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The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Simeon (Chicago, IL) by a score of 36-14.

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Simeon----36
Taft----14
Final score provided by S. Turner.
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Game Stats

Simeon

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals79110.77815.72157.4
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)79110.77815.72157.4
Simeon

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals291906.63202
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)22713.52501
1Cornell Conely (Sr)22211.0250
4Lovell Smith (Sr)13604.6200
5James Bell (Jr)7618.7320
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)3124.01001
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)284.0120
Simeon

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals711015.7302
1Cornell Conely (Sr)35016.7201
3Raymond Liggins (Sr)22512.515
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)13030.0301
15Keylin Jones (Jr)155.05
Simeon

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#Athlete NameFumLostPnk Blk
Team Totals1
5James Bell (Jr)1
Simeon

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals19011039290396
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)2727
1Cornell Conely (Sr)22503572
3Raymond Liggins (Sr)2525
4Lovell Smith (Sr)6060
5James Bell (Jr)6161
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)1212
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)83090128
15Keylin Jones (Jr)55
Simeon

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals190110110300
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)2727
1Cornell Conely (Sr)225072
3Raymond Liggins (Sr)2525
4Lovell Smith (Sr)6060
5James Bell (Jr)6161
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)12110122
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)83038
15Keylin Jones (Jr)55
Simeon

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals269352.0
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)11
1Cornell Conely (Sr)33
5James Bell (Jr)331.0
9Maxwell Tomlin (Jr)11
11Davion Hall (Jr)44
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)22
19Brian Demoss (Jr)221.0
21Darryl Mitchell (Jr)22
23Tyler Spearman (Jr)11
24Adonis Allen (Jr)11
26Eric Bowens (Sr)112
33Donovan Watkins (Jr)11
34T. Richardson (Sr)224
40Jeremiah Gowder (Jr)11
42Maurice Tabron (Sr)11
45Joshua Ligon (Jr)11
52C. Randolph Jr. (Jr)112
82B. Lampkin III (Jr)11
Simeon

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHurs
Team Totals2.0
5James Bell (Jr)1.0
19Brian Demoss (Jr)1.0
Simeon

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals19090.06
7Landon Watson (Sr)1
11Davion Hall (Jr)1
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)19090.01
45Joshua Ligon (Jr)1
Simeon

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#Athlete NameKO RetsYdsAvgLngP RetsYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals33913.025122.026
1Cornell Conely (Sr)23517.525
Simeon

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals53060
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)162
1Cornell Conely (Sr)16
4Lovell Smith (Sr)2
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)162
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)212
Simeon

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals2215
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)11
1Cornell Conely (Sr)11
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)11
13Kenyia Benbow (Sr)112
Simeon

Conversions

#Athlete NameC RushC RecTotal
Team Totals33
0Tommy Rivers (Sr)11
4Lovell Smith (Sr)11
12A. Croom Jr. (Sr)11
Taft has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Taft defeated by Simeon

September 19, 2025: Chicago, IL 60631

In Friday's league game, the Simeon Wolverines (Chicago, IL) football team were victorious over the host Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL), by a score of 36-14.

In their next game, the Wolverines face the Kenwood Broncos (Chicago, IL) in a Chicago Public - Metro game, on Saturday, September 27. Simeon will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Broncos enter the game with a 3-1 record after their 40-14 league win over Amundsen (Chicago, IL).

The Eagles (1-3) will now prepare for their game against Amundsen (Chicago, IL). The Vikings enter the Chicago Public - Metro game with a 1-3 record. In their last game, Amundsen fell by Kenwood (Chicago, IL), 40-14, in a league game.

Cory WilliamsWolverines Reporter
Brandon EasleyEagles Reporter
  1. Check In

    2nd Quarter
    22 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Simeon 22, Taft 0
    Posted @ 7:56p
  2. Game Attendance

    2nd Quarter
    Attendance At least 1,000
    Posted @ 7:56p
  3. Field Conditions

    2nd Quarter
    Field Conditions Wet
    Posted @ 7:56p
  4. Weather Conditions

    2nd Quarter
    Weather Conditions Fair
    Posted @ 7:56p
  1. B. Easley

    4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
    Simeon
    Wolverines
    30 - 6
    Taft
    Eagles
  2. B. Easley

    4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    Simeon
    Wolverines
    30 - 8
    Taft
    Eagles

Simeon @ Taft Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 19, 2025 @ 7p
Taft High School
The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Simeon (Chicago, IL) by a score of 36-14.

Scoretracker Providers

Cory WilliamsWolverines Reporter
Brandon EasleyEagles Reporter

Rankings & Records

Simeon (25-26)

ILClass
9915
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
7-55-23-14-4.583.714366224

Taft (25-26)

ILClass
29232
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
2-71-60-42-3.222.14389231

Team Scoring Averages

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Simeon
2.05.09.07.030.5
Taft
1.33.91.03.79.9

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Team Stat Comparison

SimeonTaft
172.5Rushing Yards Per Game-
137.0Passing Yards Per Game-
145.0Receiving Yards Per Game-
309.5Total Yards Per Game-
41.9Tackles Per Game-
0.6Sacks Per Game-
0.0Points Per Game-

Team Leaders

SimeonTaftNational Avg.
#5 James Bell60.0Rushing Yards Per Game
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11.0
#12 Anthony Croom Jr.145.6Passing Yards Per Game
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10.7
#1 Cornell Conely57.9Receiving Yards Per Game
-
8.7
#12 Anthony Croom Jr.166.1Total Yards Per Game
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24.5
#0 Tommy Rivers5.9Tackles Per Game
-
2.6
#33 Donovan Watkins0.2Sacks Per Game
-
0.2
#5 James Bell0Points Per Game
-
1.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Simeon1-1Taft0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/27/25KenwoodSimeon(L) 28-2010/4/25TaftKenwood(L) 49-6
10/4/25AmundsenSimeon(W) 26-09/25/25TaftAmundsen(L) 28-6

Record Breakdown

Simeon (25-26)

Taft (25-26)

7-5
Overall
2-7
5-2
League
1-6
0-2
Non-League
1-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-1
Common Opponent
0-2
3-1
Home
0-4
4-4
Away
2-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
2-1
Playoff
0-0
7-5
In-State
2-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0