Paris had lost five straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 4-3 to make it six. They took a 41-22 bruising from Richland County. While losing is never fun, Paris can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Richland County is ranked 155th).
As for Richland County, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 26.9 points thus far.
Gavyn Cothern produced another solid effort rushing for 157 yards and a pair of scores on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 219 yards and two TDs on only 13 passes. Those 219 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Richland County's leading receiver Cooper Hires was Cothern's top target yet again, picking up 134 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Paris will square off against rival Robinson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Richland County is set to challenge their familiar foe Casey-Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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