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The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL) varsity football team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Marquette (Ottawa, IL) by a score of 28-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Marquette	-	-	-	-	6
GCMS	-	-	-	-	28

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Game Stats

Marquette (25-26)

Marquette

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	18	78	.500	8.7	1	2	40.7
6	Connor Baker (So)	0	1	0	.000		0	0	39.6
11	Anthony Couch (Sr)	9	17	78	.529	8.7	1	2	45.3

Marquette

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	35	108	3.1
2	N. Thomas (So)	1	2	2.0
6	Connor Baker (So)	5	19	3.8
11	Anthony Couch (Sr)	13	33	2.5
22	Kenny Carlson (So)	6	20	3.3
25	Jaxsen Higgins (Sr)	1	0	0.0
32	Grant Dose (Sr)	8	33	4.1
56	Matt Graham (Sr)	1	1	1.0

Marquette

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	3	42	14.0
6	Connor Baker (So)	1	5	5.0
7	Blayden Cassel (So)	1	33	33.0
32	Grant Dose (Sr)	1	4	4.0

Marquette

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	108	42	150
2	N. Thomas (So)	2	0	2
6	Connor Baker (So)	19	5	24
7	Blayden Cassel (So)	0	33	33
11	Anthony Couch (Sr)	33	0	33
22	Kenny Carlson (So)	20	0	20
32	Grant Dose (Sr)	33	4	37
56	Matt Graham (Sr)	1	0	1

Marquette

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	108	78	42	186
2	N. Thomas (So)	2	0	0	2
6	Connor Baker (So)	19	0	5	24
7	Blayden Cassel (So)	0	0	33	33
11	Anthony Couch (Sr)	33	78	0	111
22	Kenny Carlson (So)	20	0	0	20
32	Grant Dose (Sr)	33	0	4	37
56	Matt Graham (Sr)	1	0	0	1

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Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (25-26)

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	12	128	.583	18.3	4	0		134.7
4	Reece Milligan (Jr)	7	12	128	.583	18.3	4	0		134.7

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	7	12	1.7
1	Mitchell Heinz (Jr)	1	3	3.0
3	Jack Willoby (Sr)	1	10	10.0
4	Reece Milligan (Jr)	4	2	0.5
38	Graydon Leonard (Jr)	1	-3	-3.0

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	5	101	20.2	3
3	Jack Willoby (Sr)	3	73	24.3	1
7	Bryce Adkins (Jr)	1	18	18.0	1
12	Kasen Defries (Jr)	1	10	10.0	1

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	12	101	113
1	Mitchell Heinz (Jr)	3	0	3
3	Jack Willoby (Sr)	10	73	83
4	Reece Milligan (Jr)	2	0	2
7	Bryce Adkins (Jr)	0	18	18
12	Kasen Defries (Jr)	0	10	10
38	Graydon Leonard (Jr)	-3	0	-3

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	12	128	101	140
1	Mitchell Heinz (Jr)	3	0	0	3
3	Jack Willoby (Sr)	10	0	73	83
4	Reece Milligan (Jr)	2	128	0	130
7	Bryce Adkins (Jr)	0	0	18	18
12	Kasen Defries (Jr)	0	0	10	10
38	Graydon Leonard (Jr)	-3	0	0	-3

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1
7	Bryce Adkins (Jr)	1

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals					4
19	Brayden Elliott					4

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0	0	0			4
19	Brayden Elliott	4	4	1.0	0	0			4

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rec
	Team Totals	3
3	Jack Willoby (Sr)	1
7	Bryce Adkins (Jr)	1
12	Kasen Defries (Jr)	1

Recap Video

Game Recap: Marquette @ GCMS Boys Varsity Football 2:40

Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley over Marquette

November 1, 2025: Ottawa, IL 61350

The crowd at Saturday's non-league contest between the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL) and the host Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL), witnessed Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's football squad knock off Marquette by a tally of 28-6.

Check In
2nd Quarter
0 - 7 The scorer has checked in. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:36p
Game Attendance
2nd Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 1:36p
Field Conditions
2nd Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 1:36p
Weather Conditions
2nd Quarter
Weather Conditions Cold

Posted @ 1:36p
0 - 7

Fumble Recovery
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley recovered a fumble by Marquette. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:39p
0 - 7

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 4th down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 15-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:40p
0 - 7

Punt
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has punted to Marquette. Marquette has the ball on their own 41-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:41p
0 - 7

Update
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Marquette - 2nd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 41-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:42p
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Update
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Marquette - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 44-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:43p
0 - 7

Update
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Marquette - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's 46-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:44p
0 - 7

Update
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Marquette - 2nd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 49-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:46p
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Update
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Marquette - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 46-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:47p
0 - 7

Update
Marquette2nd Quarter Under a minute
Marquette - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's 45-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 1:47p
0 - 7

Halftime
Halftime
Marquette 0, GCMS 7

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Posted @ 1:49p
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Start of 3rd Quarter
Marquette3rd Quarter
Marquette to kick off to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

Posted @ 2:09p
0 - 7

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 1st down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 31-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 2:09p
0 - 7

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 1st down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on Marquette's 25-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 2:14p
0 - 7

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 1st down, ~7 minutes to go, ball on Marquette's 1-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 7

Posted @ 2:17p
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Rushing Touchdown
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - Rushing TD. Marquette 0, GCMS 13

Posted @ 2:17p
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Made Point After
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - PAT Good. Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:18p
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Possession Update - Kickoff
Marquette3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley kicked off to Marquette. Marquette has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:20p
0 - 14

Update
Marquette3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Marquette - 4th down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on their own 28-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:22p
0 - 14

Interception
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley intercepts a Marquette pass and has the ball on Marquette's 34-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:22p
0 - 14

Fumble Recovery
Marquette3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Marquette recovered a fumble by Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley and has the ball on their own 28-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:26p
0 - 14

Turnover on Downs
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley3rd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Marquette has turned possession over on downs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has the ball on their own 35-yard line. Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:29p
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End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Marquette 0, GCMS 14

Posted @ 2:33p
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Rushing Touchdown
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - Rushing TD. Marquette 0, GCMS 20

Posted @ 2:34p
0 - 21

Made Point After
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - PAT Good. Marquette 0, GCMS 21

Posted @ 2:34p
6 - 21

Passing Touchdown
Marquette4th Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Marquette - Pass completed for a TD. Marquette 6, GCMS 21

Posted @ 2:41p
6 - 21

Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
Marquette4th Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Marquette - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Marquette 6, GCMS 21

Posted @ 2:41p
6 - 21

Possession Update - Kickoff
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Marquette kicked off to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has the ball. Marquette 6, GCMS 21

Posted @ 2:44p
6 - 27

Passing Touchdown
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - Pass completed for a TD. Marquette 6, GCMS 27

Posted @ 2:52p
6 - 28

Made Point After
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - PAT Good. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 2:52p
6 - 28

Possession Update - Kickoff
Marquette4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley kicked off to Marquette. Marquette has the ball. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 2:55p
6 - 28

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 1st down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on Marquette's 34-yard line. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 2:56p
6 - 28

Long Run
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley with a long run. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has the ball on Marquette's 7-yard line. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 2:57p
6 - 28

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 2nd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on Marquette's 4-yard line. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 2:58p
6 - 28

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter Under a minute
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on Marquette's 2-yard line. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 2:59p
6 - 28

Update
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley4th Quarter Under a minute
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley - 4th down, Under a minute, ball on their own 2-yard line. Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 3p
6 - 28

End of Game
Final
Marquette 6, GCMS 28

Posted @ 3p

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Marquette vs GCMS Football Game Info

Sat., Nov. 1, 2025 @ 1p

The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL) varsity football team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Marquette (Ottawa, IL) by a score of 28-6.

This game is a part of the "2025 IHSA High School Football Playoff Brackets: Illinois - Class 1A" tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Marquette (25-26)

IL	Class
200	15

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
6-4	2-1	3-1	3-2	0-1	.600	.667	384	198

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (25-26)

IL	Class
182	11

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-2	3-0	5-1	2-1	1-0	.800	1.000	311	185

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Marquette	0	22.0	0	0	38.4
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	8.8	12.2	10.2	1.4	31.1

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Team Stat Comparison

Marquette		Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
128.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	32.6
59.4	Passing Yards Per Game	63.6
53.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	39.6
187.8	Total Yards Per Game	96.2

Team Leaders

Marquette		Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	National Avg.
#32 Grant Dose91.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#24 Kian Wilson36.0	11.7
#11 Anthony Couch99.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#4 Reece Milligan149.0	11.6
#7 Blayden Cassel30.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	#3 Jack Willoby41.6	9.3
#11 Anthony Couch130.5	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Reece Milligan171.0	25.6

Record Breakdown

Marquette (25-26)		Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (25-26)
6-4	Overall	8-2
2-1	League	3-0
4-2	Non-League	4-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
3-1	Home	5-1
3-2	Away	2-1
0-1	Neutral	1-0
0-1	Playoff	1-0
6-3	In-State	8-2
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0