There's no place like home for Sullivan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-19 win over the Villa Grove Blue Devils on Friday. The Redskins pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Owen Smith
| 10/17/25 vs Villa Grove | 143 |
| 08/29/25 vs Arcola | 97 |
| 10/03/25 @ Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] | 70 |
| 09/05/25 vs Nokomis | 67 |
| 09/26/25 vs Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond | 47 |
Aiden Dinger had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 264 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards. Sullivan also got a significant boost from Owen Smith, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 143 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sullivan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Sullivan's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jackson Gire three times. In that department, Christian Bennett was the leader with two sacks.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gire, who threw for 120 yards and a pair of TDs. Jacob Golightly helped Gire out on the ground, rushing for 79 yards, while also catching one score.
Sullivan's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Villa Grove, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
Sullivan has already played their next contest, a 34-27 win against Argenta-Oreana on the 24th. As for Villa Grove, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-26 loss against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on the 24th.
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