Football Recap: Strong Performance on D from Cole Davis and Aidan Huegen Leads Breese Central over Cahokia + How To Watch

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

09/26/25 @ East Alton-Wood River	63
10/24/25 vs Herrin	49
09/19/25 vs Freeburg	49
09/05/25 vs Mater Dei	46
11/08/25 vs Freeburg	35

With a playoff win on the line, Breese Central rose to the challenge on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 36-12 margin over the Cahokia Comanches. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Cole Davis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and three scores while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards and one TD. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards. Breese Central also got a significant boost from Owen Kehrer, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Breese Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in four consecutive games.

Breese Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Davis and Aidan Huegen. Another thorn in Cahokia's side was Jackson Kampwerth, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Cahokia's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hartles Holman, who picked up 141 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Nigel Gooden, who threw for 250 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes.

Breese Central's record now sits at 11-1. As for Cahokia, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.

Looking ahead, Breese Central will head out to take on Rochester at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cougars will need to watch out since the Rockets have now posted at least 31 points in their last nine contests. Cahokia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.