Week 5 football recap: Pioneers earn 1st win, Wildcats postponed to Saturday

Posted on September 28, 2019
Bloomington High School quarterback Ben Wellman warms up before the Purple Raiders’ Homecoming game with Urbana. (Steve Suess/WJBC)

By Greg Halbleib

University High School earned its first win of the high school football season in a weather-altered Week 5 schedule Friday night, as two other games were suspended and one was postponed to Saturday.

U-High 29, Springfield Lanphier 26: U-High (1-4) led 14-0 after one quarter and 21-14 at halftime over Lanphier (1-4). An interception by Zane Sorenson deep in U-High territory with 15 seconds remaining sealed the win. Spencer Parker led the Pioneers with 192 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries while Cam Barclay collected 75 yards rushing with one touchdown along with 48 passing yards and a touchdown through the air.

Bloomington 58, Urbana 6: The Purple Raiders (3-2, 3-1 Big Twelve) led 22-0 after the first quarter and 42-6 at halftime. Urbana falls to 0-5. Bloomington quarterback Ben Wellman was 7-of-13 passing for 146 yards and three touchdowns as the Raiders rushed for 240 yards and forced three turnovers.

Monticello 21, Central Catholic 14: A late drive fell just short as the Saints (1-4) lost at Monticello (4-1). Central Catholic led 14-7 at halftime but the host Sages took the lead for good late in the third quarter on an eight-yard TD run by Chris Brown.

Tri-Valley 28, LeRoy 7: Evan Reynolds rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns to pace Tri-Valley (2-3, 1-1 Heart of Illinois Large). Andrew Petrilli added 82 yards on the ground for the Vikings. Jeff Tuley ran for 81 yards for LeRoy (1-4, 0-2 Heart of Illinois Small).

Week 5 scores:

Normal West 66, Peoria 36
Normal Community 31, Manual 6
El Paso-Gridley 20, Tremont 14
Lincoln 14, Collinsville 7 (halftime)
Big Twelve:
Bloomington 58, Urbana 6
Champaign Central 28, Peoria Richwoods 14
Champaign Centennial vs. Peoria Notre Dame, 7 p.m. Sat. at Eureka College
Illini Prairie:
Monticello 21, Central Catholic 14
Illinois Valley Central 27, Prairie Central 7
St. Joseph-Ogden 19, Pontiac 0
St. Thomas More 14, Rantoul 10
Tolono Unity 28, Olympia 3
Central State Eight:
Chatham Glenwood 55, Jacksonville 16
Rochester 56, Sacred Heart-Griffin 21
Decatur MacArthur 66, Springfield Southeast 35
Springfield 59, Decatur Eisenhower 22
Central Illinois:
Tuscola 41, Clinton 6
Lincoln Prairie: 
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 51, Blue Ridge 0
Sangamon Valley:
Watseka 45, Dwight 14
Non-Conference:
Eureka 49, Ridgeview-Lexington 7
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 42, Fisher 0
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 16, Heyworth 12
Tri-Valley 28, LeRoy 7
Fieldcrest at Carthage Illini West, 2 p.m. Sat.
Eight-Man:
River Ridge 22, Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland 6

Sports Director Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

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