Football Preview: Erie-Prophetstown Panthers vs. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils
The Erie-Prophetstown Panthers will head out to challenge the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Erie-Prophetstown is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Princeton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Erie-Prophetstown took a blow against Princeton, falling 61-14. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Tigers are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Oakwood with points to spare, taking the game 40-26. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 40-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Comets cut but never quite recovered from.
Among those leading the charge was Anderson Thomas, who threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Conner Powell with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Another thorn in Oakwood's side was Evan Parish, who made 17 total tackles.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Erie-Prophetstown's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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