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TaylorvilleEffingham
Tornadoes
12
Flaming Hearts
55

The Effingham (IL) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Taylorville (IL) by a score of 55-12.

Game Details: Effingham High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Taylorville0120012
Effingham147201455
Final score provided by B. Hefner.
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Game Stats

Taylorville (23-24)

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Effingham (23-24)

Effingham

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals915128.60014.21270.3
1Gaige Gillum (Sr)915128.60014.21270.3
Effingham

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals363148.76316
1Gaige Gillum (Sr)7527.41202
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)261817.04713
12Brodie Belcher (Jr)2189.090
23D J Latham (So)16363.06301
Effingham

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals812816.0491
11Andrew Lotz (Sr)49223.0491
12William Hecht (Fr)3248.012
83Hunter Reed (Sr)11212.012
Effingham

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#Athlete NameFumLostPnk Blk
Team Totals11
35Zach Donaldson (Sr)11
Effingham

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals3141282324489
1Gaige Gillum (Sr)5252
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)18116197
11Andrew Lotz (Sr)9292
12Brodie Belcher (Jr)1818
12William Hecht (Fr)2424
23D J Latham (So)6363
36Logan Jones (Jr)2424
81Colton Webb (Jr)77
83Hunter Reed (Sr)1212
Effingham

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals314128128442
1Gaige Gillum (Sr)52128180
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)181181
11Andrew Lotz (Sr)9292
12Brodie Belcher (Jr)1818
12William Hecht (Fr)2424
23D J Latham (So)6363
83Hunter Reed (Sr)1212
Effingham

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals433881
2Jacob Weaver (Sr)246
4Wade Bushur (So)134
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)11
9Wyatt Hayes (So)11
10Nick Martin (Jr)22
15Hayden Wendling (So)11
23D J Latham (So)11
24K. Koeberlein (Jr)33
25Will Hecht (Fr)22
25Will Hecht (Fr)22
35Zach Donaldson (Sr)246
36Logan Jones (Jr)112
40Spencer Fox (Sr)639
40Spencer Fox (Sr)639
44Michael Love (Jr)358
58Chase Smith (So)11
75Eli Middendorf (Sr)314
84Aidan Feldhake (Fr)112
88Kayden Mietzner (Jr)235
99Charlie Ring (Sr)6612
Effingham

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals12424.010
36Logan Jones (Jr)12424.0
99Charlie Ring (Sr)10
Effingham

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsAvgLngTB
Team Totals947552.8601
18Maicol Sefton (So)947552.8601
Effingham

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#Athlete NameKO RetsYdsAvgLngP RetsYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals22311.5723
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)11616.016
81Colton Webb (Jr)177.077
Effingham

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals848755
1Gaige Gillum (Sr)21212
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)31818
11Andrew Lotz (Sr)166
18Maicol Sefton (So)77
23D J Latham (So)166
36Logan Jones (Jr)166
Effingham

PATs and Field Goals

#Athlete NamePATAtt%FGAtt%LngTot Pts
Team Totals78.97
18Maicol Sefton (So)78.97
Effingham

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals6118
1Gaige Gillum (Sr)22
7Weldon Dunston (Jr)33
11Andrew Lotz (Sr)11
23D J Latham (So)11
36Logan Jones (Jr)11
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Game Story

Illinois High School Football - Taylorville crushed by Effingham

September 29, 2023: Effingham, IL 62401

In Friday's league game, the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) football team smashed the visiting Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), by a final score of 55-12.

The Flaming Hearts (3-3) will now prepare for their game against Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL). The Bulldogs come into the Apollo game with a 5-1 record. In their last game, Mahomet-Seymour overwhelmed Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL), 26-7, in a league game.

The Tornadoes now hold a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they host Mattoon for a Apollo game on Friday, October 6. Taylorville will battle a Greenwave team coming off a 50-21 league loss to Charleston (Charleston, IL). The Greenwave record now stands at 1-5.

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon Logan Jones's highlights Taylorville High School 0:13
  • Play video icon Weldon Dunston's highlights Taylorville High School 1:51
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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes
    0 - 0
    Effingham
    Flaming Hearts
    Posted @ 8:52p

  2. K. Koester

    3rd Quarter
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes
    12 - 35
    Effingham
    Flaming Hearts

  3. J. Thoele

    End of 4th Quarter
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes
    12 - 55
    Effingham
    Flaming Hearts

  4. B. Hefner

    Final
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes
    12 - 55
    Effingham
    Flaming Hearts
    Posted @ 12:26a

Rankings & Records

Taylorville (23-24)

ILClass
25827
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
5-51-42-23-3.500.200192278

Effingham (23-24)

ILClass
17820
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
5-53-22-23-3.500.600273250

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Taylorville		1.88.54.43.4-19.2
Effingham		5.39.07.86.66.027.3

Taylorville Videos

  • Play video icon Recap: Taylorville vs. Robinson 2023 2:24
  • Play video icon Recap: Taylorville vs. Columbia 2023 2:18

Effingham Videos

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Team Stat Comparison

TaylorvilleEffingham
9.2Rushing Yards Per Game217.0
3.2Passing Yards Per Game104.1
12.4Total Yards Per Game321.1
1.5Tackles Per Game55.6
0.0Sacks Per Game-
0.0Points Per Game27.3

Team Leaders

TaylorvilleEffinghamNational Avg.
#32 Thomas Gettings61.0Rushing Yards Per Game#7 Weldon Dunston151.020.6
#15 Baron Odam32.0Passing Yards Per Game#1 Gaige Gillum104.150.5
#15 Baron Odam61.0Total Yards Per Game#1 Gaige Gillum153.736.9
#15 Baron Odam3.0Tackles Per Game#35 Zach Donaldson7.32.7
#10 Cash Dye0Sacks Per Game
-
0.2
#1 Finn Niemann0Points Per Game#7 Weldon Dunston10.22.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taylorville2-3Effingham3-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/1/23RobinsonTaylorville(W) 35-138/25/23EffinghamRobinson(W) 31-7
9/15/23Mt. ZionTaylorville(L) 28-610/13/23Mt. ZionEffingham(W) 21-14
10/28/23EffinghamMt. Zion(L) 21-2
9/22/23TaylorvilleMahomet-Seymour(L) 42-010/6/23EffinghamMahomet-Seymour(L) 48-0
10/6/23MattoonTaylorville(W) 28-219/15/23EffinghamMattoon(W) 42-21
10/13/23CharlestonTaylorville(L) 55-79/22/23EffinghamCharleston(L) 21-17

Record Breakdown

Taylorville (23-24)

Effingham (23-24)
5-5
Overall
5-5
1-4
League
3-2
4-0
Non-League
2-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-3
Common Opponent
3-3
2-2
Home
2-2
3-3
Away
3-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-1
Playoff
0-1
5-5
In-State
5-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0