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    That's a wrap: Blue Devils, Panthers, Spartans cap undefeated seasons

    By JOEY WRIGHT jwright@news-gazette.com,

    2 days ago

    Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 40, Oakwood 26. A 14-0 edge in the second quarter helped the Blue Devils (9-0) past the host Comets (5-4) in Vermilion Valley Conference play. Evan Parish led the way for the Blue Devils with 311 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, while J ackson Dudley threw for 258 yards to lead Oakwood's attack.

    Bloomington 35, Centennial 20 . The Purple Raiders ended the playoff hopes of the Chargers (4-5) in a Big 12 Conference contest that featured a rushing touchdown from Kellen Davis-Foltz and passing touchdown from Davis-Foltz to Wyatt Christensen and A.J. Wilson .

    Clifton Central 28, Salt Fork 27. Jameson Remole threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns while Kam Keller scored a pair of touchdowns to pace the visiting Storm (5-4) in a VVC loss to the Comets, who won the fourth quarter by an 8-6 margin to maintain a narrow win.

    Cumberland 38, Argenta-Oreana 22. A 15-8 scoring edge in the fourth quarter wasn't enough for the host Bombers (3-6) in a Lincoln Prairie Conference setback against the Pirates.

    Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 42, Central A&M 7. Brayden Elliott completed 10 of his 18 passing attempts for three touchdowns — including two to Ryker Grauer — to lead the Falcons (8-1) to a comfortable win over the Raiders on their home field. Adding to GCMS' fortunes were strong games from Brayden Bradbury and Ethan Lowe ; Bradbury collected 73 yards on nine carries while Lowe amassed 34 yards and a pair of touchdowns on six carries.

    Hoopeston Area 36, Watseka 34. Zachary Huchel threw a pair of touchdown passes as part of a nine-completion, 125-yard effort, while Ayden Larkin rushed for a pair of scores and Cole Miller found the end zone to help the Cornjerkers (3-6) secure a road win over the Warriors (3-6) in VVC play.

    LeRoy 55, Fisher 0. Bo Zeleznik rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns and connected with Braeden Fox on a 35-yard touchdown pass to help the host Panthers (9-0) cap an undefeated season against the Bunnies (2-7) at L.A. McKean Field. Stephon Williams rushed for 33 yards and three touchdowns and Sam Wagner , Brett Helfrich and Cole Smith added touchdowns for the Panthers as well, while Blake Green completed four passes for 66 yards to lead the Bunnies' offense.

    Prairie Central 20, Bloomington Central Catholic 14. The Hawks (5-4) earned playoff eligibility after Hudson Ault 's 196-yard rushing effort that included a touchdown, with Caiden Schulz rushing for a touchdown and Dalton Steidinger finding Wyatt Edelman on a 24-yard touchdown pass to help the winning cause in an Illini Prairie Conference game.

    St. Joseph-Ogden 42, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 14. Wyatt Wertz rushed for 148 yards and Coy Taylor racked up 72 receiving yards from Kodey McKinney 's 117 passing yards to help the Spartans (9-0) past the Panthers (6-3) in IPC play.

    Viila Grove 29, Tri-County 18. Lukas Shadwick threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns — to Noah Wilcoxon and Jacob Golightly — to lead the Blue Devils (2-7) past the Titans (1-8) in Lincoln Prairie Conference play, with Hunter Butts adding 85 rushing yards and Sophia Shaw connecting on all three of her extra-point attempts. Jimmy Dillon , Landen Paugh and Garrett Pollock scored touchdowns for the Titans.

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