Springfield area Week 2 high school football results, top performers

The Illinois high school football season resumes with Week 2 on Friday, Sept. 5.

Rochester’s ranked showdown at Mount Zion airs on CW23 with coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. Rochester is ranked No. 2 in Class 4A by The Associated Press, while Mount Zion is No. 3.

Below is the complete schedule. This page will be updated with live results and top performers from around Springfield. All games are on Friday, Sept. 5, unless noted otherwise.

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Top Performers

Jackson Sanders, Williamsville

The senior quarterback completed 9 of 12 passing attempts for 103 yards and two scores in a 45-8 win over Petersburg PORTA. He also ran for 47 yards and another score on seven carries before the reserves took over the second half. Junior Collin Grosenheider had three catches for 41 yards and two scores, while junior Kaden Entwistle had two grabs for 52 yards. Senior running back Matthew Miller added two scores before the break.

Kaiden Stout, Rochester

The senior running back churned out 286 rushing yards and two TDs on 36 carries, plus three receptions for 55 yards and another score in a 28-24 win over Mount Zion. He parred the deficit to 24-21 on a 31-yard TD catch from senior quarterback Tanner Beal before ploughing back to the end zone at the goal line midway through the fourth quarter for the go-ahead score.

Mikey Groesch/Cam Brinkman, Sacred Heart-Griffin

Groesch rushed for three touchdowns, and Brinkman accounted for five scores as SHG defeated host Mascoutah 65-20 to improve to 1-1. Brinkman had a pair of rushing TDs that went for 11 and 33 yards. The quarterback also completed three touchdown passes — two to Drew Ward (23 and 22 yards) and one to Bryce Kraft (27 yards).

Tony Boyd, Southeast

The junior quarterback had a 52-yard TD run in the first half and scored the go-ahead TD on a 17-yard scamper to go with a 2-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter as Southeast posted a 14-6 win at Lincoln. Boyd finished with 156 rushing yards on 16 carries and completed 6 of 14 passes for 68.

Joel White, Carlinville

The sophomore running back ran for three second-half touchdowns, caught a first-half TD and went 3-for-4 on extra point attempts as Carlinville defeated Gillespie 41-0. White’s TD runs were from 1, 3 and 8 yards, and he finished with nine carries for 120. His touchdown catch went for 41 yards.

Cayden Green, Havana

The senior running back rushed 26 times for 245 yards and three touchdowns in Havana’s 26-6 win over Monmouth United as the Ducks evened their record at 1-1.

Brady Crews, New Berlin

The senior quarterback completed 10 of 15 passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns in New Berlin’s 36-12 home win over Auburn. He also was the leading rusher for the Pretzels with 10 carries for 67 yards.

Colten Knoedler/Blake Lehnen, Chatham Glenwood

The pair of Titans’ seniors were locked in during Glenwood’s 48-0 win over Bonne Terre North County (Missouri) on Friday. Knoedler, the Titans’ slinger, found Lehnen four times — three for touchdowns — and 109 yards, including an 82-yard TD. Knoedler finished 11-for-13 with 256 yards and five TDs.

Dylan Huff, Chatham Glenwood

One of the most prolific thieves in Central State Eight Conference history at the defensive back position, the senior had two more interceptions in Friday’s 48-0 win over Bonne Terre North County (Missouri). Huff, who picked off eight passes last season, has 11 INTs in his last 14 games, including one in the Titans’ Week 1 win at Edwardsville. Huff also made four tackles.

Gage Honn, Athens

The senior fullback ran 27 times for 226 yards with four touchdowns in Athens’ 42-19 victory over Pittsfield in the Sangamo Conference. He finished 6-for-6 on PAT kicks. Teammate Talon DiGiovanna added 124 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown.

Xander Smith, Pleasant Plains

The quarterback completed 18 of 34 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns in Pleasant Plains’ 68-21 defeat to Maroa-Forsyth.

Gradyn Hartlaub, Riverton

The junior quarterback totaled 260 yards and provided the Hawks with three touchdown passes in Riverton’s 46-20 loss to Stanford Olympia. Hartlaub had TD passes to Tyler Meyer that covered 31 and 18 yards and another to Jaden Rivelli that went for 42. He finished 11-for-19 for 175 yards while rushing for 85 yards on 13 carries.

Cayden Durbin, Pana

The junior racked up 231 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries as Pana beat Piasa Southwestern 33-0 in a South Central Conference game on Friday. He also caught one 15-yard pass from QB Parker Moore. The Pana defense picked up Southwestern QB Blake Rimbey three times.

Scorestream

Complete schedule 

x-denotes nonconference 

CENTRAL STATE EIGHT 

x-Rochester 28, Mount Zion 24 

x-Chatham Glenwood 48, Bonne Terre North County 0  

x-Decatur MacArthur 43, Springfield High 42  

x-Sacred Heart-Griffin 65, Mascoutah 20 

x-Jacksonville 47, Decatur Eisenhower 12   

x-Southeast 14, Lincoln 6  

x-Bloomington 19, Normal University 14   

x-Quincy Notre Dame 42, Alton Marquette 0   

x-East Peoria 49, Lanphier 0   

SANGAMO 

New Berlin 36, Auburn 12 

Maroa-Forsyth 68, Pleasant Plains 21   

Williamsville 45, Petersburg PORTA 8 

Stanford Olympia 46, Riverton 20   

Athens 42, Pittsfield 19 

SOUTH CENTRAL 

Carlinville 41, Gillespie 0  

Greenville 49, Litchfield 21   

Vandalia 40, Hillsboro 13   

Pana 33, Piasa Southwestern 0   

Staunton 41, North Mac 20 

OTHER AREA GAMES 

x- Taylorville 41, Canton 27  

Sullivan 39, Nokomis 23  

x- Seneca 44, Niantic Sangamon Valley 7  

Rushville-Industry 40, Oneida ROWVA 8

Havana 26, Monmouth United 6 

x- Hardin Calhoun 41, Beardstown 0  

x- Winchester West Central 30, Jacksonville Routt 0 

8-MAN 

Pawnee at Martinsville, Saturday, late

Oblong at Kincaid South Fork, Saturday, late

This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Springfield area Week 2 high school football results, top performers

Reporting by Trevor Lawrence, Springfield State Journal- Register / State Journal-Register

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