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Hardin
Calhoun stays unbeaten
Warriors
score late, stun Casey-Westfield; 28-21 |
11/15/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CASEY - Hardin Calhoun head coach Aaron Elmore rolled the dice
twice on crucial plays in the fourth quarter of the Warriors
1A quarterfinal game Saturday afternoon at Casey-Westfield.
Each
time the dice came up “sevens,” which ended the
Casey-Westfield season with “snake-eyes.”
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Tigers'
fall at Carrollton
Dupo's
exceptional season ends at 9-2; Hawks advance |
| 11/08/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARROLLTON - Everything was going just as planned for head coach
Zach Klaustermeier and his Dupo Tigers in the second quarter
of their second round 1A matchup at Carrollton on Saturday.
The Tigers
had just scored their second touchdown of the game .....
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| Jacksonville
ends Tigers' season
Richland
County rally falls just short, 41-39; 9-1 finish |
11/01/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
OLNEY - One of the things you don't want to happen in a first
round high school football playoff game is for your team to
fall behind early.
That's
exactly what happened on Saturday for the #1 seed Richland County
Tigers.
Unheralded and #16 seed Jacksonville jumped out to a big lead
in the first half .....
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Roxana
rolls past Explorers
Shells
roll up big numbers, win 41-6, improve to 6-3 |
10/24/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
ALTON - In what appeared to be a classic matchup between rival
schools in the river bend region of the Metro-East on Friday night
turned into a blow out quickly for Roxana and head coach Wade
DeVries. With
his Shells coming in with the same won-loss mark (5-3) as Alton
Marquette, the game had the look of a close game on paper.
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Indians
roll past Red Hill
JC
powers to 30-0 weather shortened victory, improves to 8-0 |
10/18/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
BRIDGEPORT - There were a pair of major storms that hit the football
field at Red Hill on Saturday. But
before Mother Nature unleashed her furry, the Johnston City
Indians were equally as powerful.
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Chester
survives Dupo rally
Big
defensive play on two-point conversion hands Yellow Jackets' 38-37 win |
10/10/20254
BY JACK BULLOCK
CHESTER - In a contest that had a little bit of everything, it
was fitting that the player who had the best night overall would
come up with the biggest defensive play in the game during the
Dupo vs. Chester Cahokia Conference Illinois Division battle on
Friday night.
Chester senior quarterback and defensive back Trey Peters not
only passed for a trio of touchdowns .....
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Flora
responds with big second half
Wolves
rally for 28-22 win at Eldorado; improve to 5-1 |
10/04/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
ELDORADO - The Flora Wolves came out as flat as a day old, opened
can of soda on Saturday afternoon in their contest on the road
at Eldorado.
The host
Eagles came out and took it to the Wolves, taking a 22-14 halftime
lead as the Flora defense didn't stop Eldorado until the final
seconds of the second quarter.
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Casey-Westfield
stays undefeated
Nick
Fouty's big day helps spoil Lawrenceville homecoming |
09/27/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
LAWRENCEVILLE - For Casey-Westfield's junior all-purpose back
Nick Fouty, when he woke up Saturday morning he probably had
no idea how great of a game he would have against Lawrenceville
that afternoon.
Or maybe
he did?
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City stays the course
Indians
bulldoze Flora with ground attack; improve to 5-0 |
| 09/26/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
FLORA - It's no secret what the Johnston City Indians' football
team likes to do.
Anyone
who has followed this program over the past few years understands
the game plan every time this team suits up.
The run
the ball.
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SVW
hands Mules first loss
Red
Devils' defense shuts out Fairfield late; wins 34-22 |
09/19/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
FAIRFIELD - After a dismal offensive showing in a 14-6 loss
at home to Red Hill on September 12, the Sesser-Valier/Waltonville
Red Devils and head coach Nick Wingo were looking for a much
better effort when they traveled to Fairfield for a Week 4 showdown
with the Mules.
In what
turned out to be a defense optional first half for both teams,
the Red Devils ...
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Flora
stays undefeated
Wolves
roll out to 35-0 lead, coast home for third consecutive win |
09/12/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CHRISTOPHER - The Flora Wolves, despite a couple of hiccups
(turnovers), took care of business in their contest on the road
Friday night at Christopher.
Coach
Brian Tackitt and his club left Franklin County with a 35-22
victory, a game in which they led 35-0 after three quarters
before letting the reserves finish out the win.
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Marshall
too much for Bulldogs
Lions
roll past Sparta/Steeleville; now 2-0 on the season |
09/06/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
MARSHALL - When it comes to learning how to win games for a
young team in a program that is looking to improve, sometimes
the lessons are difficult.
Sparta/Steeleville,
after an opening weekend win last Friday night at Madison, traveled
to Marshall on Saturday afternoon and found out that there is
much more work to do.
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Carterville
stings Hornets late
Lions'
score with :38.4 remaining, take non-conference battle 21-14 |
09/05/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARTERVILLE - In the fourth quarter of their game at Carterville
on Friday night the Nashville Hornets were on the doorstep of
pulling out an important non-conference road win.
With
the score deadlocked at 14-14 with just under six minutes left,
the Hornets drove the ball to the Lions' two-yards line.
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Panthers
win season opener
Pinckneyville
rolls to big lead, coasts home to 22-6 victory over Red Bud |
08/29/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
PINCKNEYVILLE - The Pinckneyville Panthers football program
has never been confused with being a powerhouse.
They
have only produced three playoff appearances and zero playoff
wins in the history.But
on Friday night Coach Ryan Lott and his squad looked the part.
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Cumberland,
Madison, AM head into season
Pirates try to
continue playoff success; Trojans, Explorers continue to rebuild |
08/29/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - For the first time since he took over as head coach,
Eric Dickerson well have over 50 kids to work with at Alton
Marquette.
The
Explorers have just one win (East Alton-Wood River last fall)
in its last 36 games.
But
with the numbers up, perhaps some good things will happen for
his .....
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Nashville
wants back-to-back titles
A-J, Pinckneyville want
improvement; Carterville, Murphy set for Ohio battle |
08/29/2024
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - If you were to pick a key phrase to describe the
SIRR Ohio Division this season, a good one to use would be “missing
pieces.”
Graduation
gutted this league like a large mouth bass, taking away most
of the offensive and defensive strength from all five members
of the league.
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has much to replace
Cougars
will need to reload; Roxana, Columbia look to keep pace |
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Red
Bud, Chester, look for continued success
Dupo, Wesclin, Carlyle want to join the
fun; Sparta has numbers returning |
08/28/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - With the impending conference changes in the Mississippi
Division of the Cahokia Conference has one last go-round with
the six schools who have been together for a few seasons now.
It is
musical chairs, with schools hoping to not be the last one without
a place to sit.
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Richland
County eyes repeat
C-W is
the top threat; Mt. Carmel looks to rebound, Robinson appears improved |
08/26/2024
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - If there was such a thing as the “Comeback
Team of the Year” in southern Illinois High School football,
that award last season would have went to Olney Richland County
last season.
The Tigers
produced a bagel for wins (0-9) in 2023 but flipped the switch
with a 9-0 regular season in 2024.
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| BDC
looks a bit more balanced
Flora
looks to jump into the title picture; FF, CWC, JC, HC return talent |
08/25/2025
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - The 2025 edition of Black Diamond Conference will
see some major changes that happened in the past few months.
Red Hill
became a member of the league in football only, which keeps
the conference as 10 teams and a balanced closed conference.
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