Lions
| 09/12/25 @ Charleston | 49-13 |
| 09/05/25 vs Nashville | 21-14 |
| 08/29/25 vs Marion | 35-34 |
Carterville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed past the Charleston Trojans to the tune of 49-13. With the Lions ahead 36-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jonathan Miller was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 151 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Miller is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 151 every time he's taken the field this season. Hayden Harrell also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Carterville proved: they limited Charleston to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Andrew Johnson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Carterville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.1.
Carterville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Jones and Drake Capie. Capie got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Carterville's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Charleston, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Carterville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 42-0 win against Herrin on the 19th. As for Charleston, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 51-35 defeat against Effingham on the 19th.
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