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The Normal University (Normal, IL) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Rochester (IL) by a score of 56-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Rochester	28	21	0	7	56
Normal University	0	7	0	0	7

Final score provided by D. Burras.

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Box Score Stats

Rochester (25-26)		Normal University (25-26)
59	Total Plays	47
22	First Downs	8
9	Penalties	1
57	Penalty Yards	5
27:49	Possession Time	20:11

Game Stats

Normal University (25-26)

Rochester

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	19	265	.737	18.9	5	155.2
3	JP Leonard (Jr)	7	11	111	.636	15.9	3	136.7
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	7	8	154	.875	22.0	2	166.7

Normal University

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	26	103	.385	10.3	1	1	47	47.4
10	Owen Kirby (Jr)	9	21	103	.429	11.4	1	0	47	74.1
11	Griffin Meyer (Sr)	0	2	0	.000		0	1		0.0
16	Brady Wettstein (So)	1	3	0	.333	0.0	0	0	0	42.4

Rochester

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	32	166	5.2	3
0	David Kates (Sr)	7	25	3.6	1
3	JP Leonard (Jr)	2	-4	-2.0
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	2	20	10.0	1
12	Nate Swaney (Jr)	1	10	10.0
22	Khorbin Gregory (Sr)	1	10	10.0
23	Will Ethell (So)	4	21	5.3
25	Kaiden Stout (Sr)	5	19	3.8	1
28	Isaac Hardas (Jr)	2	2	1.0
32	Jorey Myren (Sr)	2	15	7.5
40	Evrim Tabag (So)	2	20	10.0
48	Kaden Kavanagh (So)	3	9	3.0
83	Hugo Hunter (So)	1	19	19.0

Normal University

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	21	24	1.1	14
10	Owen Kirby (Jr)	6	-7	-1.2	5
11	Griffin Meyer (Sr)	2	18	9.0	14
12	Max Dameron (Sr)	2	3	1.5	3
16	Brady Wettstein (So)	1	5	5.0	5
23	C. Cunningham (So)	1	-14	-14.0	-14
28	Mahkah Marlett (So)	1	5	5.0	5
48	Jacob Hoffmann (Jr)	2	1	0.5	1
55	Rhett Lynch (Jr)	6	13	2.2	8

Rochester

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	14	265	18.9	5
0	David Kates (Sr)	1	55	55.0	1
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)	1	9	9.0	1
2	Tristan Stanton (Sr)	1	12	12.0
5	Reece Gade (So)	1	52	52.0
6	Eli Cox (Jr)	3	64	21.3	2
12	Nate Swaney (Jr)	3	30	10.0
25	Kaiden Stout (Sr)	3	40	13.3	1
32	Jorey Myren (Sr)	1	3	3.0

Normal University

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	10	103	10.3	47	1
2	Cade Cunningham (Sr)	3	14	4.7	6	1
8	Jackson Vance (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10
33	B. Klemmensen (Sr)	1	19	19.0	19
55	Rhett Lynch (Jr)	1	-1	-1.0	-1
85	Braden Bozarth (Jr)	3	61	20.3	47
88	Karmy Kays (So)	1	0	0.0	0

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Rochester has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Normal University

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	3	1	5
10	Owen Kirby (Jr)	1
22	Sean Vazquez (Jr)	1
52	Sam Karun (Jr)			1
54	Hagan Corry (Sr)			2
62	M. Bennett Jr (Jr)			2
85	Braden Bozarth (Jr)	1	1

Rochester

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	166	265	431
0	David Kates (Sr)	25	55	80
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)		9	9
2	Tristan Stanton (Sr)		12	12
3	JP Leonard (Jr)	-4		-4
5	Reece Gade (So)		52	52
6	Eli Cox (Jr)		64	64
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	20		20
12	Nate Swaney (Jr)	10	30	40
22	Khorbin Gregory (Sr)	10		10
23	Will Ethell (So)	21		21
25	Kaiden Stout (Sr)	19	40	59
28	Isaac Hardas (Jr)	2		2
32	Jorey Myren (Sr)	15	3	18
40	Evrim Tabag (So)	20		20
48	Kaden Kavanagh (So)	9		9
83	Hugo Hunter (So)	19		19

Normal University

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	24	103	152	16	295
2	Cade Cunningham (Sr)		14			14
3	Aiden Olson (Sr)			23		23
6	Darieus Perry (Jr)			51		51
8	Jackson Vance (Sr)		10			10
9	Austin Kruger (Sr)				16	16
10	Owen Kirby (Jr)	-7				-7
11	Griffin Meyer (Sr)	18				18
12	Max Dameron (Sr)	3				3
16	Brady Wettstein (So)	5				5
22	Sean Vazquez (Jr)			52		52
23	C. Cunningham (So)	-14				-14
28	Mahkah Marlett (So)	5				5
33	B. Klemmensen (Sr)		19			19
48	Jacob Hoffmann (Jr)	1				1
55	Rhett Lynch (Jr)	13	-1			12
81	Blake Schlipf (Jr)			26		26
85	Braden Bozarth (Jr)		61			61

Rochester

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	166	265	265	431
0	David Kates (Sr)	25		55	80
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)			9	9
2	Tristan Stanton (Sr)			12	12
3	JP Leonard (Jr)	-4	111		107
5	Reece Gade (So)			52	52
6	Eli Cox (Jr)			64	64
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	20	154		174
12	Nate Swaney (Jr)	10		30	40
22	Khorbin Gregory (Sr)	10			10
23	Will Ethell (So)	21			21
25	Kaiden Stout (Sr)	19		40	59
28	Isaac Hardas (Jr)	2			2
32	Jorey Myren (Sr)	15		3	18
40	Evrim Tabag (So)	20			20
48	Kaden Kavanagh (So)	9			9
83	Hugo Hunter (So)	19			19

Normal University

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	24	103	103	127
2	Cade Cunningham (Sr)			14	14
8	Jackson Vance (Sr)			10	10
10	Owen Kirby (Jr)	-7	103		96
11	Griffin Meyer (Sr)	18	0		18
12	Max Dameron (Sr)	3			3
16	Brady Wettstein (So)	5	0		5
23	C. Cunningham (So)	-14			-14
28	Mahkah Marlett (So)	5			5
33	B. Klemmensen (Sr)			19	19
48	Jacob Hoffmann (Jr)	1			1
55	Rhett Lynch (Jr)	13		-1	12
85	Braden Bozarth (Jr)			61	61

Rochester

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	27	25	52	12.0
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)	1	0	1
4	Zane Zulauf (Jr)	2	1	3	1.0
6	Eli Cox (Jr)	1		1
8	Xander Bridge (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	1	2	3
12	Nate Swaney (Jr)	0	1	1
14	Frank Stefano (Jr)	2	1	3
15	Nick Febus (So)	0	1	1
23	Will Ethell (So)	3		3
24	K. Gregory (So)		1	1
27	Grayson Whaley (Jr)	2		2
28	Isaac Hardas (Jr)	2	1	3	1.0
30	Cash Peters (Jr)	0	2	2
32	Jorey Myren (Sr)	3	1	4
34	Macklin Nelson (So)	3	3	6	2.0
40	Evrim Tabag (So)	1	2	3
41	Parker Seifert (Jr)	0	1	1	1.0
44	Colton Maltby (Jr)	1	2	3	2.0
45	Jake Miller (So)	0	1	1	1.0
48	Kaden Kavanagh (So)	0	1	1
52	Clay Matthews (Jr)	1		1
88	C. Broughton (Sr)	3	3	6	3.0

Normal University

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	27	22	49	5.0
3	Aiden Olson (Sr)	2	1	3
5	Calvin Jones Jr (Sr)	1		1
6	Darieus Perry (Jr)	1		1
9	Austin Kruger (Sr)	5	1	6
11	Griffin Meyer (Sr)	4	2	6	1.0
12	Max Dameron (Sr)		3	3
13	Andrew Felstead (Jr)	2	1	3	1.0
19	Korey Dolk (Jr)	3		3
20	D. Kovalaske (Jr)	1	1	2
22	Sean Vazquez (Jr)	1		1
23	C. Cunningham (So)		1	1
26	Archer Souder (Jr)	1		1
28	Mahkah Marlett (So)	1		1
30	Jack Heinz (So)		1	1
42	Hayden Washum (Jr)	1	3	4	2.0
48	Jacob Hoffmann (Jr)	1	3	4	1.0
50	Chris Nsindu (Jr)	1		1
51	Joseph Donahue (Jr)	1		1
52	Sam Karun (Jr)		1	1
72	C. James Jr. (Sr)		2	2
81	Blake Schlipf (Jr)	1	1	2
88	Karmy Kays (So)		1	1

Rochester

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0	12
8	Xander Bridge (Sr)	1.0	2
28	Isaac Hardas (Jr)		2
40	Evrim Tabag (So)		1
44	Colton Maltby (Jr)		1
45	Jake Miller (So)	1.0	2
50	Dylan Durocher (Jr)		1
60	Wesley Sheraden (Sr)		1
88	C. Broughton (Sr)		2

Normal University

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	5
13	Andrew Felstead (Jr)	1.0	5

Rochester

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	1	6	2	2
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)		1
4	Zane Zulauf (Jr)	1
6	Eli Cox (Jr)		2		1
22	Khorbin Gregory (Sr)		1
24	K. Gregory (So)		2	1
44	Colton Maltby (Jr)			1
88	C. Broughton (Sr)				1

Normal University

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD
	Team Totals	2
5	Calvin Jones Jr (Sr)	1
9	Austin Kruger (Sr)	1

Kickoffs

Rochester has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Normal University

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	1	31	31.0	31
40	Ethan Lavazza (Sr)	1	31	31.0	31

Punts

Rochester has not entered any punts stats.

Normal University

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	171	28.5	46	1
10	Owen Kirby (Jr)	5	156	31.2	46	1
16	Brady Wettstein (So)	1	15	15.0	15

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Rochester has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Normal University

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	9	152	16.9	30	1	16	16.0	16	168
3	Aiden Olson (Sr)	1	23	23.0	23					23
6	Darieus Perry (Jr)	3	51	17.0	23					51
9	Austin Kruger (Sr)					1	16	16.0	16	16
22	Sean Vazquez (Jr)	4	52	13.0	30					52
81	Blake Schlipf (Jr)	1	26	26.0	26					26

Rochester

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	8	48	7
0	David Kates (Sr)	2	12
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)	1	6
6	Eli Cox (Jr)	2	12
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	1	6
18	Carson Berberet (Sr)			7
25	Kaiden Stout (Sr)	2	12

Normal University

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	1
2	Cade Cunningham (Sr)	1	6
40	Ethan Lavazza (Sr)			1

Rochester

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	7	7	1.0					7
18	Carson Berberet (Sr)	7	7	1.0					7

Normal University

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
40	Ethan Lavazza (Sr)	1	1	1.0					1

Rochester

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	5	8
0	David Kates (Sr)	1	1	2
1	Brooks Gavin (Sr)		1	1
6	Eli Cox (Jr)		2	2
9	Tanner Beal (Sr)	1		1
25	Kaiden Stout (Sr)	1	1	2

Normal University

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		1					1
2	Cade Cunningham (Sr)		1					1

Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Rochester triumphant over Normal University

September 26, 2025: Normal, IL 61761

The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the host Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL), witnessed Rochester's football squad wallop Normal University by a final score of 56-7.

With the win, Rochester advances its record to 4-1 on the season. The Rockets travel to Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL) to encounter the Panthers in a Central State Eight - East bout on Friday, October 3. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 0-5. Decatur Eisenhower lost 33-20 in their recent league bout against Lincoln (Lincoln, IL)

The Pioneers now own a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Glenwood for a Central State Eight - East contest on Friday, October 3. Normal University will encounter a Titans team coming off a 49-0 league win over MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Titans record now stands at 5-0.

Check In
2nd Quarter
35 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Rochester 35, NU 0

Posted @ 7:45p
41 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Rochester2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Rochester - Pass completed for a TD. Rochester 41, NU 0

Posted @ 8p
42 - 0

Made Point After
Rochester2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Rochester - PAT Good. Rochester 42, NU 0

Posted @ 8:01p
48 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Rochester2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Rochester - Pass completed for a TD. Rochester 48, NU 0

Posted @ 8:11p
49 - 0

Made Point After
Rochester2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Rochester - PAT Good. Rochester 49, NU 0

Posted @ 8:11p
49 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Normal University2nd Quarter Under a minute
Normal University - Pass completed for a TD. Rochester 49, NU 6

Posted @ 8:17p
49 - 7

Made Point After
Normal University2nd Quarter Under a minute
Normal University - PAT Good. Rochester 49, NU 7

Posted @ 8:17p
49 - 7

Halftime
Halftime
Rochester 49, NU 7

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Posted @ 8:17p
49 - 7

Start of 3rd Quarter
Normal University3rd Quarter
Normal University to kick off to Rochester.

Posted @ 8:51p
55 - 7

Rushing Touchdown
Rochester3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Rochester - Rushing TD. Rochester 55, NU 7

Posted @ 8:52p
56 - 7

Made Point After
Rochester3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Rochester - PAT Good. Rochester 56, NU 7

Posted @ 8:52p
56 - 7

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Rochester 56, NU 7

Posted @ 8:53p
56 - 7

End of Game
Final
Rochester 56, NU 7

Posted @ 9:06p

Players of the Game

Rochester (25-26)

Congratulations to #6 Eli Cox (overall), #0 David Kates (offensive), #88 Connor Broughton (defensive) and #18 Carson Berberet (special teams) for being selected the Rochester Football Players of the Game.

Normal University (25-26)

Normal University has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rochester @ NU Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 26, 2025 @ 7p

University High School

The Normal University (Normal, IL) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Rochester (IL) by a score of 56-7.

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Rankings & Records

Rochester (25-26)

IL	Class
19	2

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
10-1	4-1	5-1	5-0	.909	.800	535	199

Normal University (25-26)

IL	Class
249	24

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-5	2-3	2-2	3-2	0-1	.500	.400	336	252

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Rochester	17.0	15.9	7.0	8.0	7.0	48.6
Normal University	9.8	11.9	8.1	3.2	6.0	33.6

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Team Stat Comparison

Rochester		Normal University
228.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	120.8
230.2	Passing Yards Per Game	188.5
230.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	188.8
458.6	Total Yards Per Game	309.3
59.6	Tackles Per Game	44.8
2.3	Sacks Per Game	0.9
2.3	Points Per Game	0.3
-	Pancake Blocks	49

Team Leaders

Rochester		Normal University	National Avg.
#25 Kaiden Stout91.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#55 Rhett Lynch31.5	11.6
#3 JP Leonard124.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#10 Owen Kirby120.9	11.5
#2 Tristan Stanton67.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	#2 Cade Cunningham97.9	9.2
#3 JP Leonard133.1	Total Yards Per Game	#10 Owen Kirby125.3	25.4
#34 Macklin Nelson5.8	Tackles Per Game	#13 Andrew Felstead5.9	2.6
#88 Connor Broughton0.7	Sacks Per Game	#13 Andrew Felstead0.6	0.2
#2 Tristan Stanton1.2	Points Per Game	#40 Ethan Lavazza0.3	2.0
-	Pancake Blocks	#55 Rhett Lynch11	5

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Rochester	3-1		Normal University	2-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/12/25	Lincoln	Rochester	(W) 56-0	9/19/25	Normal University	Lincoln	(W) 47-0
9/19/25	Glenwood	Rochester	(L) 43-42	10/3/25	Normal University	Glenwood	(L) 42-0
10/3/25	Rochester	Decatur Eisenhower	(W) 63-24	10/10/25	Decatur Eisenhower	Normal University	(W) 55-12
10/10/25	MacArthur	Rochester	(W) 51-14	9/12/25	Normal University	MacArthur	(L) 28-27

Record Breakdown

Rochester (25-26)		Normal University (25-26)
10-1	Overall	5-5
4-1	League	2-3
4-0	Non-League	3-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-1	Common Opponent	2-2
5-1	Home	2-2
5-0	Away	3-2
0-0	Neutral	0-1
2-0	Playoff	0-1
9-1	In-State	5-5
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0