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| 10/10/25 - Away | 55-7 W |
| 09/21/24 - Away | 40-0 W |
| 09/16/23 - Home | 48-0 W |
| 09/17/22 - Away | 57-0 W |
| 09/18/21 - Home | 56-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
East St. Louis came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 58.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Belleville East Lancers 55-7. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Lancers are ranked 49th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Myson Johnson-Cook and Amir Tillman. Johnson-Cook rushed for 163 yards and two TDs on only seven carries while Tillman rushed for 44 yards and three scores. Johnson-Cook has become a key player for East St. Louis: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Ronnie Gomiller also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East St. Louis proved: they limited Belleville East to a paltry 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank James Bryant for the heroic effort on defense: he. East St. Louis didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 14.8.
East St. Louis' defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Bryant was especially locked on to Belleville East's QB and sacked him twice. Bryant also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 12. Another thorn in Belleville East's side was Jahadi White, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (7.0 for loss).
East St. Louis' record now sits at 4-2. As for Belleville East, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East St. Louis will take on rival O'Fallon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Belleville East is set to challenge their familiar foe Belleville West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
