Football Recap: O'fallon Drops Season-High Score on Belleville West + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2025, 12:37pm

Football Recap: O'Fallon Panthers vs. Belleville West Maroons

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

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask O'Fallon). They enjoyed a cozy 46-30 victory over the Belleville West Maroons on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Maroons: they've now won five in a row.

Gunner Hoffman

Passer Rating (Career)

10/03/25 @ Belleville West116.7
08/29/25 @ Triad84
09/05/25 @ Troy-Buchanan57.1
09/12/25 vs St. Mary's South Side54.8
09/06/24 vs Troy-Buchanan39.6

O'Fallon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gunner Hoffman, who rushed for 34 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hoffman a new career-high in passer rating (116.7). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Aydan Stuckey, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

Special teams also played a big role in the game for O'Fallon, adding 14 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Stuckey, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

O'Fallon's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Triston Manrique with two sacks.

The victory got O'Fallon back to even at 3-3. As for Belleville West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Looking ahead, O'Fallon will square off against Edwardsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.67 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Belleville West, they will face off against Alton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Maroons will be up against the Redbirds' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.5 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.

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