Normal West Wildcats pounce on Purple Raiders in Week 2 of high school football

Posted on September 2, 2022
The High School Football Extravaganza sponsored by CEFCU can be heard on AM 1230 FM 102.1 WJBC every Friday from 6-10 p.m. (WJBC’s Blake Haas)

By Jake Fogal

BLOOMINGTON – Week 2 of the High School Football season featured blowouts for many local area teams, including intercity foes Normal West and Bloomington.

Wildcats quarterback Jayden Mangruem led Normal West’s scoring effort with three touchdowns as the Cats shutout the Purple Raiders 46-0.

West’s defense forced a safety late in the second quarter, and continued to cause Bloomington problems offensively all night. Through two weeks of the high school football season, Normal West has surrendered zero points.

Other final scores throughout Central Illinois:

Central Catholic 61-6 Rantoul

U-High 27-14 Springfield (Southeast)

Normal Commuity 50-14 Champaign Central

Ridgeview/Lexington 33-26 Villa Grove

Olympia 51-12 Pittsfield

Tri-Valley 33-12 Dee-Mack

Prairie Central 55-Pontiac 13

El-Paso Gridley 28-0 Fieldcrest

Tolono Unity 50-7 St. Joseph Ogden

Lincoln 20-0 Charleston

Clinton 48-0 Argenta-Oreana

Eureka 50-0 Tremont

LeRoy 40-7 Heyworth

Week two of the High School Football Extravaganza is sponsored by CEFCU, not a bank, better.

Tune into the High School Football Extravaganza next week on WJBC as the Normal West Wildcats go on the road to battle Normal Community in another intercity bout.

Jake Fogal can be reached at [email protected].

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