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Hornets
denied first state title
Wilmington dominates clock,
scoring in 24-7 championship game win |
11-26-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
DEKALB – Friday afternoon's 2A state title game turned
into a game of “keep away” in a sense.
Undefeated
Wilmington (14-0) dominated most categories in their 24-7 win
over Nashville in the title game but the most glaring statistic
that jumps off of the page showed the domination.
The
Wildcats possessed the ball for 36:32 of the game's 48:00 total.
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Unlikely
hero sends Nashville to state
Sophomore kicks field goal
with :03.9 remaining; Hornets win 37-35 |
11-20-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
NASHVILLE - In what turned out to be a classic football playoff
semifinal game between a pair of physically talented teams,
an unlikely hero emerged.
Five-eight,
150 sophomore kicker Eduardo Garibay had one of those moments
that will be talked about for years to come.
With
his team trailing 35-21 with 8:26 left in the fourth quarter,
the 16-year old foreign exchange student from Mexico, came up
with two perfectly executed onside kicks to get Nashville back
the ball twice in the fourth quarter
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| Nashville
reaches Final Four
Hornets muscle past Pana,
43-19. Play St. Teresa at home next Saturday |
11-13-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
NASHVILLE - Saturday's trip by Pana to Nashville to play a 2A
quarterfinal football was summed up in a simple, albeit tongue
in cheek, statement by Panthers' head coach Trevor Higgins.
“I
really hate this place,” said Coach Higgins, after his
team lost back-to-back playoff games to the Hornets in Nashville.
“It was like a rerun.”
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| Rangers'
rout Monticello, 42-12
Benton improves
to 11-0, face unbeaten Mount Carmel Saturday |
| 11-06-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
BENTON - It took just three plays for the Benton Rangers defense
to take control of their second round playoff game at home against
visiting Monticello.
An
interception by senior defensive back Reid Baumgarte set the
stage for the rest of the contest.
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ASV
teams looking to advance on Saturday |
| 11-05-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE – I decided to throw together a thumbnail sketch
of a second round preview for the IHSA Playoffs that feature
teams from the ASV area.
With
just a handful of first round upsets, the second round will
make the playoff picture come into focus.
Several of the teams remaining have legitimate chances to move
deep into the tournament.
Best of luck to all involved.
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| Indians
are 'IN'
DQ picks up 28-14 win on Senior Night, playoff
bound at 5-4
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10-22-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
DUQUOIN - Needing a win on the final night of the season, the
DuQuoin Indians needed a big effort from their offensive and defensive
lines. Coach
Derek Beard got everything he wanted and needed from his crew
on Senior Night.
DuQuoin
won the battle of the trenches, especially in the second half,
in its .....
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Vandalia
qualifies for playoffs
Vandals shutdown
Piasa Southwestern, 42-6; improve to 6-1 |
10-08-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
VANDALIA - Two South Central Conference teams went into Friday
night's football game heading in opposite directions for the
2021-22 season.
After
48-minutes of action neither team changed their courses.
Following
a season opening loss at undefeated and state-ranked Pana, the
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Wolves
pick up Saturday road win
Flora
defense holds Hamilton County to 66-yards total offense in 28-14 win |
10-02-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
MCLEANSBORO - The 2021-22 football season for the Flora Wolves
in their first school year competing in the Black Diamond Conference
in football could be categorized as “so far, so good.”
Although
they have lost two games to the top two teams in the BDC (Fairfield
and Johnston City) head coach Brian Tackitt and his club have
now pocketed four league wins.
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Red
Devils stay in BDC/Playoff hunt
Sesser-Valier/Waltonville
handles Eagles, 46-6 Friday night at home |
10-01-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
SESSER - Keeping their playoff hopes alive, and also a shot
at claiming a share of the Black Diamond Conference championship,
the Sesser-Valier/Waltonville Red Devils made quick work of
Eldorado on Friday night in front of a homecoming crowd at SV.
The
Red Devils improved to 5-1 on the season with the win, racking
up 349 yards of total offense in the 46-6 victory.
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Nokomis
romps past Edwards County
Redskins dominate non-conference
battle, 59-3; improve to 4-1 |
09-25-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
ALBION - With the constant changing of schedules this football
season due to covid19 and other issues, an unlikely match up
occurred on Saturday afternoon.
Nokomis,
an independent football program from up north, traveled 2.5
hours south to play Edwards County.
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Aces
continue unbeaten run
Mount Carmel rolls past
rival Indians, 48-0; 11-game win streak continues |
09-25-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
LAWRENCEVILLE - It wasn't going to be the Lawrenceville Indians
day when their old nemesis from the long gone North Egypt Conference
rolled into town on this weekend.
Although
the young squad led by head coach Travis Reeder had pulled a
mild upset the week before in beating LIC rival Newton on the
road 34-19, the Aces are a different animal.
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Yellow
Jackets keep 'stinging'
Chester's experience too much for Warriors
in 48-6 victory |
09-24-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
CHESTER - Chester head coach Billy Belton is getting the most
out of his unique opportunity this fall.
The
coach has 14 seniors on his roster, all of which have contributed
to a now 4-1 beginning of the 2021-22 campaign.
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| Richland
County dominates in road win
Tigers romp to first half lead, beat Pinckneyville
46-20 |
09-18-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
PINCKNEYVILLE - For the Olney Richland County Tigers their road
trip to play Pinckneyville on Saturday produced a much needed
win and a dominating performance.
Head
coach Matt Music's his club racked up 34 second quarter points
on the way to a 46-20 win.
The
road victory evened the Tigers' overall mark at 2-2 while the
Panthers, after losing two ...
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| Hornets
roll in league opener
Nashville handles Anna-Jonesboro, 47-22;
improves to 3-1 overall |
09-17-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Hornets won their first outright SIRR
Mississippi Division title since 1998 last spring and are wanting
to go back-to-back this fall.
Coach
Stephen Kozuszek saw his 2021-22 Hornets open up league play
with a resounding statement.
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| The
Streak is Over
Johnston City edges Fairfield, 28-26;
Mules 37-game BDC win streak ends |
09-10-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
JOHNSTON CITY - As the saying goes “all good things must
come to an end.” In
the case of the Fairfield Mules and their Black Diamond Conference
football winning streak, that run came to a “screeching
halt” on the road Friday night at Johnston City.
The
host Indians made the right plays at the right time, which included
forcing two .....
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| ASV
2021 Football Preview |
 08-27-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
The ASV first football preview has been completed although not
all of the teams are represented that I intended on previewing.
Several
schools (coaches) didn't respond to my preview questionnaire.
I
sent literally a half dozen emails to every coach and AD in
the five conferences I intended on covering (BDC, Cahokia, LIC,
SCC and SIRR).
You
will see that there are many missing from the preview.
I
went from wanting a questionnaire filled out to basically asking
for the coach to simply send me their roster and highlight the
kids that are going to play.
As you can tell, that didn't work for some.
As
Chuck Berry once wrote “C'est la vie say the old folks,
it goes to show you never can tell.”
Translation
“Such As Life.”
To
the ones who filled out the questionnaire, sent me stats and
their rosters, I thank you.
I
hope you (as fans, players, etc) enjoy the ones I put together.
Please
click on the "TEAMS" link at the top or bottom of
the pages to find the conferences and the team previews.
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"Two
score" is the Deep South score for all-state list
40 area players
named to spring 2021 squad released by the IHSFCA |
05-25-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
Even though there was a limited schedule played and the entire
season was pushed back to the spring, the Illinois High School
Football Coaches Association put together All-State Teams for
each of the eight-classes in football for the 2020-21 school
year.
Several
players from the A Sideline View area made the grade either
on the first team or the honorable mention lists in 1A, 2A,
3A and 4A.
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 04-12-2021
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - I
have purchased “A Sideline View” (asidelineview dot
com) domain name.
In the next few weeks I will be working towards adding High School
Football to my prep sports coverage. The
teams and conferences will be the same as the ones I currently
cover for boy's high school basketball in southern Illinois.
SIRR,
LIC, BDC and SCC are the ones I will focus on along with the
few independent teams that fall into the geographical area of
which ABV previews each year for hoops.
I'm
going to use the spring games currently going on to gather information
and photos for a 2021 preview.
After
that it will be game coverage like I do for basketball.
The
first year will be a “baby steps” year in which
things will build towards the future.
Since
moving from Mount Vernon to Carbondale, I've decided to focus
more on my sports and this is the first/next step.
It
might be complicated at first and the initial season of football
will have its issues, but as of this exact moment, Football
is on the docket.
When
you go and look at the "Teams" the preview informational
stories are from the 2020-21 boy's basketball season.
The
initial prototype of the website is set up to generate interest
and to promote this coming school year of 2021-22.
It
is a new beginning, one that I'm excited about.
I
hope you enjoy the photos in anticipation of what is to come.
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