West Carroll beats Polo 56-50: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup
West Carroll 56, Polo 50: The Thunder (6-1) held on to win the shootout as Aden Buchholz (120 yards) had four TDs and Jacoby Cropper (86) added three. Polo (5-2) QB Ryder Faivre passed for four TDs as Jordan Reed caught three and ran for two more. Dixon 32, Stillman Valley 12: The Dukes (6-1, 6-1) led 12-0 at halftime en route to the Big Northern Conference win. Winnebago 49, Rock Falls 0: The ...
West Carroll's Thunder secured a 56-50 victory over Polo in a Friday showdown, with Aden Buchholz contributing 120 yards and scoring four touchdowns. Polo's quarterback, Ryder Faivre, threw for four touchdowns, while Jordan Reed added two more on the ground.
In a Big Northern Conference win, Dixon edged out Stillman Valley 32-12. The Dukes led by 12 points at halftime, and Stayman Valley could only score 12 points the entire game.
Winnebago suffered its first shutout of the season, falling to Rock Falls 49-0 in the BNC. The Rockets were held scoreless for the first time in their season.
North Boone was held to a 6-41 loss against Oregon, marking their third consecutive home loss. Morrison pulled off their first season win with a 21-20 victory over Dakota in a NUIC home game.
Hiawatha's Raiders, however, suffered another defeat, this time to AFC with a 52-0 score. Amboy Co-op continued their undefeated streak with a 58-12 win over Milledgeville. Colt McCoy led the Clippers with rushing touchdowns of 22, 19, and 56 yards, while Kyson Francis added 124 yards passing and a touchdown.
In a nail-biting overtime game, Galena fell to Eastland-Pearl City 35-34. A failed two-point conversion in overtime sealed the win for EPC, who responded with a touchdown and extra point to make it 38-34. Galena answered with a touchdown and PAT to make it 41-34, but Galena failed on a two-point conversion attempt to lose the game.
Stark County edged out Bureau Valley 28-15 in the LincolnLand Conference North Division, as the Rebels scored twice in the fourth quarter to earn the victory. Blake Foster scored to put Bureau Valley ahead 8-0 in the first quarter, but Stark County came back with a score in the second quarter before committing a missed conversion.
Keenyn Richter scored with 8.4 seconds left in the first half, giving the Storm a 15-6 halftime lead. Bureau Valley pulled within a point with 6:17 left in the third quarter, but the Rebels scored twice in the final 12 minutes to secure the win.
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