Football Recap: Richland County Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory + How To Watch

Tigers

Previous Games

10/24/25 vs Robinson	43-21
10/17/25 @ Casey-Westfield	28-27
10/10/25 vs Paris	41-22
10/03/25 vs Mt. Carmel	42-26
09/26/25 @ Newton	57-34
+ 4 more games

Richland County extended their winning streak to nine on Friday, bumping them up to 9-0. They blew past the Robinson Maroons 43-21. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by 22 points or more so far this season.

Gavyn Cothern was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 139 yards and three TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (166.7). Another player making a difference was Xavier Owusu-Gyan, who rushed for 107 yards on only nine carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Richland County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.

As for Robinson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while Richland County is ranked 93rd).

When it comes to explaining why Robinson lost, don't look at Reese Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 124 yards and one score, and also caught one touchdown. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.

Coming up, Richland County will be playing at home against Jacksonville at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 857 yards in their previous games. Robinson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.