A week after scoring 82 points, Peoria High School in Illinois tops itself with 94

By Staff Report Sep 22, 2017, 9:00pm

After 82-80 overtime thriller a week ago, Lions earn more comfortable 94-54 victory this time around.

No, this is not a basketball score. The Peoria (IL) and Notre Dame (Peoria, IL) football teams had an absolute shootout, which eventually ended with a game-winning two-point conversion in double overtime to give Peoria the 82-80 victory.

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Highlights from Peoria's overtime win over Peoria Notre Dame.

The points continue to pile up for Peoria (Ill.), who nearly got to 100 in a 94-54 win over Bloomington on Friday night.

Peoria's stunning output – this is 11-man football – comes a week after the Lions put up 82 points in an overtime win over Peoria Notre Dame.

Against Bloomington, quarterback Coran Taylor led the winners by throwing for 261 yards, running for 122 and producing six total touchdowns. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior committed to the University of Illinois in April after tallying over 3,000 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior.

Peoria (3-2) is now averaging 69.8 points per game and allowing 56.4.

Under head coach Tim Thornton, the Lions rode a high-octane offense to the Class 5A state title a year ago, averaging 57.5 points per game with stunning totals of 96 and 79 along the way.

A week after scoring 82 points, Peoria High School in Illinois tops itself with 94

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