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Bloom Shepard

Blazing Trojan

Astros

The Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) varsity flag football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL) by a score of 24-22.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bloom	-	-	-	-	22
Shepard	-	-	-	-	24

Final score provided by R. Stewart.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Illinois High School Flag Football - Shepard nudges Bloom

August 28, 2025: Palos Heights, IL 60463

In Thursday's non-league match, the host Shepard Astros flag football squad scored a close 24-22 triumph over the Bloom Blazing Trojan.

The Astros (2-0) will now prepare for their match against Andrew (Tinley Park, IL). The Thunderbolts come into the non-league match with a 2-1 record. In their last match, Andrew was tipped by Mother McAuley (Chicago, IL), 13-12, in a non-league battle.

The Blazing Trojan now have a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Joliet Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, August 30. Bloom will play a Steelmen team coming off a 40-26 league loss to Plainfield East (Plainfield, IL). The Steelmen record now stands at 0-2.

Bloom @ Shepard Flag Football Game Info

Thu., Aug. 28, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) varsity flag football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL) by a score of 24-22.

Rankings & Records

Bloom (25-26)

National	IL
1,221	147

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-10	1-3	6-3	2-6	0-1	.444	.250	300	399

Shepard (25-26)

National	IL
1,033	129

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
6-4	4-2	4-1	2-3	.600	.667	178	171

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bloom	0	0	0	0	16.7
Shepard	10.0	3.0	0	0	17.8

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Bloom	3-1		Shepard	3-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/2/25	Bloom	Andrew	(L) 32-6	9/3/25	Andrew	Shepard	(L) 22-7
9/4/25	Bloom	Bremen	(W) 18-12	9/15/25	Bremen	Shepard	(W) 25-21
9/30/25	Blue Island Eisenhower	Bloom	(W) 36-0	9/18/25	Shepard	Blue Island Eisenhower	(W) 26-16
10/6/25	Richards	Bloom	(W) 13-6	9/25/25	Shepard	Richards	(L) 18-14
				9/29/25	Richards	Shepard	(W) 26-0

Record Breakdown

Bloom (25-26)		Shepard (25-26)
8-10	Overall	6-4
1-3	League	5-3
6-6	Non-League	1-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
3-1	Common Opponent	3-2
6-3	Home	4-1
2-6	Away	2-3
0-1	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-0
8-10	In-State	6-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0