The crowd at Monday's non-league contest between the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) and the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), observed Taylorville's football squad thwart Effingham by a tally of 21-0.

The Tornadoes now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Mattoon for a non-league contest on Monday, October 9.

Coming up next, the Flaming Hearts play the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs (Mahomet, IL) in a contest, on Monday, October 9. Effingham will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Bulldogs go into the contest with a 5-0 record after their 28-22 non-league win over Bloomington (Bloomington, IL).