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ThorntonRich East
Wildcats
42
Rockets
21

The Rich East (Park Forest, IL) varsity football team lost Saturday's home conference game against Thornton (Harvey, IL) by a score of 42-21.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thornton61661442
Rich East770721
Final score provided by A. Harper.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Thornton topples Rich East

September 7, 2019: Park Forest, IL 60466

The Thornton Wildcats (Harvey, IL) football defeated the host Rich East Rockets (Park Forest, IL), 42-21 in Saturday's league bout.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL) in a Southland bout, on Saturday, September 14. Thornton will attempt to advance on its 1-1 season record. The Falcons enter the bout with a 0-2 record after their 44-6 non-league loss to Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL).

The Rockets (1-1) will now prepare for their bout against Marengo (Marengo, IL). The Indians enter the non-league bout with a 1-1 record. In their last bout, Marengo defeated Plano (Plano, IL), 54-0, in a non-league bout.

Game Photos

Photos by Dean Reid

Scoretracker Providers

Antione HarperRockets Reporter

Rankings & Records

Thornton (19-20)

NationalILClass
3,32211519
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
7-34-14-13-2.700.800380178

Rich East (19-20)

NationalIL
8,694309
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
3-62-51-32-3.333.286182275

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thornton		6.89.07.08.838.0
Rich East		8.16.31.73.320.2

Thornton Videos

  • Play video icon Thornton football highlights Kankakee High School 0:14
  • Play video icon Thornton football highlights Nazareth Academy 0:24

Rich East Videos

  • Play video icon Recap: Rich East vs. Thornton 2019 3:05
  • Play video icon Recap: Rich East vs. Rich South 2019 2:35

Team Stat Comparison

ThorntonRich East
-Rushing Yards Per Game61.7
-Passing Yards Per Game6.9
-Total Yards Per Game68.6
-Tackles Per Game18.7
-Sacks Per Game0.2
-Points Per Game4.7

Team Leaders

ThorntonRich EastNational Avg.
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Rushing Yards Per Game#11 Malachi Warner76.521.4
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Passing Yards Per Game#5 Jeremy Lee11.850.5
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Total Yards Per Game#11 Malachi Warner86.037.3
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Tackles Per Game#52 Daron Davis10.02.8
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Sacks Per Game#3 Darcell Velez-ray0.30.2
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Points Per Game#11 Malachi Warner6.02.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Thornton5-2Rich East3-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/31/19KankakeeThornton(L) 28-1410/19/19KankakeeRich East(L) 42-7
9/7/19Rich TownshipThornton10/11/19Rich EastRich Township(W) 33-20
10/18/19Rich TownshipThornton(W) 49-7
10/18/19Rich TownshipThornton
9/14/19ThornridgeThornton(W) 61-09/20/19Rich EastThornridge(W) 39-12
9/20/19ThorntonCrete-Monee(L) 35-2810/5/19Crete-MoneeRich East(L) 50-0
9/28/19ThorntonBloom(W) 49-1310/26/19Rich EastBloom(L) 27-17
10/11/19ThorntonRich South(W) 53-08/31/19Rich SouthRich East(W) 44-0
10/26/19ThornwoodThornton(W) 28-69/27/19Rich EastThornwood(L) 30-7

Record Breakdown

Thornton (19-20)

Rich East (19-20)
7-3
Overall
3-6
4-1
League
2-5
2-1
Non-League
1-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
5-2
Common Opponent
3-4
4-1
Home
1-3
3-2
Away
2-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
1-1
Playoff
0-0
7-3
In-State
3-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0