Roundup: Prairie Central football passes by Pontiac for first win of the season

Prairie Central notched its first win of the season with a 37-7 decision over Pontiac in an Illini Prairie Conference contest Friday night at Williamson Field.

It took the Hawks (1-1) practically no time to find the end zone as Quarterback Dalton Steidinger connected with Tagen Fehr along the PC sideline. Fehr raced down the sideline for a 42-yard score. James Parga added the conversion try. Parga was good on four of five such tries and added a 25-yard field goal on the night.

Steidinger and Fehr added a 44-yard touchdown pass play in the second period. Hudson Ault, who has been dealing with a foot injury, scored on runs of 14 yards in the first period and seven yards in the fourth period. PC’s final tally came on a 23-yard interception return from Wyatt Edelman.

Ault rushed for 80 yards and his two TDs for the Hawks, who had nine different ball carriers on the night. Steidinger was 8 of 10 throwing for 150 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Fehr had three catches for 94 yards and two TDs.

Pontiac’s score came when Riley Johnson returned a pick 23 yards for a touchdown in the second period, making 21-7 at the time. Cesar Gutierrez led the Pontiac (0-2) run game with 63 yards on six trips. Aiden Alcon rushed for 51 yards on 16 totes. Alvin DeLong didn’t complete a pass but did throw an interception.

Prairie Central will be home next Friday to host St. Joseph-Ogden. Pontiac will be at Rantoul.

Casey-Westfield 28, El Paso-Gridley 14

At El Paso, Casey-Westfield scored three touchdowns in the second quarter and tacked on one more in the fourth to leave town with a 28-14 nonconference win over host El Paso-Gridley Friday night. The Warriors’ (2-0) Nolan Clement ran for two scores and threw for another to lead his team to a 21-0 halftime lead.

The Titans (1-1) got on the board early in the fourth period when Owen Bergquist hit Jeremy Yoss for a 26-yard score. Casey-Westfield responded with a 93-yard touchdown connection, but EPG answered with an 88-yard kickoff return from Yoss.

Bergquist threw for 126 yards and Mason Vandegraft had five catches for 49 yards. The Titans will host Ridgeview-Lexington on Sept. 13.

Central A&M 42, Fieldcrest 14

At Minonk, a crazy second quarter burned Fieldcrest as the Knights fell to Moweaqua (Central A&M) 42-14 at home Friday. The two teams combined for six scores in the second quarter, including three coming in the final two minutes.

Eddie Lorton led Fieldcrest (0-2) on the ground with 195 yards and a touchdown. Kash Klendworth 3 of 10 throwing for 69 yards and  touchdown. The TD was a 19-yard strike to Michael Beckett.

Monmouth-Roseville 60, Orion 26

At Monmouth, fans of Monmouth-Roseville are happy after the Titans improved to 2-0 with a 60-26 drubbing of Orion in a Three Rivers Conference crossover contest at Sunny Lane Field Friday. M-R led 53-14 at the half for a running clock over the final two frames.

Payton Thompson ran the ball eight times for 222 yards and four touchdowns to pace the Titans’ ground attack. Nick Huston contributed 60 yards and a TD on four trips while Andrew Way had a 65-yard touchdown jaunt. M-R collected 433 yards on the ground and did not throw a pass.

Monmouth-Roseville also got scores on defense with a 38-yard interception return from Landyn Angelo and safety courtesy of an Elliott Rogers blocked punt.

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