Red Hill kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against the Casey-Westfield Warriors, falling 24-0. While losing is never fun, the Salukis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Warriors are ranked 143rd).
Luke Karras was a one-man wrecking crew for Casey-Westfield as he rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Karras' longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Red Hill will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lawrenceville at 1:00 p.m. As for Casey-Westfield, they are headed away from home for the first time to challenge El Paso-Gridley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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