The Princeton Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Princeton sitting on four straight wins and Bloomington Central Catholic on nine.
It was a proper cat-fight when Princeton took on Erie on Friday. The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 48-0 shutout. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 41-point advantage.
Casey Etheridge
| 10/24/25 vs Erie | 222 |
| 10/17/25 @ Mercer County | 206 |
| 10/10/25 vs Mendota | 224 |
| 10/03/25 @ Hall | 223 |
It was another big night for Casey Etheridge, who rushed for 222 yards and three scores on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 206 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 468 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Princeton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grady Cox and Abram Longeville.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Bloomington Central Catholic and Prairie Central, and Bloomington Central Catholic kept the tradition alive. The Saints blew past the Hawks, posting a 41-0 victory. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Hawks are ranked 319th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Princeton's record now sits at 6-3. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, their record is now 9-0.
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