Class 1A Volleyball Sectional

At Pearl City

November 2

Scales Mound 2 Dakota 0 (25-23,25-16)

Eastland 2 Annawan 0 (25-14,25-9)

November 4

Scales Mound 2 Eastland 1 (25-23,15-25,25-23)

Class 1A Volleyball Super Sectional

At Pecatonica

November 6

Scales Mound 2 Ottawa Marquette 0 (25-16,25-16)

Class 1A Volleyball State Tourney

At Redbird Arena, Normal

November 12

Scales Mound vs. Springfield Lutheran-9am

Heyworth vs. Toledo Cumberland-10:30am

November 13

3rd Place game-9am

Championship game-10:30am

Lady Cougars Roll Over Annawan

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

After easily dispatching Freeport Aquin and winning a tough match against the Lady Cardinals from Forreston to win the AFC Regional, the Lady Cougars faced the Bravettes from Annawan in the semifinals of the Pearl City Sectional on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Despite being down 7-6 in the first set, Eastland came roaring back with an 11-1 run to take control of game one which they won 25-14n. The 35-3 Lady Cougars then dominated the Annawan squad to take the second set by a final score of 25-9 to roll into Thursday night’s final where faced Scales Mound.

The Hornets make their first ever appearance in sectional play after winning their first regional in school history. Scales Mound reached the final with a two set win over Dakota. The Lady Cougars looked to continue their run for a third consecutive Class 1A state volleyball championship.

Courtney Blair led Eastland with seven kills, while teammates Hope Linker added five and Katelyn Hasken had four. Kaitlyn Bissell had four service aces and Linker added three for the victorious Lady Cougars.

Thursday night’s winner moves on to face the winner of the Somonauk Sectional at the Pecatonica Super Sectional Saturday, November 6th.

The Lady Cougars Courtney Blair (#33) hits one into the block of Annawan’s Jordan Jackson (#7) during Tuesday’s sectional semifinal game. Eastland took two from the Bravette’s 25-14 and 25-9. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

Hornets Derail Lady Cougars State Run

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

A packed to the rafters Pearl City High School gymnasium was the setting for Thursday evening’s sectional championship match between the Scales Mound Hornets and the Eastland Lady Cougars. A very vocal sea of blue and orange packed one side of the seats and an equally loud sea of green filled the other as play began.

Game one began with the Hornets jumping out to a lead and Eastland battling back. The intensity was evident as both sides pounded the ball at the other. The end result of match one was a 25-23 Hornet victory.

Eastland came out for the second match and jumped out to the early lead. The Lady Cougars remained in control and pulled away for the 25-15 win.

Match three saw the Eastland team jump out to the lead, eventually stretching that lead to 18-9. Scales Mound proved there was absolutely no quit in them as they battled back to tie the score at eighteen. The score then went back and forth with first one team and then the other taking a slim lead.

The score eventually went to 23-all and the Hornets were able to put the finishing two points on the board to end the Lady Cougars run at their excellent season.

The Lady Cougars Courtney Blair led Eastland with nineteen kills and the Hornets Whitney Kieffer led Scales Mound with seventeen.

Eastland closes out their season with a mark of 35 wins and 4 losses. The victorious Hornets move on to play Ottawa Marquette on Saturday night November 6th at the Pecatonica Super Sectional.

Football Playoff Scores-2nd Round

November 6

1A

Le-Win 28 Dakota 8

East Dubuque 48 Alden-Hebron 21

2A

Morrison 49 EPC 9

Sterling Newman 54 Kewanee Wethersfield 12

3A

Stillman Valley 41 Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 21

5A

Joliet Catholic 49 Sterling 7

Lombard Montini 28 Sycamore 7

IHSA Football Quarter Finals

November 13

1A

#2 (10-1) Le-Win at #1 (10-1) East Dubuque-1pm

2A

#3 (10-1) Morrison at #1 (11-0) Sterling Newman-1pm

3A

#6 (7-4) Aurora Christian at #1 (11-0) Stillman Valley-1pm

Mustangs End Catz Season

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

For the second season in a row the Morrison Mustangs traveled to Lanark to face the EPC Wildcatz, with a berth in the IHSA Class 2A state quarter finals on the line. For the second time in two years, the final outcome was the same as Morrison dominated the Catz to take the 42-9 win and advance to the state quarter finals where they will face the undefeated Sterling Newman Comets.

Big plays from the Mustangs and a stingy defense proved to be the difference in this years game as EPC elected to kick the football rather than receive it to open the game. It proved to be a wise move as Morrison fumbled the kick and the Catz recovered on the Mustang forty nine yard line. A three and out forced EPC to punt and Morrison capitalized.

The Mustangs Will Bird took the football eighty seven yards to pay dirt on the first play only to have it nullified by a penalty. The Mustangs were forced to punt and Morrison’s Matt McDonnell picked off a Drake Walker pass and brought it out to the Mustang twenty four yard line. On the first play from scrimmage QB Danny Dennehey found Bird for a seventy six yard scoring strike and after the extra point kick the Mustang’s led 7-0.

Following the kick off an EPC fumble gave the ball back to Morrison. A seventeen yard pass from Dennehey to Jason Caruso and the extra point made it 14-0.

The Catz managed to get on the board in the second quarter as Zach Moyer converted a thirty yard field goal attempt to make it 14-3 Morrison.

The Mustangs offense came alive and they put two more touchdowns on the scoreboard to open a lead the EPC could not close. A one yard run by Andy Schaver and a thirty nine yard pass also to Schaver made the margin 29-3 at the half.

Schaver would find the end zone again in the third quarter from two yards out to extend Morrison’s lead to 36-3 before EPC’s Aaron Reed scored on a three yard run. Schaver again found the end zone in the fourth quarter on a five yard run to make the final margin of victory.

Schaver led the Morrison ground game running the football sixteen times for fifty seven yards and three scores. QB Dennehey completed six of ten passes for one hundred seventy six yards. EPC was led on the ground by Jordan Blair who carried the ball three times for twenty two yards. Walker completed nine of twenty passes for one hundred fourteen yards.

The victorious Mustangs face Newman on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Morrison-14-15-7-6-42

EPC-3-0-6-0-9

Scoring-1st Quarter

M: 76 yard pass from Dennehey to Bird (kick good)

M: 17 yard pass from Dennehey to Caruso (kick good)

2nd Quarter

EPC: 30 yard field goal by Moyer

M: 1 yard run by Schaver (2 pt. conv. good)

M: 39 yard pass from Dennehey to Schaver (kick good)

3rd Quarter

M: 2 yard run by Schaver (kick good)

EPC: 3 yard run by Reed (2 pt. conv. failed)

4th Quarter

M: 5 yard run by Schaver (kick failed)

Upcoming Sports Features

Keep reading the sports pages of the Prairie Advocate News for the latest in sports from around this area. In next week’s edition we’ll be bring you a preseason look at the upcoming boys and girls basketball seasons about to get underway now that football and volleyball are winding down to a conclusion.

We’ll also be bringing you a feature story on the Eastland Lady Cougars girl’s volleyball team, a retrospective look back at their fantastic run over the past four years. So, stay tuned to the print edition or find us on the web at www. pacc-news.com for all the latest scores, highlights and whatever may be happening in the world of sports from northwest Illinois.

Bowling Results

Women’s

Wednesday Night League

November 3

1-Hilltop 28-12

2-Pruis Uphoslstery 24-16

3-FAT Boy’s 24-16

4-Ken Kophamer Realty 21-19

5-KJ’s Bar & Grill 20-20

6-Green & Clean 16-24

7-Smith & Associates 15-25

8-Goldstar FS 12-28

High Individual Game

Brenda Workman 236,Dawn Beswick 205, Deb Manninen 203, Carol Folkerts 201, Paula Wiersema 198

High Individual Series

Brenda Workman 630, Deb Manninen 533, Penny VanKampen 528, Dana Nelson 526, Leanne Geerts 523

Hilltop League

November 5

1-Hilltop 24-12

2-FAT Boy’s 21-15

3-CAR Quest 20-16

4-Nelson Electric 19-17

5-Ridley Appraisals 18-18

6-Roger’s Roughriders 16-20

7-DA BEERS 14-22

8-AG Express 12-24

High Individual Game

Eddie Ruiz 263-226, Bill Brackemyer 247-229, Shaun Swaim 246, Brain Oostenryk 240, Jeff Workman 236

High Individual Series

Eddie Ruiz 706, Bill Brackemyer 667, Kevin Wiebenga 628, Mike Hamilton 604, Jeff Workman 591

NFL Schedule

Thursday, November 11

Baltimore at Atlanta-7:20pm

Sunday, November 14

Detroit at Buffalo-noon

Minnesota at Chicago-noon

NY Jets at Cleveland-noon

Carolina at Tampa Bay-noon

Houston at Jacksonville-noon

Cincinnati at Indianapolis-noon

Tennessee at Miami-noon

Kansas City at Denver-3:05pm

Dallas at NY Giants-3:15pm

Seattle at Arizona-3:15pm

St. Louis at San Francisco-3:15pm

New England at Pittsburgh-7:20pm

Monday, November 15

Philadelphia at Washington-7:30pm

Bye: Green Bay, Oakland, New Orleans, San Diego

College Football Schedule

Saturday, November 13

Minnesota at Illinois

Indiana at Wisconsin

Iowa at Northwestern

Michigan at Purdue