After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Althoff Catholic, Collinsville was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Marion Wildcats by a score of 48-38. With that victory, the Kahoks brought their scoring average up to 27.7 points per game.
Chase Reynolds was a one-man wrecking crew for Collinsville as he rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Reynolds a new career-high in rushing yards. AMARI RODGERS-PAROTT also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Collinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marion only rushed for 118.
Collinsville wouldn't let Marion keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Collinsville can thank Adam Frazier and Devin Habermehl for forcing both of them.
Callahan Roper and Junious Thomas certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Roper threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, while Thomas picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thomas' longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards. Ryian Calonne helped Roper out on the ground, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Collinsville now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Marion, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
Collinsville will challenge Cahokia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cahokia is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Collinsville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Marion, they will face off against Carbondale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season.
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