Big 8 Conference
Princeton 30, Mt. Carmel 27
Vincennes Lincoln 30, Princeton 27
Jasper 35, Heritage Hills 14
Harrisburg 21, Boonville 14
Washington 76, North Daviess 7
Southern Illinois
Belleville Althoff 33, Breese Mater Dei 0
Bethalto Civic Memorial 20, Olney 6
Carmi 52, Edwards Co. 21
Chester 41, Hamilton Co.22
Columbia 54, Salem 14
Fairfield 60, CZR 0
Flora 34, Casey-Westfield 7
Marshall 39, Robinson 7
Newton 49, Lawrenceville 21
Red Hill 32, Paris 14
Triad 55, Mt. Vernon 7
By Ed Berberich
MOUNT VERNON, ILL. -- The Aces hit the road again to play another Mt Vernon, the Illinois version this time, winning the match 3-0. Britton Heinrich scored the game's first goal 3 minutes in, assisted by Rayce Loudermilk. The rest of the first half saw no more goals though, ending at 1-0. Loudermilk and Heinrich would combine again, with Loudermilk giving the Aces a little breathing room, scoring with 20 minutes left on an assist by Heinrich. The pair would work together once again to add the Aces' 3rd goal in the 66th minute when Loudermilk scored his 2nd goal, again assisted by Heinrich. The Aces took 20 shots, 12 on goal, took 3 corner kicks & created 16 additional scoring chances. The Rams took 15 shots, 8 on goal, and took 4 corner kicks.
Three coaches of the Flora JFL football team resigned on Thursday night, as reaction continued to build concerning an ugly late-game incident against Mt. Carmel last Saturday, and a rather muted apology from coaches three days later. The move was announced on the Junior Wolves Facebook page just hours after their JFL opponent for this week, Olney, had decided to not play the game in protest.
According to the statement released Thursday, "with heavy hearts Flora JFL has accepted the resignation of coaches Brandon Helm, Nathan Boyer and Scott Vaughn."
From Ed Berberich
The soccer Aces opened up conference play with a road win against Mt Vernon, winning 3 - 2, on the strength of a hat trick by Beau Stipp. The Aces started off the scoring in the 9th minute when Beau scored on an assist from Britton Heinrich. Mt Vernon tied the game up in the 32nd minute, for a 1 - 1 score at the half. Mt Vernon then struck quickly in the 2nd half, taking a 2 - 1 lead just 2 minutes after the restart. Beau tied the game up with a goal in the 59th minute, assisted by Brady Decker. The game remained tied until Beau scored on a corner kick with 1 and a half minutes remaining to take the lead back for the Aces for good at 3 - 2. The Aces took 7 shots, 5 corners, and created 5 additional scoring chances. Mt Vernon took 20 shots, 10 on frame, and took 4 corners.
SCOREBOARD
Big 8 Conference
Harrisburg 17, Mt. Carmel 14
Vincennes Lincoln 52, Boonville 7
Pike Central 29, Princeton 28
Jasper 28, Southridge 21
North Posey 63, Mt. Vernon 35
Washington 37, Evansville Bosse 7
Southern Illinois
Breese Mater Dei 27, Effingham 26
Centralia 49, Salem 19
Edwards County 21, Hamilton County 6
Fairfield 48, Johnston City 0
Marshall 40, Flora 8
Newton 36, Georgetown-Ridge Farm 16
Olney 45, Lawrenceville 14
Red Hill 42, Robinson 7
Sesser-Valier 27, Carmi 12
Taylorville 42, Mt. Vernon 6
Indiana
Forest Park 35, Perry Central 0
Gibson Southern 55, South Spencer 7
Heritage Hills 41, Tell City 0
Lawrence North 34, Brownsburg 13
