Football Recap: Jefferson Sets Scoring Season-High Against Belvidere + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2025, 11:49am

Football Recap: Jefferson J-Hawks vs. Belvidere Bucs

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Belvidere High School. Watch Full Replay

J-Hawks

Team Score (Highest)

10/10/25 @ Belvidere27
10/02/25 vs Guilford14
09/12/25 vs Boylan Catholic13
09/25/25 vs Belvidere North12
09/05/25 @ Hononegah12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson). They strolled past the Belvidere Bucs with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-12. That's more bragging rights for the J-Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Despite the loss, Belvidere still got an impressive performance from Mario Beasley, who rushed for 72 yards and a pair of TDs. Beasley showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards. Nic Alvarez helped out on the ground, rushing for 83 yards.

With the victory, Jefferson broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. As for Belvidere, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Jefferson will square off against rival Freeport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Belvidere is set to challenge their familiar foe Rockford Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

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