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MurphysboroBenton
Red Devils
14
Rangers
38

The Benton (IL) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 38-14.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphysboro----14
Benton----38
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Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Benton tops Murphysboro

October 6, 2006: Benton, IL 62812

In Friday's league contest, the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) football team topped the visiting Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL), by a tally of 38-14.

Next up, the Rangers face the Frankfort Redbirds (West Frankfort, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio contest, on Friday, October 13. Benton will attempt to move on its 2-5 season record. The Redbirds enter the contest with a 2-5 record after their 32-27 league loss to Herrin (Herrin, IL).

The Red Devils now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they host Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio game on Friday, October 13. Murphysboro will meet a Patriots team coming off a 42-19 league loss to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, IL). The Patriots record now stands at 4-3.

Rankings & Records

Murphysboro (06-07)

NationalIL
12,669476
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
0-90-50-50-4.000.00077327

Benton (06-07)

NationalIL
11,931436
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
2-71-42-20-5.222.200155293

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphysboro		----8.6
Benton		----17.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Murphysboro0-5Benton0-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/1/06MurphysboroAnna-Jonesboro(L) 48-010/20/06BentonAnna-Jonesboro(L) 49-8
9/15/06HerrinMurphysboro(L) 41-09/29/06BentonHerrin(L) 33-6
9/22/06MurphysboroFrankfort(L) 28-1210/13/06FrankfortBenton(L) 34-14
9/29/06HarrisburgMurphysboro(L) 47-189/22/06BentonHarrisburg(L) 48-20
10/13/06Massac County/Joppa-Maple GroveMurphysboro(L) 29-129/15/06BentonMassac County/Joppa-Maple Grove(L) 42-12

Record Breakdown

Murphysboro (06-07)

Benton (06-07)
0-9
Overall
2-7
0-5
League
1-4
0-4
Non-League
1-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-5
Common Opponent
0-5
0-5
Home
2-2
0-4
Away
0-5
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
0-9
In-State
2-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0