Football Recap: Rich Township Skates Past Thornridge with Ease

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Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 - Away	63-19 W
10/18/24 - Home	66-18 W
10/13/23 - Away	40-0 W
10/14/22 - Home	64-6 W
09/27/19 - Away	42-0 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rich Township). They blew past the Thornridge Falcons, posting a 63-19 victory. The Raptors haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kai Williams and Ortez Johnson. Williams rushed for 158 yards and three TDs on only five carries while Johnson rushed for 126 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries. Williams' longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Marlon Erves helped out on the ground, rushing for 83 yards and a rushing touchdown.

Rich Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Rich Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Buddha Madison and Joshua Johnson. Rich Township is 2-1 when Johnson posts one or more interceptions, but 2-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Thornridge's side was Napoleon Williams, who made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

When it comes to explaining why Thornridge lost on Friday, don't look at Tyrone Holcomb. Despite the final result, he threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards and one TD on only ten carries.

The victory got Rich Township back to even at 4-4. As for Thornridge, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Rich Township wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 48-8 loss against Lincoln-Way Central on the 24th. As for Thornridge, they have also already played their next game, a 64-0 defeat against Thornwood on the 24th.