Two dominant backs in Matthew Miller and Amony Anderson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Williamsville Bullets will square off against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Williamsville will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
On Friday, Williamsville was fully in charge, breezing past Pleasant Plains 34-7. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Bullets' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Cardinals are ranked 287th).
Jackson Sanders
| 10/24/25 vs Pleasant Plains | 280 |
| 09/19/25 vs Pittsfield | 276 |
| 10/10/25 vs New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly | 255 |
| 09/26/25 @ Olympia | 194 |
| 08/29/25 @ Auburn | 160 |
Williamsville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Sanders, who threw for 280 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 40 yards and one score. Those 280 passing yards gave Sanders a new career-high. Mason Johnson was another key player, gaining 162 total yards and a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Williamsville proved: they limited Pleasant Plains to a paltry 2.3 yards per carry. While three picked up at least 11 total tackles, Andrew Donelan stood above the rest. He made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Williamsville's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). They blew past Southwestern 56-20 on Friday. With the Hiltoppers ahead 56-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Hillsboro now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Williamsville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Everything came up roses for Williamsville against Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2016, as the team secured a 56-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bullets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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