Benet Academy had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the Hillcrest Hawks 35-13. Given the Redwings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Hawks are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Although Hillcrest took the loss, they still got scores from Erimus Wright and Jacob Johnson.
Benet Academy will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Moline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hillcrest, they are taking a road trip to take on Montini Catholic at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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