Football Recap: Fillmore Central Panthers vs. Fairbury Jeffs
Fillmore Central's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They never let the Fairbury Jeffs onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Preston Komenda and his top target Jarin Tweedy. Komenda threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while Tweedy picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Komenda has posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fillmore Central's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Hunter Fintel with two.
Fillmore Central pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fairbury, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Fillmore Central will take on Palmyra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairbury, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wood River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fairbury focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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