Illinois High School Football - Athens overwhelms Riverton
October 14, 2022: Riverton, IL 62561 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) and the host Riverton Hawks (Riverton, IL), observed Athens's football squad bounce Riverton by a count of 49-0.
The Warriors now own a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Maroa-Forsyth for a Sangamo contest on Friday, October 21. Athens will play a Trojans squad coming off a 51-13 league win over New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 8-0.
Coming up next, the Hawks play the Pittsfield Saukees (Pittsfield, IL) in a Sangamo contest, on Friday, October 21. Riverton will attempt to upgrade on its 1-6 season record. The Saukees go into the contest with a 1-7 record after their 24-12 league win over PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg, IL).