Football Preview: Civic Memorial Eagles vs. Roxana Shells
The Civic Memorial Eagles will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Roxana Shells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Civic Memorial beat East Alton-Wood River 21-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Among those leading the charge was Kevahn Flanagan, who rushed for 137 yards on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Tanner Hokamp was in the mix too, providing Civic Memorial with a touchdowns.
Civic Memorial wouldn't let East Alton-Wood River keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Civic Memorial can thank Parker Parnell and Flanagan for forcing both of them. Flanagan didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Roxana humbled Red Bud with a 57-26 victory. Given the Shells' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Musketeers are ranked 255th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roxana's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sean Maberry, who threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Maberry also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roxana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Roxana's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Andruw Ellis and Zebediah Katzmarek.
Civic Memorial's record now sits at 2-0. As for Roxana, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Civic Memorial took a serious blow against Roxana in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Civic Memorial was down 49-0.
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