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Effingham Centralia

Hearts

Orphans

The Centralia (IL) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Effingham (IL) by a score of 61-34.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Effingham	21	20	7	13	61
Centralia	7	13	0	14	34

Final score provided by N. Mathis.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Effingham (23-24)

Effingham

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	14	216	.714	21.6	2		38	153.3
1	Gaige Gillum (Sr)	10	14	216	.714	21.6	2		38	153.3

Effingham

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	50	356	7.1	33	1	7
1	Gaige Gillum (Sr)	8	21	2.6	9	0
7	W. Dunston iv (Jr)	39	300	7.7	33	1	6
33	Hunter Holland (So)	3	35	11.7	16	0	1

Effingham

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	11	217	19.7	38	2
6	B. Meltabarger (So)	1	1	1.0	1
11	Andrew Lotz (Sr)	2	66	33.0	38	1
12	Brodie Belcher (Jr)	4	70	17.5	37	1
81	Colton Webb (Jr)	1	9	9.0	9
83	Hunter Reed (Sr)	3	71	23.7	31

Effingham

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	PR	Total
	Team Totals	356	217	44	617
1	Gaige Gillum (Sr)	21			21
2	Jacob Weaver (Sr)			44	44
6	B. Meltabarger (So)		1		1
7	W. Dunston iv (Jr)	300			300
11	Andrew Lotz (Sr)		66		66
12	Brodie Belcher (Jr)		70		70
33	Hunter Holland (So)	35			35
81	Colton Webb (Jr)		9		9
83	Hunter Reed (Sr)		71		71

Effingham

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	356	216	217	572
1	Gaige Gillum (Sr)	21	216		237
6	B. Meltabarger (So)			1	1
7	W. Dunston iv (Jr)	300			300
11	Andrew Lotz (Sr)			66	66
12	Brodie Belcher (Jr)			70	70
33	Hunter Holland (So)	35			35
81	Colton Webb (Jr)			9	9
83	Hunter Reed (Sr)			71	71

Effingham

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	36	12	48
2	Jacob Weaver (Sr)	5	1	6
4	Wade Bushur (So)	1	1	2
10	Nick Martin (Jr)	2		2
15	Hayden Wendling (So)	1		1
20	Aidan Carrell (So)		1	1
23	D J Latham (So)	1		1
24	K. Koeberlein (Jr)	1		1
25	Will Hecht (Fr)		1	1
25	Will Hecht (Fr)		1	1
32	Dalton Buckels (Jr)		2	2
35	Zach Donaldson (Sr)	2	1	3
36	Logan Jones (Jr)		1	1
40	Spencer Fox (Sr)	4	1	5
40	Spencer Fox (Sr)	4	1	5
44	Michael Love (Jr)	5	1	6
54	Aiden Mccarty (So)	1		1
75	Eli Middendorf (Sr)	1		1
84	Logan Kessler (Sr)	5		5
88	Kayden Mietzner (Jr)	1		1
99	Charlie Ring (Sr)	2		2

Effingham

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	2
35	Zach Donaldson (Sr)	1
40	Spencer Fox (Sr)	1

Effingham

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	10	429	42.9	55
18	Maicol Sefton (So)	10	429	42.9	55

Effingham

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	73	36.5	41
18	Maicol Sefton (So)	2	73	36.5	41

Effingham

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals					1	44	44.0			44
2	Jacob Weaver (Sr)					1	44	44.0			44

Effingham

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	9	54	7	61
7	W. Dunston iv (Jr)	6	36		36
11	Andrew Lotz (Sr)	1	6		6
12	Brodie Belcher (Jr)	1	6		6
18	Maicol Sefton (So)			7	7
33	Hunter Holland (So)	1	6		6

Effingham

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	7	9	.8					7
18	Maicol Sefton (So)	7	9	.8					7

Effingham

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	7	2	9
7	W. Dunston iv (Jr)	6		6
11	Andrew Lotz (Sr)		1	1
12	Brodie Belcher (Jr)		1	1
33	Hunter Holland (So)	1		1

Effingham's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Centralia (23-24)

Centralia has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Effingham knocks off Centralia

October 20, 2023: Centralia, IL 62801

The Effingham Flaming Hearts football squad scored 61 points and limited the host Centralia Orphans to 34 in the Flaming Hearts non-league win on Friday.

The Flaming Hearts now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Zion for a Apollo battle on Saturday, October 28. Effingham will play a Braves squad coming off a 41-6 non-league win over Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Braves record now stands at 7-2.

Check In
1st Quarter
0 - 7 The scorer has checked in. Effingham 0, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:07p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:07p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:07p
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 7:07p
6 - 7

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 6, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:08p
7 - 7

Made Point After
Effingham1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 7, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:08p
13 - 7

Passing Touchdown
Effingham1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Effingham - Pass completed for a TD. Effingham 13, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:14p
14 - 7

Made Point After
Effingham1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 14, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:14p
20 - 7

Passing Touchdown
Effingham1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Effingham - Pass completed for a TD. Effingham 20, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:25p
21 - 7

Made Point After
Effingham1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 21, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:25p
21 - 7

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Effingham 21, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:31p
27 - 7

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 27, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:44p
28 - 7

Made Point After
Effingham2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 28, Centralia 7

Posted @ 7:44p
28 - 13

Passing Touchdown
Centralia2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Centralia - Pass completed for a TD. Effingham 28, Centralia 13

Posted @ 7:47p
28 - 13

Missed Point After
Centralia2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Centralia - PAT Missed. Effingham 28, Centralia 13

Posted @ 7:48p
34 - 13

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 34, Centralia 13

Posted @ 7:53p
34 - 13

Missed Point After
Effingham2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Missed. Effingham 34, Centralia 13

Posted @ 7:53p
34 - 19

Passing Touchdown
Centralia2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Centralia - Pass completed for a TD. Effingham 34, Centralia 19

Posted @ 8:05p
34 - 20

Made Point After
Centralia2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Centralia - PAT Good. Effingham 34, Centralia 20

Posted @ 8:06p
40 - 20

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham2nd Quarter Under a minute
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 40, Centralia 20

Posted @ 8:12p
41 - 20

Made Point After
Effingham2nd Quarter Under a minute
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 41, Centralia 20

Posted @ 8:12p
41 - 20

Halftime
Halftime
Effingham 41, Centralia 20

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Posted @ 8:17p
41 - 20

Start of 3rd Quarter
Centralia3rd Quarter
Centralia to kick off to Effingham.

Posted @ 8:42p
47 - 20

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 47, Centralia 20

Posted @ 8:51p
48 - 20

Made Point After
Effingham3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 48, Centralia 20

Posted @ 8:52p
48 - 20

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Effingham 48, Centralia 20

Posted @ 9p
48 - 26

Rushing Touchdown
Centralia4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Centralia - Rushing TD. Effingham 48, Centralia 26

Posted @ 9:05p
48 - 27

Made Point After
Centralia4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Centralia - PAT Good. Effingham 48, Centralia 27

Posted @ 9:06p
54 - 27

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 54, Centralia 27

Posted @ 9:12p
54 - 27

Missed Point After
Effingham4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Missed. Effingham 54, Centralia 27

Posted @ 9:12p
54 - 33

Passing Touchdown
Centralia4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Centralia - Pass completed for a TD. Effingham 54, Centralia 33

Posted @ 9:19p
54 - 34

Made Point After
Centralia4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Centralia - PAT Good. Effingham 54, Centralia 34

Posted @ 9:19p
60 - 34

Rushing Touchdown
Effingham4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Effingham - Rushing TD. Effingham 60, Centralia 34

Posted @ 9:27p
61 - 34

Made Point After
Effingham4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 61, Centralia 34

Posted @ 9:28p
61 - 34

End of Game
Final
Effingham 61, Centralia 34

Posted @ 9:33p

Effingham @ Centralia Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 20, 2023 @ 7p

The Centralia (IL) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Effingham (IL) by a score of 61-34.

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Rankings & Records

Effingham (23-24)

IL	Class
178	20

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-5	3-2	2-2	3-3	.500	.600	273	250

Centralia (23-24)

IL
311

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
2-7	1-3	1-4	1-3	.222	.250	241	363

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Effingham	5.3	9.0	7.8	6.6	6.0	27.3
Centralia	5.3	6.7	4.0	12.4	0	26.8

Team Stat Comparison

Effingham		Centralia
217.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
104.1	Passing Yards Per Game	0.0
104.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	-
321.1	Total Yards Per Game	0.0
55.6	Tackles Per Game	-
27.3	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Effingham		Centralia	National Avg.
#7 Weldon Dunston iv151.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	20.6
#1 Gaige Gillum104.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#4 Daryle Jones0	50.5
#11 Andrew Lotz52.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	-	17.5
#1 Gaige Gillum153.7	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Daryle Jones0	36.9
#35 Zach Donaldson7.3	Tackles Per Game	-	2.7
#7 Weldon Dunston iv10.2	Points Per Game	-	2.1

Record Breakdown

Effingham (23-24)		Centralia (23-24)
5-5	Overall	2-7
3-2	League	1-3
2-2	Non-League	1-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
2-2	Home	1-4
3-3	Away	1-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
5-5	In-State	2-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0