Football Recap: Peoria Notre Dame Skates Past Bloomington with Ease

Peoria Notre Dame waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Bloomington Purple Raiders 53-19. This was payback for the Irish, who suffered a 34-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Dallas Harder

Rushing Yards

10/10/25 vs Bloomington	150
10/03/25 @ Manual	89
09/26/25 vs Centennial	54
09/19/25 vs Richwoods	96
09/12/25 @ Champaign Central	144
+ 2 more games

Peoria Notre Dame's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dallas Harder, who rushed for 150 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Harder is now averaging an impressive 101.1 rushing yards per game. Jamarahe Marizetts was another major influence, as he rushed for 129 yards and ran in a TD.

Peoria Notre Dame's run defense was locked in: Bloomington could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Anthony Lefante for the heroic effort on defense: he. Peoria Notre Dame didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.

Peoria Notre Dame didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Christian Johnson and Blake Maxwell.

Bloomington lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jordan Norton, who picked up 148 receiving yards and one TD. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 69 yards. Keyontae Hamilton was another key player, throwing for 240 yards and one touchdown on only 19 passes.

Peoria Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Bloomington, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-2.

Peoria Notre Dame has already played their next matchup, a 47-13 win against St. Bede on the 17th. As for Bloomington, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-14 loss against Peoria on the 17th.