Football Recap: Belleville East Lancers vs. O'Fallon Panthers
Belleville East hadn't done well against O'Fallon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went the Belleville East Lancers' way against the O'Fallon Panthers as the Belleville East Lancers made off with a 36-10 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lancers had established a 23 point advantage.
Belleville East was led to victory by Keithen Jones and Jaedon Beamon. Jones picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Beamon rushed for 152 yards on only 15 carries. Those 152 rushing yards gave Beamon a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Belleville East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Belleville East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kadin Sabree and Xavien Moody.
When it comes to explaining why O'Fallon lost, don't look at Donald Johnson. Despite the final result, he picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. Johnson was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Belleville East and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for O'Fallon, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Belleville East has already played their next contest, a 20-10 loss against Edwardsville on the 11th. As for O'Fallon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 18-15 win against Belleville West on the 11th.
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