PREP FOOTBALL: Power finally restored at Calhoun
HARDIN – The rebuild of Calhoun Warriors football has been steady, if unspectacular. Aaron Elmore took over as head coach at his alma mater in 2013 and victory totals of two, three and five came from...
View ArticlePREP FOOTBALL: Kahoks rally past Alton; Flyers defeat Edwardsville
Friday was a night of firsts for a pair of Telegraph area prep football teams – but not for the Alton Redbirds. Collinsville’s Jaaron Williams scored a six-yard touchdown with less than two minutes...
View ArticlePREP FOOTBALL: Three area gridders selected to Shriners Game
BLOOMINGTON — Jacob Dixon Carlinville’s all-time single-season rushing leader is one of three Telegraph-area players selected for the 43rd annual Illinois Shriners All-Star Football Game, set for June...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Dixon scores for West in Shriners Game blowout
BLOOMINGTON — Carlinville’s Jacob Dixon did something not all that unusual Saturday in the annual Shriners All-Star Football game. He scored a touchdown. Dixon, who led Carlinville to a second-place...
View ArticlePREP FOOTBALL: Oilers hope summer work means fall fun
WOOD RIVER — For most high school football teams, the good ol’ summertime means good ol’ football workouts, including Garry Herron’s East Alton-Wood River Oilers. Call it summer fun – with an eye...
View Article‘HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME’: Tigers look to regroup after blowing 42-point lead...
EDWARDSVILLE — With dejected faces of Edwardsville Tigers football players slumped and dragging along the Field Turf surface of the District 7 Sports Complex in utter shock, it was up to coach Matt...
View ArticlePREP FOOTBALL: Edwardsville rallies to down Alton 20-17
ALTON — Big first-half plays by the Alton Redbirds (2-3,1-2) looked to spell Homecoming glory and the end to a decade-old losing streak to the Edwardsville Tigers (2-3, 2-1) Friday night, but missed...
View ArticlePREP FOOTBALL: Marquette, Alton have similar reactions to opposite results
The Friday night results of Alton’s two prep football teams couldn’t have been much different. But both coaches said not to read too much into either Alton High’s 50-26 comeback win at Belleville East...
View ArticleA PUNCH IN THE GUT: Jersey reflects OT loss to Waterloo
JERSEYVILLE — Protecting a seven-point lead on the road heading into halftime couldn’t have worked out any better for the Waterloo Bulldogs against the Jersey Panthers. Up 14-7 and in good shape, the...
View ArticlePREP FOOTBALL: Alton will open playoffs Friday night in Chicago
It’ll be a long road trip Friday for the Alton High football team, but the Redbirds don’t mind. They’re back in the playoffs. Alton, which made the IHSA Class 7A football playoffs at 5-4, found out its...
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