Football Recap: Hononegah Takes a Loss + How To Watch

Hononegah blew Belvidere out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Belvidere got their revenge. The Indians fell just short of the Bucs by a score of 8-6. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tyler Banker

Rushing Yards

10/10/25 @ Boylan Catholic	165
10/24/25 vs Belvidere	154
09/05/25 vs Jefferson	145
09/26/25 vs Freeport	89
08/30/25 @ Rockford Auburn	87
+ 4 more games

Despite the loss, Hononegah still got an impressive performance from Tyler Banker, who rushed for 154 yards and one TD. Banker has become a key player for the Indians: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Maxwell Jacobs for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hononegah's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.2.

Leading Belvidere to victory were Demetrious Taborn and Nic Alvarez. Taborn picked up 153 receiving yards and one score, while Alvarez rushed for 88 yards. Taborn showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 61 yards.

Hononegah's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Belvidere, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.

Coming up, Hononegah will take on Nazareth Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Indians will need to watch out since the Roadrunners have now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. Belvidere does not have any more games scheduled as of now.