 18 • Geneseo 21, DeKalb 7

NIB-12 East DeKalb Yorkville Morris Sycamore Kaneland

Conf.

4-0 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-4

All 8-1 7-2 5-4 5-4 4-5

Friday’s results • Morris 49, LaSalle-Peru 7 • Yorkville 27, Ottawa 14 • Kaneland 33, Rochelle 6 • Sycamore 21, Sterling 18 • Geneseo 21, DeKalb 7

End of regular season

Big Northern West Rkfd. Lutheran Dixon Mendota Byron Oregon Stillman Valley Winnebago Rock Falls

Conf.

7-0 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-3 2-5 1-6 0-7

All 9-0 7-2 6-3 5-4 5-4 2-7 2-7 0-9

Friday’s results • Dixon 42, Byron 28 • Mendota 49, Winnebago 23 • Oregon 14, Stillman Valley 7 • Lutheran 63, Rock Falls 14

End of regular season

End of regular season

Three Rivers North Newman Erie-P’town Fulton Amboy Bureau Valley Morrison Riverdale

Conf.

6-0 4-2 4-2 3-3 3-3 1-5 0-6

All 9-0 6-3 6-3 5-4 4-5 1-8 0-9

Friday’s results • Newman 44, Amboy 0 • Fulton 35, Bureau Valley 27 • Erie-Prophetstown 41, Orion 21 • Morrison 21, Riverdale 7 End of regular season

NUIC Northwest Eastland-P.C. Forreston Galena Lena-Winslow Dakota Durand South Beloit Pecatonica West Carroll

Conf.

8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 4-4 3-5 1-7 1-7 1-7

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

Friday’s results • Dakota 42, Stockton 26 • Durand 41, West Carroll 20 • Eastland-P.C. 54, Forreston 21 • Galena 64, Pecatonica 14 • Lena-Winslow 50, South Beloit 13 End of regular season

NUIC Upstate Aquin Polo Stockton Warren East Dubuque Milledgeville AFC River Ridge Orangeville

Conf.

7-1 7-1 7-1 5-3 4-4 3-5 2-6 1-7 0-8

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

Friday’s results • Milledgeville 22, AFC 16 • Aquin 41, River Ridge 20 • East Dubuque 50, Orangeville 0 • Polo 40, Warren 0 • Dakota 42, Stockton 26 End of regular season

Abingdon 52, Knoxville 0 Addison Trail 27, Willowbrook 17 Anna-Jonesboro 27, Benton 12 Annawan/Wethersfield (FB Coop) 21, Oneida (ROWVA) 14 Antioch 33, Wauconda 21 Arcola 33, Tri-County 14 Arthur-Lovington 28, Cumberland 26 Auburn 47, Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry 3 Ballard Memorial, Ky. 36, Massac County 7 Barrington 33, Fremd 28 Batavia 40, Streamwood 7 Belleville West 45, Alton 24 Belvidere 55, Rockford Boylan 41 Belvidere North 42, Rockford Jefferson 0 Benet 66, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 7 Bishop McNamara 48, De La Salle 34 Bismarck-Henning 58, Villa Grove 7 Bloomington Central Catholic 49, Macomb 19 Bolingbrook 41, Sandburg 0 Bradley-Bourbonnais 28, Andrew 3 Brother Rice 28, St. Rita 21 Brown County 30, Pleasant Hill 1/8P.H.Western Coop3/8 12 Buffalo Grove 14, Wheeling 10 Burlington Central 55, Rockford Christian 12 Bushnell-Prairie City Avon 54, South Fulton 0 Cambridge-AlWood 57, Biggsville West Central 14 Camp Point Central 49, WinchesterWest Central 0 Canton 35, Dunlap 21 Carbondale 35, Harrisburg 20 Carlinville 64, Litchfield 20 Carlyle 42, Trenton Wesclin 0 Carmel 31, Niles Notre Dame 17 Carmi White County 42, ChristopherZiegler-Royalton 6 Carrollton 56, Jacksonville Routt 0 Cary-Grove 47, Crystal Lake South 7 Casey-Westfield 54, Olney East Richland 13 Centralia 52, Mascoutah 48 Champaign Central 35, Bloomington 20 Chester 33, Fairfield 28 Chicago ( SSICP) 41, Kelly 0 Chicago (Solorio Academy) 21, Bowen 14 Chicago Christian 34, Guerin 12 Chicago Mt. Carmel 10, Loyola 7 Chicago Uplift 58, Douglass 0 Clifton Central 28, Momence 22 Coal City 48, Seneca 0 Columbia 45, Nashville 22 Conant 24, Hoffman Estates 16 Corliss 28, Chicago (TEAM Englewood) 22 Crete-Monee 7, Prairie Ridge 0 Crystal Lake Central 56, Grayslake Central 7 Danville 28, Urbana 24 Decatur St. Teresa 42, WarrensburgLatham 14 Deer Creek-Mackinaw 58, Lexington 13 DePaul College Prep (Gordon) 14, St. Ignatius 7 Dwight 29, Argenta-Oreana 8 East St. Louis 57, Collinsville 17 Edwardsville 22, Belleville East 8 Eisenhower 38, Springfield 27

El Paso-Gridley 55, Heyworth 28 Eldorado 54, Vienna 26 Elmwood-Brimfield 61, Peoria Heights 0 Evergreen Park 31, Bremen 27 Farmington 46, Rushville-Industry 22 Fieldcrest 34, Eureka-Roanoke-Benson 14 Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland (FCW) 28, Tremont 27 Freeburg 35, Salem 23 Geneva 42, Larkin 6 Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman 43, Westville 18 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 21, Fisher 6 Glenbard North 45, Naperville North 14 Glenbard West 48, York 7 Grayslake North 49, Woodstock North 29 Greenfield-Northwestern 24, Concord (Triopia) 20 Greenville 42, Vandalia 13 Gurnee Warren 42, Zion Benton 0 Hall 62, Princeton 28 Hamilton 58, Calhoun 18 Hampshire 15, Woodstock 12 Havana 29, North Fulton 28 Herrin 49, Breese Central 0 Herscher 28, Streator 8 Hersey 48, Rolling Meadows 6 Highland 62, Charleston 14 Highland Park 34, Glenbrook North 33 Hillsboro 29, Pana 15 Hinsdale Central 34, Downers North 18 Hinsdale South 7, Downers South 0 Homewood-Flossmoor 48, Stagg 0 Hononegah 49, Freeport 6 Hope Academy 68, Kirkland Hiawatha 14 Huntley 59, Dundee-Crown 14 IC Catholic 24, Fenton 7 Iroquois West-Crescent-Iroquois 52, Watseka 27 Jacksonville 49, Chatham Glenwood 35 Jacobs 50, McHenry 25 Johnsburg 62, Harvard 14 Johnston City 47, Hamilton County 6 Joliet Catholic 32, Marist 7 Juarez 21, Bronzeville Scholastic 12 Kankakee 66, Pontiac 20 Kenwood 12, Chicago (Noble Charter/C. Bulls) 6 Lake Forest 28, Mundelein 0 Lake Zurich 38, Vernon Hills 21 Lakes Community 52, North Chicago 0 Lawrenceville 28, Marshall 14 Lemont 59, Hillcrest 6 Leo 20, Aurora Christian 16 LeRoy 46, Colfax Ridgeview 6 Lewistown 55, Beardstown 12 Leyden 49, Proviso East 9 Lincoln Way North 49, Thornwood 12 Lincoln Way West 38, Lincoln Way Central 19 Lincoln-Way East 56, Joliet Central 0 Lockport 46, Joliet West 28 Lyons 28, Proviso West 7 Machesney Park Harlem 36, Rockford Guilford 0 Mahomet-Seymour 31, Effingham 24 Maine South def. Waukegan, forfeit Maine West 43, Maine East 6 Maroa-Forsyth 60, Cerro Gordo (Coop) 13 Mattoon 42, Jerseyville Jersey 14

Mercer County 21, Monmouth United 14 Metamora 21, East Peoria 7 Milford High School 68, Hoopeston 7 Moline 24, Peoria Manual 14 Monticello 62, Monmouth-Roseville 34 Montini 21, Marmion 7 Morton 35, Washington 14 Mt. Carmel 40, Mount Vernon 30 Mt. Zion 50, Bethalto Civic Memorial 34 Murphysboro 38, DuQuoin 20 Naperville Neuqua Valley 28, Metea Valley 14 New Berlin-Franklin 1, River Valley 0 New Trier 44, Evanston Township 30 Newton 35, Paris 0 Niles North 56, Deerfield 49 Nokomis 42, East Alton-Wood River 8 Normal Community 49, Rich Central 21 Normal University 24, Cahokia 6 Normal West 49, Champaign Centennial 21 North Boone 29, Marengo 28 North Greene 42, Unity-Payson 0 North-Mac 59, Petersburg PORTA 16 O’Fallon 48, Granite City 21 Oak Forest 30, Tinley Park 23 Oak Lawn Community 28, Shepard 3 Oak Lawn Richards 49, Argo 0 Oak Park River Forest 58, Berwyn-Cicero Morton 7 Oblong 30, Decatur Lutheran (LSA) 25 Oswego 35, Plainfield South 14 Ottawa Marquette 35, Alden-Hebron 22 Palatine 45, Schaumburg 35 Pawnee 1, Metro-East Lutheran 0 Paxton-Buckley-Loda 28, Champaign St. Thomas More 0 Pekin 42, Limestone 28 Peoria (H.S.) 61, Galesburg 35 Peotone 19, Reed-Custer 18 Pinckneyville 56, Dupo 12 Plainfield East 44, Plainfield Central 14 Plainfield North 47, Minooka 20 Plano 34, Lisle 7 Pleasant Plains 27, Athens 21 Prospect 31, Elk Grove 13 Prosser 46, Kelvyn Park 13 Quincy 48, Rock Island 25 Reavis 46, Blue Island Eisenhower 14 Red Hill 43, Flora 14 Richmond-Burton 35, Genoa (GenoaKingston) 15 Richwoods 27, Quincy 21 Riverside-Brookfield 14, Glenbard South 6 Robinson 42, Edwards County 14 Rock Island Alleman 41, East Moline United 0 Rockford Auburn 48, Rockford East 0 Rockridge 55, Kewanee 30 Roxana 45, Piasa Southwestern 32 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 56, Rochester 13 Sandwich 41, Westmont 26 Sangamon Valley 41, Martinsville 14 Shelbyville 46, Moweaqua Central A&M 12 Sidell (Jamaica)-Salt Fork 25, Oakwood 22 South Fork 35, Bunker Hill 8 Sparta 28, Red Bud 19 Springfield Lanphier 47, Lincoln 14 Springfield Southeast 42, Decatur MacArthur 41

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commentary | from the sideline

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ANARK – With starting quarterback Deven Heeren under center and running back Donny Groezinger in the backfield, everything was right for the Eastland-Pearl City football team on Friday night.

Heeren showed off his quick-trigger arm, and Forreston – Class 1A’s top-ranked team – had no answer for the Wildcatz’s quarterback in a 54-21 win.

It wasn’t that way for nearly 4 weeks, as the team shifted players around on offense to deal with an injury to Heeren. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound quarterback injured his throwing shoulder in Week 5 against Lena-Winslow.

Heeren had an MRI at the hospital, which revealed a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder.

It was the first time he has been injured since he began playing football in the sixth grade.

“That wasn’t fun,” Heeren said. “I was down, but I knew I had to keep my confidence up and work through it.”

Heeren played sparingly in the next week’s game against Polo, simply

me out,” Groezinger said.

“The most I ever played was taking wildcat snaps Sports and then running. We reporter. went over the offense and He can be reached at made sure I knew all the pmason@ ins and outs.” saukvalley.

But on Friday, Groezingcom or 800er was back to slicing up 798-4085, ext. 5550. defenses on the ground, and Heeren followed suit through the air.

Heeren led EPC, the No. 2 team in 2A behind Newtime they really do. But Deven, that guy honestly man, to an electric offendoesn’t even look. He just sive performance, zipping balls to receivers. Heeren wants to win.” beat the Cardinals’ Heeren and Groezinger spent the weekend before defense all game, finding Groezinger’s first start – a soft spots in Forreston’s zone coverage.

Week 7 conference road “With him back, everyAlex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com game against Durand – at thing was just clicking,” EPC’s Cody Kluck runs back an interception during the second quarter of each other’s houses. The Friday’s game against Forreston in Lanark. The Wildcatz won 54-21. To read two sat down and opened senior Walter Ollie said. “If someone is open, even for up the playbook. more about this NUIC Northwest clash, check out FB7. a second, he is going to get Heeren went over how acting as a figure-head saying that he needed words. He went over the ball to him. That just to make checks at the at quarterback and just me to play quarterback,” routes with his receivers, helps us everywhere.” line, what to look for in a handing the ball off.

Groezinger said. “When I pointed out mismatches Heeren was 10-for-17 defense, and the types of But his shoulder was saw that, I knew I had to he saw on previous through the air for 154 things Groezinger would useless when he tried to step up and do anything drives. It was that helping encounter at the quarter- yards with three touchthrow, and he sat out the to help out. I was nernature that Asche count- back position. Groezingdowns. He absorbed next two games to rest vous, man. I never played ed on when he sent the er, the Wildcatz’s leading several big hits on option and ice his shoulder. The quarterback in my life.” text to Groezinger. rusher, did well in his lim- plays, but hopped right Wildcatz, in the middle When the Wildcatz’s “I knew they were really ited role at quarterback, back up. of an undefeated season, defensive unit was on the good friends off the field,” passing for 280 yards and With his powerful arm were in a bind. So EPC field Friday night, Heeren Asche said. “That’s what I four touchdowns, picking healthy again, Heeren coach Randy Asche took was pacing the sidelines love about Deven. When up two wins in his two will lead the Wildcatz into out his phone. talking to his teammates, kids say they don’t care games as the starter. the playoffs as a team no “I got a text from Coach giving encouraging about stats, most of the “Deven really helped team will want to play.

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SYCAMORE 21, STERLING 18

Spartans hold ground Warrior comeback falls short as Sycamore gets fifth win

BY TRAVIS ZUELLIG Shaw Media

SYCAMORE – Entering its final game of the season against Sterling, the Sycamore football team’s streak of five straight playoff appearances was on the line. The Spartans had to treat Senior Night like a playoff game.

With a 2-point lead and 10 minutes left on the clock in the fourth quarter, Brett Bemis and the Spartan offense took over. Bemis led Sycamore on a 14-play, 65-yard touchdown drive, which was capped by a Bemis 7-yard touchdown pass to Colan Treml. The Spartans held on for a 21-18 win over the Golden Warriors.

“It’s awesome. I don’t even know how to put it into words,” Bemis said. “Everyone was making plays. We were all on board, and we were not going to end our season tonight.”

Sycamore recorded its fifth win of the season to become playoff eligible. Spartan head coach Joe Ryan was pleased with how the team won in a must-win game.

“We played well enough to win to get us into the playoffs,” Ryan said. “There is always some things that we didn’t do

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Sterling’s Rafael Escalante dives to try and block a field-goal attempt by Sycamore’s Tyler Maveus during Friday’s NIB-12 crossover game in Sycamore. Maveus missed the attempt, but the Spartans won the game 21-18 to get their fifth win of the season. well, but we hung on and got a victory when we needed a victory to get into the playoffs.”

After a Dion Hooker touchdown run on the Spartans’ opening possession, Sycamore never lost its lead. Entering the fourth quarter, Sycamore had

an eight-point lead.

Sterling scored on a Sterling Thornton 7-yard touchdown run to close the gap to 14-12.

After the ensuing kickoff went out of bounds, the Spartans took over on the 35-yard line.

“In the first half, we were

getting drives together, but we just weren’t finishing them,” Bemis said. “In the second half, we came out a little slow, but in the fourth quarter, we got in a little groove.”

Bemis only completed three passes before the fourth

quarter. On that long 14-play drive, Bemis completed four passes for 21 yards to keep the drive alive.

The Spartans converted twice on fourth down, thanks in large part to two pounding runs by Brett Weaver. The drive lasted over 6½ minutes.

“It was huge. We wanted to come out of halftime and do something like that,” Ryan said.

“But, this group never does anything easy, and they just wanted to give me a heart attack.”

Sterling, who had already clinched a playoff spot, didn’t lie down. Thornton did what he could to get the team back in the game. The junior quarterback completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Turner Morse to close the gap to 3.

The Golden Warriors forced a Spartan turnover late, but couldn’t get close to the end zone before time expired.

“You only get nine guaranteed, so they were going to come out here and battle until the clock ticks to zero, and I think we did that tonight,” said Sterling head coach Jon Schlemmer. “Two good football teams playing tonight, and great effort by both of the teams.”

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FULTON 35, BUREAU VALLEY 27

Measuring stick Late measurement rules in favor of Steamers to end battle

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

FULTON – With 32.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the seasons for the Fulton and Bureau Valley football teams hung in the balance.

The Storm were hoping a measurement on the Steamer 29 would produce a fresh set of downs, and with it, a chance to prolong what had been a wild game.

The Steamers, meanwhile, were hoping at least one link of a chain would extend beyond the football, resulting in a change of possession.

After a few agonizing seconds, the measurement was completed, and each team learned their fate. Bureau Valley was short of the first down, and Fulton was able to run out the clock on a 35-27 victory.

The Steamers (6-3, 4-2 Three Rivers North) now advance to the playoffs for the first time since the 2007 season – a fact that the players were reminded of each time they took the field, courtesy of a sign in the north end zone.

“This feels amazing,” junior running back Trey Simmons

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Fulton’s Jason Osborn runs with his blockers Friday during the Steamers’ home game against Bureau Valley. The Steamers won 35-27 to clinch a spot in the 1A playoffs. said. “One of our goals from the beginning of the season was to make the playoffs. We wanted to make that board, and I’m glad we got it.”

The Steamers didn’t take their first lead until midway through

the third quarter, when a 1-yard run by sophomore quarterback Tyler Sweenie, coupled with a 2-point conversion run

by Sweenie, put Fulton ahead 28-21.

Fulton padded its lead with

9:07 remaining in the fourth quarter, after Jason Osborn caught a 7-yard TD pass from Sweenie to up the margin to 35-27.

Bureau Valley (4-5, 3-3) had three possessions the rest of

the game, but were unable to push across the potential tying score. The Storm twice stuffed the Steamers on fourth-andshort opportunities in the final 4 minutes to keep their hopes alive.

“We absolutely played our hearts out,” BV coach Spencer Davis said. “I absolutely love these kids. They’re great kids, and I’m just so proud of them.”

Freshman quarterback Drake Davis tossed TD passes of 64 and 35 yards to Parker Neuhalfen to pace the BV offense. The Storm’s other scores came on runs of 11 yards by Will Konneck and 8 yards by Tommy Johnston.

Michael Pidde, Simmons, and Sweenie scored on short runs for Fulton. Simmons first got the Steamers on the board with a 75-yard kickoff return midway through the first quarter.

Bureau Valley (4-5) likely would have been a playoff qualifier if it could have reached five wins. Instead, the program’s playoff drought is now at four seasons.

“They’re a good team,” Simmons said. “I’ve got to give it to them, but we just wanted it more tonight.”

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NEWMAN 44, AMBOY 0

Ruining the surprise Clippers’ attempt to catch Comets off guard fails

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

STERLING – There was very little the Amboy Clippers could do to slow down the Newman Comets on Friday night at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

A new, unexpected formation on Amboy’s first few possessions? Nope. The Clippers stacking the box more than usual?

Not at all. Amboy averaging 43.3 yards per punt to help flip field position all four times? Hardly.

The Comets finished off their third perfect regular season in the last 5 years, downing their Three Rivers North rivals 44-0 by scoring on each of their six possessions.

“We threw something at them that they hadn’t seen before, hoping to catch them off guard,” Amboy coach Gary Jones said. “But they adjusted well, basically by dominating the line of scrimmage and controlling the ball … and then playing great defense when our offense did get on the field.”

The Clippers (5-4, 3-3) came out on their first three possessions in a spread formation, with four wide receivers and a lone back next to QB Drake

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Amboy’s Liam Ohlendorf gets tackled by Newman’s David Rowzee during Friday’s game at Roscoe Eades Stadium. The Comets wrapped a perfect regular season with a 44-0 win.

Barlow in the shotgun. But after the second drive ended in a Nolan McGinn interception and the third was a three-andout, Amboy went back to its tradition I-formation attack.

But by then, it was too late.

Logan Whitman had thrown TD passes of 19 and 60 yards on Newman’s first two posses-

sions, then Brady Rude broke off a 71-yard scoring scamper on its third drive to take a 24-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the second quarter.

Whitman finished the first half 5-for-5 passing for 129 yards and the two scores, one to Shayne Allen and the other to Dillan Heffelfinger. He didn’t

attempt a pass after halftime, but the early damage set the tone and was too much for Amboy to overcome.

“Actually, all that throwing surprised even us,” Whitman said, “but they were stacking the box heavily, and we had those passes available. After that, we were able to run the

ball effectively, and really control the clock and the field position the rest of the way.”

The Comets made it 32-0 with a 10-play drive that ended in a 12-yard TD run by Heffelfinger with 1:31 left before halftime, then forced another punt as the first half ended. That set up an eight-play, 80-yard drive to open the second half, capped by a Rude 12-yard TD run.

Amboy had its best drive of the night, marching 47 yards in nine plays, but a 37-yard field goal attempt was wide right.

Newman then finished things off with a 20-play drive, with mostly backups in the game, that covered 80 yards and spanned 11 minutes, 9 seconds to close out the third period and take up two-thirds of the fourth. Eli Monier crashed in from 2 yards out to close the scoring.

“We’ve got a lot of big-time players who can break big plays at any moment,” Heffelfinger said, “but we’re just as happy getting 3 or 4 yards a play and marching the ball all the way down the field.”

Newman outgained Amboy 452-102 in total yardage, including 323-57 on the ground.

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EASTLAND-PEARL CITY 54, FORRESTON 21

If the crown fits Eastland-Pearl City repeats as NUIC Northwest champions

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

LANARK – The Eastland-Pearl City football team took the field as a thick cloud of smoke hovered over the painted grass, trapped inside the high hills that surround the field in Lanark.

When the smoke cleared, the Wildcatz – No. 2 in class 2A – emerged with the NUIC Northwest conference title after a 54-21 victory over rival Forreston, the top-ranked team in 1A. “This was the best atmosphere I’ve every played in,” EPC senior Walter Ollie said. “Coming out in this smoke-filled bowl to all of these fans screaming and cheering, there wasn’t a better feeling.”

The Wildcatz were ready for the much anticipated game between the two unbeaten NUIC Northwest powers. Cody Kluck said he has never seen his team so quiet. No one talked in the locker room before the game, and there was even silence during the team’s pregame meal of turkey sandwiches, granola bars, and bananas.

“It was all about focus for us,” said Kluck, who had one of the best games of his career. “The whole week, we were serious. We

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Eastland-Pearl City’s Walter Ollie makes a Forreston tackler miss during Friday’s game for the NUIC Northwest crown in Lanark. Eastland-Pearl City won 54-21. knew what kind of opponent was going to line up against us.”

The Wildcatz’s preparation was on display as the offense picked apart a stingy Forreston team that had only allowed 41 points coming into Friday’s game.

With starting quarterback Deven Heeren back under center for the first time since Week

5 after injuring his shoulder against Lena-Winslow, EPC controlled the ball and drove down the field at will.

After a turnover on downs on its first possession, EPC (9-0, 8-0 NUIC Northwest) scored touchdowns on its next six drives and took a 26-7 lead into halftime.

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“It was just all about fundamentals and being prepared for everything,” Kluck said.

The Wildcatz used a balanced offensive attack to keep the Cardinals (8-1, 7-1) defense guess-

ing. EPC ran 14 pass plays in the first half against 24 run plays, before moving to a run heavy game plan in the second half.

“Being balanced, that’s our way to success,” said EPC coach Randy Asche, who had a cooler of ice water dumped on him after the win. “We know we can’t be runheavy like last year or two seasons ago. We have a lot of talented kids, and if we can get the ball to them, we will be in good shape.”

Heeren passed for three touchdowns in the game, all of which came in the first half.

Heeren connected with speedy receiver Kluck for scores of 12 and 37 yards, and found running back Donny Groezinger for a 15-yard strike.

Ollie gained 182 rushing yards on 14 carries and added three touchdown runs of 22, 33, and 23 yards. Groezinger added a 20-yard rushing touchdown to cap the scoring.

“All of us know that when we get the ball, our teammates will be blocking,” Ollie said. “We like to throw blocks, and it’s almost more of a pride thing for us than gaining actual yards.

It’s fun to play with these guys when you know you’re getting a good effort from everyone.”

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OREGON 14, STILLMAN VALLEY 7

Tears of joy Oregon controls second half to qualify for playoffs

BY ANDY COLBERT Shaw Media

STILLMAN VALLEY – Oregon lineman Frank Lung couldn’t hold back the tears after the Hawks’ 14-7 win over Stillman Valley, a win that qualified his team for the IHSA 3A playoffs. “When you put in so many hours, hours that turn into days, days that turn into months,�

Lung said, “this makes it all worthwhile.�

Lung and teammates Bryce Noon, Josh Cook, Bailey Bright, Matt Stevens, David Labash, Tyler Burke, and Lucas Carr paved the way for Oregon (5-4, 4-3) to take control of the game on a 23-play, 12-minute drive that lasted from the first to second quarter. A John Ghibellini touchdown capped the drive off and the Hawks led 7-0. “That drive was the name of the game,� Stillman Valley coach Mike Lalor said. “We had a chance to pin them back, but we couldn’t.� “Our backs have been against the wall for the last three games,� Oregon coach John Bothe said. “These guys knew what they had to do.�

The Cardinals (2-7) came back to tie the score 7-7 on a

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Oregon’s Garrett Rude fights for yards during the fourth quarter Friday against Stillman Valley.

The Hawks beat the Cardinals 14-7.

13-play, 73-yard drive of their own, converting two fourth downs and employing the hurry-up offense.

In the second half, Oregon’s defense set the tone for the rest

of the game, forcing an early Stillman punt. The Cardinals struggled the rest of the game to gain traction on offense. “We did a tremendous job shutting down their offense,� Bothe

said. “We had two fourth-down stops that were humungous.�

In a nearly error-free exhibit of football, as far as penalties, turnovers, and miscues, Oregon caught the one break in the

1 hour, 40-minute game.

Stillman’s Connor Lewin fumbled near his own sideline, and Lung came up with the recovery at the Cardinals’ 24-yard line.

Four plays later, Garrett Rude, who played with a sore shoulder and freshly retrieved cleats, blasted over from 2 yards out for the clinching score on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Assistant coach Mark Gale had to drive back to Oregon when it was discovered Rude forgot his playing shoes before the game. “I think I was going 100 miles per hour,� Gale said.

For the juniors and seniors on Oregon’s team, this was the first time they had defeated a Stillman Valley team while in high school. “I’m ecstatic,� said Carr, one of those seniors accustomed to beatdowns at the hands of the stellar Cardinal program. “We had our doubts when we first got here, but after that [first] drive, we knew we could do it.� “Oh, there is definitely an intimidation factor. This is Stillman Valley,� Bothe added.

Bothe has always been an advocate of Friday night playoff games, and will lobby for that again as the Hawks go on the road.

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DIXON 42, BYRON 28

LUTHERAN 63, ROCK FALLS 14

Rockets downed in season final

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555

ROCK FALLS – Rockford Lutheran did its thing in a 63-14 win against Rock Falls at Hinders Field.

Lutheran star running back James Robinson did his thing too, as he rushed for 283 yards on 19 carries, with five rushing touchdowns and throwing a halfback pass for a score.

Rock Falls did its thing, also.

It had fun.

“If things are going rough, like losing a game 63 to whatever, everything happens in fun,” Mammosser said. “That’s what it’s really all about. People may say that we suck, or aren’t good enough to beat anybody. We never gave up, even when we were losing. We don’t give up. Ever.”

The Rockets (0-9, 0-7 BNC West) had two rushing plays go for scores. The first came from Braedon Westfall, scoring from 5 yards out with 53 seconds left in the first quarter.

Down by 55 points in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach, Bailee Rosalez punched in the second score from 1 yard out with 5:06 left after two rushing plays of 20 and 21 yards.

“I saw the open middle and told coach that I was going to shoot for it,” Rosalez said. “It’s just what happened, I got right through Bailee them and ran like Rosalez Rock Falls hell.”

The dejecsenior tion on the sidelines, with score after score by the Crusaders (9-0, 7-0), went away after the Rockets realized that there was only one half of football remaining on the season. Toward the end of the game, the Rockets were having fun trying to work out trick plays such as halfback passes and reverses.

Rock Falls’ final game turned out to be one of experiments, as the Rockets tried to counter the potent Crusader offense with seven linebackers and three linemen.

“I’ve learned that life throws you curveballs, and you can’t give up,” senior lineman Brady Lenox said. “You got to keep working. I’ve learned a lot more about myself, about my friends, and about my teammates. We’ve been together forever. We’ve had a blast. It sucks that it’s over, but in life you got to move on.”

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Record time Dukes put on offensive display

BY ROB LAIRD Special to SVM

BYRON – The Dixon football team wanted to make a statement prior to entering the state playoffs for the first time in 8 years.

If Friday’s 42-28 victory said anything, it was “Just try and stop us.”

Kyle LeBlanc had a school record 308 receiving yards, and quarterback JD Gieson threw for 401 to send the Dukes thundering into the playoffs on perhaps the most prolific offensive night in school history against a resilient host Byron squad.

“They put their best corner on [receiver Matthew Coffey], so we took advantage of that,” Gieson said. “Kyle would’ve tore them up even against their [best corner], but he’s a freak. If you get him the ball, he’s going to run like crazy.”

LeBlanc’s astounding unofficial total would be good for seventh all-time in the IHSA record books for receiving yards in a single game. The six-foot junior had receiving scores of 78, 5, and 51 yards yards, with the latter coming on a bubble screen in which he all but clinched victory for his team by streaking

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past several Byron defenders late in the fourth quarter.

“I felt really prepared because of the week of preparation we had,” LeBlanc said. “We Kyle LeBlanc practiced against man coverage all Dixon junior week.”

The huge passing yardage totals for the Dukes (7-2, 5-2 Big Northern) came mostly in the second half, as Dixon running back Cody Mighell spent most of the first half grabbing yards by the chunks on the ground. He had 106 yards in the first half on just 12 carries, finishing the game with 173 yards rushing. As a team, Dixon finished with more than 600 yards of total offense.

But more important than the yardage totals Friday for Dixon is the momentum the victory gives them. The score was tied 21-21 late in the third quarter, and Byon was still within one score midway through the fourth quarter after Tigers’ playmaker Jacob Elsbury turned a short reception into a 90-yard score. A win seemed anything but assured, and a

loss would’ve been devastating to the team’s morale, Gieson said. The Dukes responded flawlessly to the pressure, with three touchdowns in the final 14 minutes, and they now are facing a possible home game to start the postseason.

“You don’t want to go into the playoffs 6-3 and have to face a top seed, as well as having a bad taste in your mouth coming off a bad game,” Gieson said.

Gieson didn’t just make plays with his arm; he also ran for 70 yards and gave his team a 35-21 lead on a 7-yard TD run in which he elevated and spun, John Elway-like, into the end zone before falling hard to the grass. Because of his propensity to run, Byron defenders often smacked Gieson hard following simple handoffs to Mighell, resulting in multiple personal foul penalties on the Tigers.

“You’re going to get that sometimes on an option play,” Gieson said. “The only difference is I was just standing there, so there was no fake. The official even told me, if you’re running, they’re going to be allowed to hit you, but if you’re just standing there and they hit you, I’m going to call [a penalty].”

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FRIDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP

Panthers secure berth Mustangs get first win; Marcos clinch share of NUIC Upstate title

By SVM Sports Staff

Dylan Binion ran for three touchdowns, Phillip Coers threw for two more scores, and the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers secured a playoff berth with a 41-21 victory over the Orion Chargers on Friday night in Erie.

Binion’s 65-yard scoring run late in the first quarter started the Panthers’ comeback from a 14-0 deficit, then his 68-yard and 25-yard scoring scampers in the fourth quarter closed out a run of 41 straight points by Erie-Prophetstown (6-3, 4-2 Three Rivers North).

Coers tied the score at 14 early in the second quarter on a 67-yard TD run, then connected from 18 yards out with Chris Schempf to close the scoring in the first half. He opened the scoring after the break with an 8-yard strike to Dvaree Thompson.

Morrison 21, Riverdale 7: The Mustangs closed out the season with their first victory of the year, outgaining the Rams 313-161 in total yardage in a TRAC North victory at Bud Cole Field.

Andy Bird ran 19 times for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Triston Houzenga had four interceptions to go with two catches for 56 yards.

Bird’s scoring runs both came in the final 2:04 of the game, the first from 14 yards and the second from 31 yards. Joey Brackemyer’s 54-yard TD run gave Morrison (1-8, 1-5) a 6-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the second quarter.

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Polo’s Ethan Cain drags the Warren quarterback to the ground for a sack during Friday night’s NUIC Upstate game in Warren. The Marcos won 40-0 to clinch a share of the conference title.

Polo 40, Warren 0: The Marcos (7-2, 7-1) clinched a share of the NUIC Upstate crown for the first time since 1997 with a dominant performance on the road.

Polo, Aquin, and Stockton all finished the conference slate 7-1, with the Marcos beating Stockton, the Blackhawks beating Aquin, and the Bulldogs downing Polo. Aquin and Stockton also finished 7-2 overall.

Milledgeville 22, AFC 16: The Missiles rallied from a second-quarter deficit to beat the Raiders in an NUIC Upstate clash at Floyd Daub Field.

AFC (3-6, 2-6) took a 16-8 lead on Jacob Hilliker’s 1-yard TD plunge with 7:13 left before halftime. That followed up a 5-yard scoring pass from David Zinke to Trevor Ramsey that tied the score at 8 with 4:02 left in the first quarter.

But Milledgeville (3-6, 3-5), which

scored first on Jordan Harris’ 47-yard pass to Joe Gennaro less than 4 minutes into the game, had the answer. Harris ran in from 31 yards out in the final minute of the first half to tie the score at 16 heading into the locker room, then scored from 2 yards away in the first 4 minutes of the second half.

Harris finished with 194 yards passing and 47 yards rushing.

Hilliker completed six passes for 107 yards, with five of those passes going to Zinke for 106 yards. Zinke also ran for 50 yards, while Hilliker added 46 yards on the ground.

Durand 41, West Carroll 20: Aaron Ritenour ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough to send the Thunder past the Bulldogs in an NUIC Northwest game in Savanna.

Durand (4-5, 3-5) took a 14-0 lead 7 minutes into the game, then answered Ritenour’s 48-yard scoring scamper with another TD less than 2 minutes into the second quarter. Ritenour’s 2-yard plunge in the final minute of the third period was answered with 2 seconds left in the quarter, then a Bulldog interception return TD iced the game with 5:02 to play.

Cody Plattenberger was 7-for-17 passing for 64 yards and a touchdown, a 15-yard pass to Kaleb Hartman. Mason VanHook led the defense with 13 tackels, and Anthony Barr added nine stops for West Carroll (1-8, 1-7).

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Numbers game: Friday night boxscores at Lanark

EASTLAND-PEARL CITY 54, FORRESTON 21 F EPC First downs 16 9 Total yards 440 286 Rushes-yards 43-286 36-179 Passing yards 154 107 Passing (C-A-I) 10-17-0 9-16-2 Fumbles-lost 0-0 6-1 Penalties-yards 2-19 2-15 Punts 0 2 Forreston 0 7 0 14 — 21 EPC 7 19 14 14 — 54 First quarter EPC – Cody Kluck 12 pass from Deven Heeren (Silas Jacobs kick), 2:12 Second quarter EPC – Kluck 37 pass from Heeren (Jacobs kick), 8:54 EPC – Donny Groezinger 15 pass from Heeren (kick failed), 7:41 EPC – Groezinger 20 run (pass failed), 5:12 Third quarter EPC – Walter Ollie 22 run (Brighton Haverland pass from Heeren), 10:55 EPC – Ollie 33 run (run failed), 3:10 Fourth quarter F – Kaleb Reining 49 run (Shelton kick), 11:00 EPC – Kluck 78 kickoff return (Jacobs kick), 10:48 EPC – Ollie 23 run (Jacobs kick), 7:23 F – Logan Bagley 33 run (Shelton kick), 3:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – EPC: Walter Ollie 14-182, Donny Groezinger 8-60, Eric Schaney 12-40, Deven Heeren 4-14, Keegan Schubert 1-0, Tim Harrington 2-(minus 4), Sam Ferguson 1-(minus 6). Forreston: Kaleb Reining 3-49, Logan Bagley 3-40, Robert DeVries 15-30, Payton Cuthrell 3-21, Max Barkalow 3-12, Logan Rogers 1-10, Aaron Shelton 4-9, Spencer Cruthis 4-8.

PASSING – EPC: Heeren 10-17-0, 154 yards. Forreston: DeVries 9-16-2, 107 yards.

RECEIVING – Kluck 4-70, Groezinger 3-42, Ollie 1-25, Brighton Haverland 1-12, Eric Schaney 1-5. Forreston: Wyatt Kerchner 6-79, Keegan Akins 1-20, Logan Rogers 1-4, Dylan Hensley 1-4.

Records: Forreston 8-1 (7-1 NUIC Northwest), EPC 9-0 (8-0).

at Fulton

FULTON 35, BUREAU VALLEY 27 First downs Total yards Rushes-yards Passing yards Passing (C-A-I) Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Punts-average

BV 14 215 29-87 128 7-19-1 1-1 10-75 1-38

F 16 262 53-225 37 3-4-0 3-1 6-75 2-28.5

BV Fulton

14 7 6 0 — 27 12 8 8 7 — 35 First quarter BV – Will Konneck 11 run (Parker Neuhalfen run) 5:42 F – Trey Simmons 75 kick return (run failed) 5:36 BV – Tommy Johnston 8 run (pass failed) 2:52 F – Michael Pidde 3 run (run failed) :15.9 Second quarter BV – Neuhalfen 64 pass from Drake Davis (Bryan Herr kick) 11:39 F – Simmons 7 run (Jason Osborn run) 1:26 Third quarter F – Tyler Sweenie 1 run (Sweenie run) 5:40 BV – Neuhalfen 35 pass from Davis (kick failed) 3:26 Fourth quarter F – Osborn 7 pass from Sweenie (Jack Lemke kick) 9:07 Records: Bureau Valley 4-5 (3-3 TRAC North), Fulton 6-3 (4-2).

at Byron

DIXON 42, BYRON 28 D B First downs 31 17 Total yards 644 434 Rushes-yards 37-243 37-177 Passing yards 401 257 Passing (C-A-I) 19-30-2 8-18-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 5-38 4-33 Dixon 7 7 14 14 — 42 Byron 7 7 7 7 — 28 First quarter B – Cogswell 3 run (Falconer kick), 4:18 D – Matt Coffey 10 pass from JD Gieson (Hicks kick), 1:48 Second quarter D – Kyle LeBlanc 78 pass from Gieson (Hicks kick), 9:23 B – Cogswell 90 pass from Janssen (Falconer kick), 3:20 Third quarter D – Cody Mighell 3 run (Hicks kick), 9:19 B – Elsbury 19 run (Falconer kick), 7:03 D – LeBlanc 5 pass from Gieson, 1:17 Fourth quarter D – Gieson 7 run (Hicks kick), 7:07 B – Elsbury 68 pass from Janssen, 6:47 D – LeBlanc 51 pass from Gieson (Hicks kick), 5:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Dixon: Mighell 26-173, Gleson 11-70. Byron: Elsbury 6-115, Cogswell 8-33, Carlson 9-23, Spickler 8-20, Thatcher 1-2, Janssen 4-(minus 6).

PASSING – Dixon: Gleson 19-30-2, 401 yards. Byron -- Janssen 8-18-0, 257 yards.

RECEIVING – Dixon: LeBlanc 11-308, Coffey 6-51, Mighell 1-12, Webb 1-10.

Byron: Cogswell 3-122, Elsbury 2-106, Jancek 1-15, Sealby 2-14.

Records: Dixon 7-2 (5-2 BNC West), Byron 5-4 (4-3).

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OREGON 14, STILLMAN VALLEY 7 O SV First downs 20 5 Total yards 278 130 Rushing yards 264 125 Passing yards 14 5 Passing (C-A-I) 2-4-0 1-5-0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 2-10 0-0 Punts-average 1-39.0 2-24.5 Oregon 0 7 0 7 — 14 Stillman Valley 0 7 0 0 — 7 Second quarter O – John Ghibellini 2 run (Skylar Short kick), 9:29 SV – Peyton Ludens 3 run (Chase Wood kick), 5:18 Fourth quarter O – Garrett Rude 2 run (Short kick), 11:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Oregon: Rude 24-117, Ghibellini 18-55, Brayton Finch 11-39. Stillman: Seth VanBriesen 5-46, Mark Stokes 9-41.

PASSING – Oregon: Jerrick Orsted 2-4-014 yards. Stillman: Ethan Roberts 1-5-0-5 yards.

RECEIVING – Oregon: Finch 1-7, Chris Jordan 1-7. Stillman: Matthew Lewis 1-5.

Records: Oregon 5-4 (4-3 BNC West), Stillman Valley 2-7 (2-5)

at Sterling Chevrolet Field Roscoe Eades Stadium, Sterling

NEWMAN 44, AMBOY 0 A N First downs 8 21 Total yards 102 452 Rushes-yards 27-57 44-323 Passing yards 45 129 Passing (C-A-I) 4-13-1 5-5-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-yards 3-20 3-20 Punts-average 4-43.3 0-0.0 Amboy 0 0 0 0 — 0 Newman 16 16 6 6 — 44 First quarter N – Shayne Allen 19 pass from Logan Whitman (Dillan Heffelfinger run), 4:47 N – Heffelfinger 60 pass from Whitman (Nolan McGinn run), :03.2 Second quarter N – Brady Rude 71 run (McGinn run), 9:28 N – Heffelfinger 12 run (James Nelson pass from Whitman), 1:31 Third quarter N – Rude 12 run (pass failed), 7:56 Fourth quarter N – Eli Monier 2 run (run failed), 4:32 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Amboy: Chris Jones 10-30, Ryon Richardson 3-13, Dallas Appleman 5-8, Drake Barlow 7-5, Liam Ohlendorf 2-1. Newman: Rude 11-117, Heffelfinger 12-89, McGinn 4-67, Regan Todhunter 6-23, Monier 5-17, Garrett Stringer 2-8,

Trevor Bolin 2-3, Kyle Decker 1-2, Whitman 1-(minus-3).

PASSING – Amboy: Barlow 3-10-1-22 yards, Ohlendorf 1-3-0-23 yards. Newman: Whitman 5-5-0-129 yards.

RECEIVING – Amboy: Cole Olson 2-31, Ryan Leffelman 2-14. Newman: Heffelfinger 2-79, Allen 2-41, Rude 1-9.

Records: Newman 9-0 (6-0 TRAC North), Amboy 5-4 (3-3)

at Hinders Field, Rock Falls

ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 63, ROCK FALLS 14 RL RF First downs 22 15 Total yards 487 348 Rushes-yards 31-316 28-86 Passing yards 171 262 Passing (C-A-I) 5-7-0 18-40-3 Fumbles-lost 6-2 2-1 Penalties-yards 7-85 5-55 Punts-average 2-45.5 5-37.8 Lutheran 35 21 7 0 — 63 RF 8 0 0 6 — 14 First quarter RL – Tim Koehler 41 pass from Jailen Horton (conversion failed), 9:39 RL – James Robinson 3 run (Adam Pearson kick), 7:49 RL – Robinson 6 run (Pearson kick), 4:43 RL – Robinson 1 run (Pearson kick), 2:09 RF – Braedon Westfall 5 run (Mammosser to Junis conversion), 0:53 RL – Nate Wieting 54 halfback pass from Robinson (Robinson run), 0:31 Second quarter RL – Robinson 4 run (Pearson kick), 7:42 RL – Marcus Hayes 43 pass from Horton (Pearson kick), 4:51 RL – Robinson 19 run (Pearson kick), 2:07 Third quarter RL – Johnathan Sandersfeld 26 pass from Payton Womack (Pearson kick), 7:13 Fourth quarter RF – Bailee Rosalez 1 run (conversion failed), 5:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Lutheran: Robinson 19-283, Logan Davis 3-17, Zach Harris 3-15, Horton 4-14, Womack 4-(minus 10). RF: Rosalez 8-56, Westfall 11-22, Mammosser 8-13, Cain 2-(minus 5).

PASSING – Lutheran: Horton 3-5-0, 91 yards; Robinson 1-1-0, 54 yards; Womack 1-1-0, 26 yards. RF: Mammosser 18-38-3, 262 yards; Noah Junis 0-2-0, 0 yards.

RECEIVING – Lutheran: Wieting 2-61, Hayes 1-43, Koehler 1-41, Sandersfeld 1-26. RF: Cain 7-116, Junis 4-43, Tanner Dean 3-27, Daniel Gordon 2-20, Cayden Roberts 1-3.

Records: Lutheran 9-0 (7-0 BNC West), Rock Falls 0-9 (0-7).

at Floyd Daub Field, Milledgeville

at Savanna

MILLEDGEVILLE 22, ASHTONFRANKLIN CENTER 19

DURAND 41, WEST CARROLL 20

A M First downs x x Total yards 282 300 Rushes-yards 43-170 31-106 Passing yards 112 194 Passing (C-A-I) 7-17-0 16-20-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 11-105 9-90 Punts-average 7-30.7 4-34.5 AFC 8 8 0 0 — 19 Milledgeville 8 8 6 0 — 22 First quarter M – Joe Lennaro 47 pass from Jordan Harris (Harris run), 8:17 AFC – Trevor Ramsey 5 pass from David Zinke (Jacob Hilliker run), 4:02 Second quarter AFC – Hilliker 1 run (Hilliker to Zinke pass), 7:132 M – Harris 31 run (Harris pass), 0:57 Third quarter M – Harris 2 run (pass failed), 8:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – AFC: Zinke 8-50, Hilliker 13-46, James Talley 11-32, Jake Hageman 6-31, Luke Hageman 4-8, Tyler Stacey 1-3. Milledgeville: Harris 15-47, Nick DeVito 10-44, Blake Kappes 3-11, Harrison Jakobs 1-2, Jeremy Bibler 1-1, Brexton Flynn 1-1.

PASSING – AFC: Hilliker 6-14-0, 107 yards; Zinke 1-3-0, 5 yards. Milledgeville: Harris 16-20-0, 194 yards.

RECEIVING – AFC: Zinke 5-1406, RAmsey 1-5, L. Hageman 1-1. Milledgeville: Joe Gennaro 4-88, Kappes 4-72, DeVito 4-20, Zack Schmidt 3-13, Bibler 1-1.

D WC Total yards 320 255 Rushes-yards 29-263 36-181 Passing yards 57 74 Passing (C-A-I) 3-5-0 8-22-2 Durand 14 7 12 8 — 41 WC 8 0 6 6 — 20 First quarter D – Chance Manning 17 run (Aldair Alvarez kick), 6:28 D – Alvarez 1 run (Alvarez kick), 4:58 WC – Aaron Ritenour 48 run (Ritenour run), 2:56 Second quarter D – Manning 3 run (Alvarez kick), 10:45 Third quarter D – Ian Aberstett 4 run (run failed), 5:22 WC – Ritenour 2 run (run failed), 0:54 D – Shane Vellender 52 run (run failed), 0:02 Fourth quarter WC – Kaleb Hartman 15 pass from Cody Plattenberger (run failed), 9:29 D – Vellender 25 interception return (Neblock run), 5:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Durand: Vellender 9-127, Chance Manning 14-99, Jake Keller 6-37.

WC: Ritenour 21-111, Jake Miller 10-68, Ethan Mangler 5-2.

PASSING – Durand: Logan Adams 2-4-0, 22 yards; Manning 1-1-0, 35 yards. WC: Plattenberger 7-17-1, 64 yards; Mangler 1-5-1, 10 yards.

RECEIVING – Durand: Vallender 4-70.

WC: Luke Jones 3-24, Miller 2-15, Hartman 1-15.

Records: Durand 4-5 (4-4 NUIC Northwest), West Carroll 1-8 (1-7).

at Ennis “Bud” Cole Field, Morrison

MORRISON 21, RIVERDALE 7

at Orion

R M First downs 8 14 Total yards 161 313 Rushing yards 108 232 Passing yards 53 81 Passing (C-A-I) 3-12-4 5-15-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 8-55 8-60 Punts-average 4-31 4-37 Riverdale 0 7 0 0 — 7 Morrison 0 6 0 15 — 21 Second quarter M – Joey Brackemeyer 54 run (run failed), 9:10 R – Colin Dixon 3 run (Cole Abenroth kick), 5:08 Fourth quarter M – Andy Bird 14 run (Mason Sizemore to Bird pass), 2:04 M – Bird 31 run (Triston Houzenga kick), 1:23 Records: Riverdale 0-9 (0-6 TRAC North), Morrison 1-8 (1-5).

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 41, ORION 21 EP Orion

6 15 6 14 — 41 14 0 0 7 — 21 First quarter O – Edmunds 1 run (kick good), 7:25 O – Edmunds 3 run (kick good), 3:37 EP – Dylan Binion 65 run (kick failed), 3:18 Second quarter EP – Phillip Coers 67 run (Binion run), 11:37 EP – Schempf 18 pass from Coers (Maloney kick), 6:25 Third quarter EP – Thompson 8 pass from Coers (run failed), 6:55 Fourth quarter EP – Binion 68 run (run failed), 4:58 EP – Binion 35 run (Coers run), 4:18 O – Nick Walker 4 run (kick good), 2:16

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