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| 10/03/25 - Away | 64-24 W |
| 10/04/24 - Home | 59-6 W |
| 09/29/23 - Away | 57-7 W |
| 09/30/22 - Home | 34-8 W |
| 10/01/21 - Away | 1-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Kankakee had won four straight on the road, but on Friday they bumped up to 4-2 to make it five. They blew past the Rich Township Raptors 64-24. Considering the Kays have won three matchups by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Phillip Turner had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 148 yards on only ten carries. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024.
Kankakee didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Rich Township to a completion percentage of just 40%. The Kays weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 66.7%.
Kankakee's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Rich Township's QB won't forget Amari Davis anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
As for Rich Township, they moved to 3-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Kankakee is ranked 39th).
Rich Township lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ortez Johnson, who rushed for 103 yards and one TD on only 11 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Kankakee will take on rival Bloom at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Rich Township is set to square off against their familiar foe Crete-Monee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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