Newton, Area Schools Set for Football Playoffs

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Published on September 3 2015 10:58 am
Last Updated on October 29 2015 1:40 pm
Written by Millie Lange

Several area squads are still in the hunt for a high school football championship, the closest one is Newton High School.

The Eagles finished the regular season unbeaten with a perfect 9-0 record. Newton will be competing in Class 3A this Saturday, playing host to Sullivan-Okaw Valley Co-op . The Eagles are ranked No. 3 in Class 3A and will take on the 14th-ranked SOV squad at 7 p.m.

The other lone area team in Class 3A is Marshall (8-1) who will be hosting Tolono Unity (6-3). Marshall ils ranked seventh and Tolono Unity 10th. The game is at 2 p.m. Saturday.

In Class 1A, top-ranked Tuscola (9-0) plays host to Camp Point Central (5-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Red Hill (Bridgeport) (5-4) travels to fourth-ranked Carrollton (8-1) Saturday at 2 p.m. Third-ranked Arcola (9-0) will host 14th-ranked Hardin Calhoun Co-op (5-4) Saturday at 2 p.m.

In Class 2A, top-ranked Pana (9-0) will play host to 16th-ranked Georgetown-Ridge Farm (5-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Ninth-ranked Lawrenceville (7-2) travels to eighth-ranked Chester (7-2) Saturday at 2 p.m.

Fifth-ranked Shelbyville (7-2) is home to 12th-ranked Auburn (6-3) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Taylorville and Mount Zion will square off in Class 4A. The Tornadoes play host to Mount Zion Friday in a 7 p.m. contest. Third-ranked Taylorville has a perfect 9-0 mark while 14th-ranked Mount Zion is 6-3.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

APOLLO CONFERENCE

                                        Conf.     All         Points

                                    W   L      W   L       For    Against

Taylorville                        5    0        9    0             288        96

Mattoon                            4    1        5   4              232       287

Mount Zion                       3    2        6    3             348      246

Effingham                         2    3       4    5             175       231

Salem                               1    4        3    6             213      333

Charleston                    0    5      0    9           92      362

Last Week's Scores

Non-Conference

Effingham 34, Mahomet-Seymour 28

Highland 45, Charleston 0

Mattoon 28, Jerseyville Jersey 21

Bethalto Civic Memorial 46, Mount Zion 28

Salem 45, Freeburg 39

Taylorville 38, Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central 21

 

LITTLE ILLINI CONFERENCE

                                             Conf.     All         Points

                                        W   L      W   L      For    Against

Newton                          9    0      9    0                  395        141

Marshall                         8    1        8    1                402         44

Lawrenceville                 7    2         7    2              352         123

Olney                              6    3        6    3               287         272

Red Hill                      5    4      5    4             279        188

Flora                               4    5         4    5              152         248

Robinson                         3    6        3    6               183        274

Casey-Westfield             2    7        2    7               143         314

Edwards Co.                   1    8        1   8               132         396

Paris                               0    9        0    9                46         371

Last Week's Scores

Conference

Newton 40, Paris 6

Robinson 38, Edwards County (Albion) 12

Red Hill (Bridgeport) 30, Flora 14

Olney 41, Casey-Westfield 10

Marshall 31, Lawrenceville 0

 

LITTLE OKAW VALLEY CONFERENCE

                                            Conf.      All                   Points

                                          W   L       W   L           For    Against

Villa Grove-Heritage          5    0      8    1           444        162

Cumberland                      4    1       5    4           267        152

Oblong                               2    3       3    6         211       227

Palestine Co-op                2    3        2    7          107       398

Oakland Tri-County           2    3       2    7          167        391

Martinsville                         0    5      0    9          89        475

Last Week's Scores

Non-Conference

Cumberland 50, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 20

Niantic Sangamon Valley Co-op 42, Martinsville 14

Arcola 74, Oakland Tri-County Co-op 0

Decatur Lutheran 40, Oblong 20

Downs Tri-Valley 75, Palestine Co-op 0

Bismarck-Henning 35, Villa Grove-Heritage Co-op 24