
Rockets
| 11/22/25 vs Breese Central | 43-42 |
| 11/15/25 vs Sacred Heart-Griffin | 41-35 |
| 11/07/25 @ Waterloo | 55-21 |
| 10/31/25 vs Taylorville | 56-7 |
| 10/24/25 @ Sacred Heart-Griffin | 31-28 |
| + 4 more games |
It's playoff time, and Rochester had no trouble coming through when it counted. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Breese Central Cougars 43-42. The victory was familiar territory for the Rockets, who have now won nine matchups in a row.
Rochester's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evrim Tabag, who rushed for 94 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 94 rushing yards gave Tabag a new career-high. Rochester also got help from Khordell Gregory, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Breese Central lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Owen Kehrer, who threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and one score. Breese Central's leading receiver Conlan Harr was Kehrer's top target yet again, picking up 167 receiving yards and three TDs.
Rochester's record is now 12-1. As for Breese Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2.
Rochester didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-33 defeat against Montini Catholic on the 28th. Breese Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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