Saints
| 09/05/25 vs Illinois Valley Central | 59 |
| 09/19/25 vs Rantoul | 45 |
| 10/24/25 vs Prairie Central | 41 |
| 10/03/25 vs St. Teresa | 40 |
| 10/10/25 vs St. Joseph-Ogden | 39 |
With a playoff win on the line, Bloomington Central Catholic rose to the challenge on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 41-20 margin over the Princeton Tigers. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Valshun Powe was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 232 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Bloomington Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Princeton still got an impressive performance from Casey Etheridge, who rushed for 149 yards and one TD while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Etheridge showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
Bloomington Central Catholic's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.1 points on average over those games. As for Princeton, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Looking ahead, Bloomington Central Catholic will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Monmouth-Roseville at 1:00 p.m. Princeton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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