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Week 1 High School Football Recap
(Robinson) — Week 1 of the 2024 High School Football Season is in the books and it was a rough start for the RHS Maroons, who fell to the Effingham Flaming Hearts 54-30. The Maroons fall to 0-1 one on the season and they will look to rebound next Friday when they welcome Taylorville to Crosby Field.
OHS and PHHS Begins 8-Man Football this Season
(Undated) – The Oblong Panthers and Palestine/Hutsonville Pioneers have both made the switch to “eight-man” football beginning this season and there are a few key differences. Eight-man football is played on a field that is narrower than the field for traditional eleven-man football. While the length remains the same as the traditional game, typically 100 yards, the width of an eight-man field is reduced from 53 yards to 40 yards. Each team also has three fewer players on the field for any given play. Eight-man football has gained some popularity in the area allowing some of the smaller schools with smaller enrollment to continue to field teams and remain competitive. Both OHS and PHS kick off the season this weekend with road games.
Oblong Boys and Girls Golf Teams Split Matches with Edwards County
(Oblong) — The Oblong Boys and Girls Golf Teams played in a dual meet last night against Edwards County at Oak Glen. Head Coach, Phil Blank, says the girls won their match with a team score of 223 against Edwards County’s 242. Oblong’s Emily Rachoy was low medalist carding a 47. Daylen Beckes and Makenzie McDaniel both shot 58. Blank says the boys fell short in their match shooting a 167 against Edwards County’s 160. Riley Blank shot a 38, Carson Musgrave had a 39, and Brody Beabout had a 44. They will be back in action today for a match at Oak Glen.
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