The Illinois Valley Cougars football team (Cave Junction, OR), was crushed 60-28 in Saturday's league bout with the host St. Mary's Crusaders (Medford, OR)

With the win, St. Mary's betters its record to 1-5 on the year. The Crusaders travel to Culver (Culver, OR) to battle the Bulldogs in a 2A Special District 5 (9 Man) contest on Thursday, October 16. The Bulldogs enter the contest with a record of 5-1. Culver won 56-14 in their recent league contest against Bonanza (Bonanza, OR)

Coming up next, the Cougars battle the Rogue River Chieftains (Rogue River, OR) in a 2A Special District 5 (9 Man) contest, on Friday, October 17. Illinois Valley will attempt to better on its 2-4 season record. The Chieftains enter the contest with a 2-4 record after their 51-6 league loss to Lost River (Merrill, OR).