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River Ridge stays hot in playoff against Hilltoppers By Trenten Scheidegger SPORTS WRITER
Last Friday night the River Ridge Wildcats faced off with the Danville-Schlarman Hilltoppers in round two of the I8FA playoffs. Following their big win over North Fulton in the opening round, the Wildcats came in feeling hot when they battled the six seed in the Hilltoppers. Both teams finished their regular season with a 6-3 overall record. This would be the second time these teams played each other as River Ridge won their regular season matchup against the Hilltoppers by a score of 52-34. Things got rolling early on for the Wildcats when Caleb Rhodes showed off his athleticism on a 29 yard touchdown run less than five minutes into the game. The score would remain 8-0 until the end of the first quarter. It did not take them long to get on the board in the second quarter as Bryton Engle broke off an eleven yard touchdown run on the first play of the quarter. The missed two point conversion left them with a 14-0 lead. Schlarman was able to erase their zero from the scoreboard when they connected for a touchdown pass, cutting the lead down to six points as they trailed River Ridge 14-8. Late in the second quarter the Wildcats were driving once again. It seemed that things were about to stall when a false start turned a fourth and four into a fourth and nine, but Engle was able to find a wide open Trevor Grube in the middle of the field for a game changing first down. The big play set up a
four yard touchdown run for Engle’s second score of the first half, and opened up their lead to 20-8. The impressive drive took nearly seven minutes off the clock as they left the Hilltoppers with just over a minute until halftime. The Hilltoppers were driving but it came to an end when Daren Winter and Rhodes combined for a sack to force a third and long with the clock under thirty seconds. Eventually, we went into halftime with the score remaining 20-8. The Wildcats would start with the ball but were forced to punt, which pinned Schlarman deep in their own territory. Unfortunately, the Hilltoppers took just one play to get near the fifty yard line. The River Ridge defense remained strong though, as Winter got his second sack of the game to force a Hilltopper punt. The exchange of possession led to an impressive, 45 yard run by Rhodes as he was showing off his breakaway speed once again to put his team up 28-8. Schlarman was able to cut that lead in half at the end of the third quarter, however. They connected for their second touchdown pass of the game to bring the score to 2814. Aside from those two plays, the River Ridge defense was playing at a high standard all game long and continued to give their offense a chance to expand their lead. Just when it looked like the Wildcats were about to punt again, Engle pulled off the near impossible. A bad snap forced him to try and make something happen and he came
Scales Mound attends UWP Women in Engineering More than 175 young ladies attended Women in Engineering Day at UWP on Oct. 22. The students heard presentations from Dean Molly Gribb of the Engineering Department and Rachel Eckmann a graduating Chemistry student. There were also four breakout sessions for the students to attend which covered different en-
gineering disciplines. The students found the day to be very informative. Attending from SMHS were: Maddie Anderson, Anna Cogan, Ella Distler, Sydney Driscoll, Josie Korte, Kennedy Kudronowicz, Alexis Weirup and Emma Wentz. Keith Hesselbacher SMHS Chemistry and Physics Teacher accompanied the students.
through in the clutch, finding an open man to give them another key first down. It did not take long for Rhodes to get his third score of the game, as he took it in from five yards out to go up 34-14. Winter seemed to be making a living in the Hilltopper’s backfield as he gathered his third sack of the game. This time, forcing and recovering the fumble to give his offense the ball back. The turnover set up a big, 28 yard touchdown run for Rhodes’ fourth score of the game to put them over the forty point mark.
The Hilltoppers were able to get a late touchdown but it was all for naught as the clock ticked zero on what would turn out to be a 42-20 victory for the River Ridge Wildcats. Rhodes and Winter were the players of the game as Winter racked up three sacks and a fumble recovery and Rhodes surpassed the 100 yard mark and tallied four touchdowns. Not to be overlooked was Engle, who continued to come through in clutch situations and drove in two scores of his own. The Wildcats move on to level
three where they will face off with Polo this Friday night, at 7 PM. They have a tough opponent coming up in the Marco’s, as Polo won the regular season matchup by a score of 36-8. Despite that, the postseason is an entirely different atmosphere and you can not count the Wildcats out with how well they have been playing. As they enter the Semifinals of the I8FA playoff bracket, I think it is safe to say this is the best football season in the history of the River Ridge Wildcats.
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Each month Stockton Middle School students are recognized for going above and beyond to display our Blackhawk Way expectations. They have been nominated for special acts of being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe. Blackhawks of the Month are (see attached photo): Fifth Grade Madalynn Perry, Sixth Grade Adrianne Baker, Seventh Grade Lilly Sikora, Eighth Grade Maecee Rice and Gracie Raab.
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