The Wildcats final football trip to Breese ended in a 48-13 rout by the host Cougars. Breese jumped out to a 27-0 lead after the first quarter and led 41-0 in the second before Salem scored their first touchdown, a 56 yard passing touchdown from Kaeden Bevolo to Madden Thompson. Central would score again before halftime with their lead ballooning to 48-6. Salem would score in the fourth quarter on a Trey Clark 7 yard touchdown run on their final possession. Breese sophomore quarterback Owen Kehrer was 10-of-14 for 181 yard and 4 touchdowns in his two quarters of work.
Also in the Cahokia, Salem’s opponent next week for Senior Night, Columbia knocked off Wood River 62-0 and Freeburg earned an important conference win over Roxana 21-19.
Olney Ends 60 Year Drought With Home Win Over Aces
Olney beat Mt Carmel 42-26 and is the Tigers first win at home over Mt Carmel since 1965! The Tigers had wins over the Aces in 72, 78, 82 and last year, but those games were at the Snake Pit in Mt Carmel.
Scoreboard:
Albion 14 Hamilton County 13
Belleville Althoff 16 Collinsville 14
Belleville East 47 Alton 6
Benton 34 Nashville 24
Cahokia 42 Mt Vernon 18
Carbondale 49 Granite City 13
Carlinville 48 Litchfield 35
Carterville 39 Harrisburg 0
Central 48 Salem 13
Centralia 55 Marion 28
Chester 42 Carlyle 21
Christopher 36 Red Hill 28
Columbia 62 EAWR 0
DuQuoin 30 West Frankfort 28 (OT)
East St Louis 54 Edwardsville 0
Freeburg 21 Roxana 19
Johnston City 46 Fairfield 22
Mahomet Seymour 49 Effingham 7
Mascoutah 16 Triad 7
Massac County 35 Herrin 20
Mater Dei 48 Miller Career Academy 8
Mt Zion 70 Charleston 0
O’Fallon 46 Belleville West 30
Olney 42 Mt Carmel 26
Paris 34 Newton 21
Pinckneyville 27 Anna 0
Robinson 39 Lawrenceville 19
Sesser Valier 38 Carmi 6
Taylorville 50 Mattoon 6
Vandalia 28 Greenville 18
Wesclin 48 Sparta 30
