O'Fallon hasn't had much luck against Edwardsville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. O'Fallon will be strutting in after a victory while Edwardsville will be coming in after a loss.
O'Fallon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 46-30 win over Belleville West on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Maroons: they've now won five in a row.
Gunner Hoffman
| 10/03/25 @ Belleville West | 116.7 |
| 08/29/25 @ Triad | 84 |
| 09/05/25 @ Troy-Buchanan | 57.1 |
| 09/12/25 vs St. Mary's South Side | 54.8 |
| 09/06/24 vs Troy-Buchanan | 39.6 |
O'Fallon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gunner Hoffman led the charge by rushing for 34 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hoffman a new career-high in passer rating (116.7). Aydan Stuckey got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Stuckey, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to O'Fallon's defense and their three sacks. Triston Manrique was especially locked on to Belleville West's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Edwardsville's offense. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of East St. Louis. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The win got O'Fallon back to even at 3-3. As for Edwardsville, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-4.
O'Fallon took a serious blow against Edwardsville when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 46-10. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 33-3.
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