The Salem Wildcats saw their chance to get playoff eligible shot down as they fell on the road at Freeburg 35-6. Salem’s lone score came on a Caleb Smith block punt, scoop and score late in the 3rd quarter. Salem was outgained on offense 445 to -7 as the Cats got their only first down of the game on their final drive late in the game. Freeburg Senior Landon Funderberg rushed 7 times for 21 yards and 2 touchdowns and through the air he went 11-of-20 for 119 yards a touchdown and interception. Connor Tennyson picked Funderberg early in the 2nd half. The Wildcats have dropped 3 straight after starting the season at 4-1 and will get one more shot to get playoff eligible next week when they travel to old Apollo rival Charleston. The Trojans dropped their game to Mt Zion 32-7.
Breese Central clinched sole possession of the Cahokia-Mississippi Division title with their 20-0 win over Columbia. Chester won the Illinois Division with a 21-0 win over Red Bud. Also in the Cahokia, Dupo 22-14 over Sparta and Wood River shutout Roxana 34-0.
Scoreboard:
Benton 55 Murphysboro 14
Bethalto CM 42 Jerseyville 14
Breese Central 20 Columbia 0
Breese Mater Dei 41 Effingham 13
Cahokia 46 Althoff 8
Carlinville 37 Greenville 7
Carterville 56 Pinckneyville 14
Casey 24 Marshall 0
Centralia 14 Mt Vernon 7
Chester 21 Red Bud 0
Dupo 22 Sparta 14
East Alton Wood River 34 Roxana 0
East St Louis 58 Edwardsville 0
Fairfield 58 Edwards County 0
Freeburg 35 Salem 6
Harrisburg 28 Herrin 26 (OT)
Highland 29 Mascoutah 27
Johnston City 34 Carmi 8
Lawrenceville 28 Red Hill 0
Lincoln 42 Taylorville 0
Mahomet-Seymour 18 Mattoon 0
Marion 41 Carbondale 8
Massac County 47 West Frankfort 22
Mt Zion 32 Charleston 7
O’Fallon 43 Alton 0
Olney 13 Newton 2
Pana 17 Nokomis 0
Paris 12 Robinson 0
Sesser Valier 16 Flora 12
Trenton Wesclin 15 Carlyle 14
Triad 22 Waterloo 19
Vandalia 49 Litchfield 6
