Normal West, Tri-Valley advance in high school football playoffs

Posted on October 27, 2018
Normal Community High School football warms up before a Class 7A first round playoff game. (David Fry/WJBC)

By Greg Halbleib

Second-round matchups are set in the Illinois High School Association football playoffs.

Tri-Valley 14, Nashville 7

Tri-Valley never trailed to capture a 14-7 Class 2A win at Nashville (8-2). Zander Woodring took a 30-yard touchdown pass from Jake Reeser in the first quarter and Zach Woodring punched in a 2-yard run in the second period for the Viking scores. Nashville scored on the first play of the fourth quarter but could not muster any other additions to the scoreboard. Tri-Valley (6-4) will host Pana next weekend with game time to be determined.

St. Charles North 44, Normal Community 29

Ironmen quarterback Daylen Boddie recorded touchdown runs of 60 and 25 yards while Jake Hileman added a 64-yard score, but Normal Community (8-2) suffered from penalties and turnovers the Class 7A 44-29 loss to St. Charles North (7-3).

Crete-Monee 41, Bloomington 13

After a 6-6 halftime tie, Crete-Monee (7-3) scored three touchdowns in the first four minutes of the third quarter and outscored Bloomington (7-3) 28-7 in that period on the way to a 41-13 victory. Griffin Moore paced Bloomington with 200 yards passing, including seven receptions by Mauliek Johnson for 67 yards and a touchdown. Drew Crooks caught six passes for 117 yards.

SATURDAY FIRST ROUND SCORES:

Class 1A:
Chicago Orr 42, LeRoy 6
Fisher 48, Toledo Cumberland 15
Class 2A:
Orion 24, Fieldcrest 21
Tri-Valley 14, Nashville 7 (Tri-Valley hosts Pana in second round, time and date TBD)
Class 3A:
Eureka 54, Chicago Urban Prep/Englewood 6
Monticello 50, St. Joseph-Ogden 7
Class 4A:
Pontiac 48, Herrin 7
Murphysboro 22, Prairie Central 20 (OT)
Class 5A:
Decatur MacArthur 41, Morton 20
Class 6A:
Palos Heights Shepard 51, Springfield 36 (Normal West hosts Shepard in second round, time and date TBD)
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 34, Quincy 14
Crete-Monee 41, Bloomington 13
Class 7A:
St. Charles North 44, Normal Community 29

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

 

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