Football Recap: Erick Castillo Key Part of Team Effort in Momence Athletics Win

Momence was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against the Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman Buffaloes by a score of 29-20. The Momence Athletics haven't had any issues with the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Momence got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Erick Castillo out in front who threw for 321 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 117 yards. Castillo also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making one tackle and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception. 158 of Castillo's passing yards were hauled in by Jayden Dau, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.

Momence didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman to a completion percentage of just 35.5%. The team can thank Jadon Mitchell for the heroic effort on defense: he. Momence wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 68%.

Jayden Dau

Receiving Yards

10/17/25 @ Watseka	174
10/24/25 @ Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman	158
09/19/25 vs Hoopeston/Armstrong	152
09/12/25 @ Westville	142
09/26/25 vs Iroquois West	71
+ 4 more games

Momence didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Castillo and Dau. Dau also posted 158 receiving yards, which is notable because Momence is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-4 otherwise.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of William Runyan, who picked up 124 receiving yards and one score, and Alex Wade, who rushed for 94 yards and one touchdown. Runyan really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards.

Momence's record is now 4-5. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

As of now, neither Momence nor the Buffaloes have any future games scheduled.