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Effingham Taylorville

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Tornadoes

The Taylorville (IL) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Effingham (IL) in overtime by a score of 42-41.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Effingham	7	14	0	20	0	41
Taylorville	6	15	0	13	8	42

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Box Score Stats

Effingham (24-25)		Taylorville (24-25)
74	Total Plays	49
19	First Downs	9
6	Penalties	0
58	Penalty Yards	0

Game Stats

Taylorville (24-25)

Effingham

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	11	17	127	.647	11.5	1	1	32	82.2
8	Max Buzzard (Jr)	0	3	0	.000			1		0.0
13	Jaxon Bridges (Jr)	11	14	127	.786	11.5	1		32	129.2

Taylorville

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	11	22	178	.500	16.2	3	1	70	98.1
1	Malique Pearse (Jr)	1	2	20	.500	20.0	1	0	20	125.0
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	10	20	158	.500	15.8	2	1	70	89.2

Effingham

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	56	286	5.1	75	1	5
2	Maxx Kistler (So)	1	2	2.0		0
5	Nolan Fearday (Jr)	2	8	4.0		0
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	49	220	4.5	75	1	5
8	Max Buzzard (Jr)	2	47	23.5		0
13	Jaxon Bridges (Jr)	1	2	2.0		0
24	K. Koeberlein (Sr)	1	7	7.0		0

Taylorville

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	27	98	3.6	36	2
2	Owen Mateer (Jr)	14	57	4.1	9	0
7	Spencer Brown (Jr)	3	0	0.0	10	0
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	10	41	4.1	36	2

Effingham

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	11	129	11.7	32	1
2	Maxx Kistler (So)	4	44	11.0	15
4	Wade Bushur (Jr)	1	15	15.0	15	1
5	Nolan Fearday (Jr)	1	3	3.0	3
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	4	35	8.8	23
15	Hayden Wendling (Jr)	1	32	32.0	32

Taylorville

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	11	177	16.1	70	3
1	Malique Pearse (Jr)	5	118	23.6	70	1
4	Clark Durbin (Sr)	3	16	5.3	12	0
7	Spencer Brown (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8	1
84	Blake Ladage (So)	2	35	17.5	20	1

Effingham

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
2	Maxx Kistler (So)	1	1
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	1	1

Taylorville

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	1	1

Effingham

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	286	129	53	0	468
2	Maxx Kistler (So)	2	44			46
4	Wade Bushur (Jr)		15			15
5	Nolan Fearday (Jr)	8	3			11
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	220	35	13		268
8	Max Buzzard (Jr)	47				47
13	Jaxon Bridges (Jr)	2				2
15	Hayden Wendling (Jr)		32			32
24	K. Koeberlein (Sr)	7				7
33	Hunter Holland (Jr)			40	0	40

Taylorville

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	98	177	275
1	Malique Pearse (Jr)		118	118
2	Owen Mateer (Jr)	57		57
4	Clark Durbin (Sr)		16	16
7	Spencer Brown (Jr)	0	8	8
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	41		41
84	Blake Ladage (So)		35	35

Effingham

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	286	127	129	413
2	Maxx Kistler (So)	2		44	46
4	Wade Bushur (Jr)			15	15
5	Nolan Fearday (Jr)	8		3	11
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	220		35	255
8	Max Buzzard (Jr)	47	0		47
13	Jaxon Bridges (Jr)	2	127		129
15	Hayden Wendling (Jr)			32	32
24	K. Koeberlein (Sr)	7			7

Taylorville

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	98	178	177	276
1	Malique Pearse (Jr)		20	118	138
2	Owen Mateer (Jr)	57			57
4	Clark Durbin (Sr)			16	16
7	Spencer Brown (Jr)	0		8	8
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	41	158		199
84	Blake Ladage (So)			35	35

Effingham

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	25	24	49	5.0
4	Wade Bushur (Jr)	2	3	5
12	William Hecht (So)	1	1	2
23	DJ Latham (Jr)	6	1	7
24	K. Koeberlein (Sr)	1	1	2
33	Hunter Holland (Jr)	3	2	5
36	Logan Jones (Sr)	3	4	7	1.0
42	Max Flack (Jr)	2	3	5	2.0
44	Michael Love	5	5	10	2.0
52	Kayden Mietzner (Sr)	2		2
58	Chase Smith (Jr)		2	2
76	Seaton Hall (Sr)		2	2

Tackles

Taylorville has not entered any tackles stats.

Effingham

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0
33	Hunter Holland (Jr)	1	0	0.0

Defensive Statistics

Taylorville has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Effingham

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	310	51.7	55
18	Maicol Sefton (Jr)	6	310	51.7	55

Kickoffs

Taylorville has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Punts

Effingham has not entered any punts stats.

Taylorville

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	38	19.0	19	0
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	2	38	19.0	19	0

Effingham

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	53	13.3	25	53
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	2	13	6.5	8	13
33	Hunter Holland (Jr)	2	40	20.0	25	40

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Taylorville has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Effingham

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	5	41
4	Wade Bushur (Jr)	1	6		6
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	5	30		30
18	Maicol Sefton (Jr)			5	5

Taylorville

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	4	2	36
1	Malique Pearse (Jr)	1	6	0		6
4	Clark Durbin (Sr)	0	0	4		4
7	Spencer Brown (Jr)	1	6	0		6
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	2	12			12
84	Blake Ladage (So)	1	6	0		6
	Lucas Gerlick (So)				2	2

Effingham

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	6	.8					5
18	Maicol Sefton (Jr)	5	6	.8					5

Taylorville

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	3	.7	0	0		0	2
	Lucas Gerlick (So)	2	3	.7	0	0		0	2

Effingham

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	5	1	6
4	Wade Bushur (Jr)		1	1
7	W. Dunston iv (Sr)	5		5

Taylorville

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	3	5
1	Malique Pearse (Jr)		1	1
7	Spencer Brown (Jr)	0	1	1
15	Baron Odam (Sr)	2		2
84	Blake Ladage (So)		1	1

Conversions

Effingham has not entered any conversions stats.

Taylorville

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		2	2
4	Clark Durbin (Sr)		2	2

Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Taylorville nudges Effingham

October 4, 2024: Taylorville, IL 62568

In Friday's league match, the host Taylorville Tornadoes football squad scored a close 42-41 victory over the Effingham Hearts.

The Tornadoes (2-4) will now prepare for their match against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL). The Greenwave enter the Apollo match with a 2-4 record. In their last match, Mattoon got by Charleston (Charleston, IL), 20-17, in a league match.

Coming up next, the Hearts confront the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs (Mahomet, IL) in a Apollo match, on Friday, October 11. Effingham will attempt to upgrade on its 4-2 season record. The Bulldogs enter the match with a 4-2 record after their 38-14 league win over Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL).

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34 - 34 The scorer has checked in. Effingham 34, THS 34

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Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions Fair

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Rushing Touchdown
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Effingham - #7 Weldon Dunston iv with a 1 Yd Rushing TD. Effingham 40, THS 34

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Made Point After
EffinghamOvertime ~10 minutes to go
Effingham - PAT Good. Effingham 41, THS 34

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End of Game
Final
Effingham 41, THS 34

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Effingham @ Taylorville Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 4, 2024 @ 7p

Taylorville HS

The Taylorville (IL) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Effingham (IL) in overtime by a score of 42-41.

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Rankings & Records

Effingham (24-25)

IL
259

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-5	2-3	3-2	1-3	.444	.400	242	290

Taylorville (24-25)

IL	Class
215	23

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-5	3-2	1-3	3-2	.444	.600	245	224

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Effingham	5.0	8.3	4.1	7.0	0	26.9
Taylorville	7.9	7.7	2.9	7.9	8.0	27.2

Team Stat Comparison

Effingham		Taylorville
211.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	145.6
110.2	Passing Yards Per Game	162.9
108.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	162.9
321.6	Total Yards Per Game	308.4
48.8	Tackles Per Game	-
0.9	Sacks Per Game	-
26.9	Points Per Game	23.6

Team Leaders

Effingham		Taylorville	National Avg.
#7 Weldon Dunston iv178.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	#15 Baron Odam70.1	20.4
#13 Jaxon Bridges101.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#15 Baron Odam158.7	51.0
#89 Rylan Pals44.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#4 Clark Durbin65.1	17.4
#7 Weldon Dunston iv196.9	Total Yards Per Game	#15 Baron Odam228.9	36.6
#44 Michael Love7.9	Tackles Per Game	-	2.7
#44 Michael Love0.6	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#7 Weldon Dunston iv18.0	Points Per Game	#15 Baron Odam6.0	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Effingham	3-2		Taylorville	3-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/30/24	Robinson	Effingham	(W) 54-30	9/6/24	Taylorville	Robinson	(W) 34-0
9/20/24	Mattoon	Effingham	(W) 52-29	10/11/24	Taylorville	Mattoon	(W) 21-7
9/27/24	Charleston	Effingham	(W) 30-20	10/18/24	Taylorville	Charleston	(W) 35-23
10/11/24	Mahomet-Seymour	Effingham	(L) 49-0	9/27/24	Mahomet-Seymour	Taylorville	(L) 28-6
10/18/24	Effingham	Mt. Zion	(L) 28-0	9/20/24	Taylorville	Mt. Zion	(L) 14-12

Record Breakdown

Effingham (24-25)		Taylorville (24-25)
4-5	Overall	4-5
2-3	League	3-2
2-2	Non-League	1-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
3-2	Common Opponent	3-2
3-2	Home	1-3
1-3	Away	3-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-1
4-5	In-State	4-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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Passing

Rushing

Rushing

Receiving

Receiving

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

All Purpose Yards

All Purpose Yards

Total Yards

Total Yards

Tackles

Tackles

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Points

Points

PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

Touchdowns

Conversions

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Illinois High School Football - Taylorville nudges Effingham

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