The Dwight Township High School Trojans defeated St. Edward Central Catholic Green Wave by a score of 51 – 8 on Friday, September 6 at Elgin.
The Trojans struck first taking their first possession and quickly scoring on on a 51 yard run by Dylan Crouch.
With 3:18 on the first quarter, the Green and White scored again as Evan Cox ran into the the end zone to make it 14 – 0.
With 11:52 left in the second quarter, Ayden Collom rushed for another touchdown and increased the lead to 21 – 0.
The Trojans couldn’t be stopped and tacked on three more touchdowns before halftime making it 41 – 0 at the break.
The barrage continued as the Trojans added another touchdown with 10:58 left in the third stanza, upping the score to 48 – 0.
Angel Martin concluded the scoring posting a 41 yard field goal increasing the score to 51 – 0. Martin was also good on six of seven point-after kicks on the night.
The Green Wave was able to avoid a shut-out by scoring a touchdown late in the game along with a 2-point conversion to make the final score 51 – 8.
The Trojans are now 2 – 0 and will take on Aurora Central Catholic Friday, September 13 in Aurora.
| Date | Time | Result | Score | Opp. Score |
OT | H/A | Opponent | Opp. Enroll. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | 1:00 | W | 49 | 0 | H | Dakota | 258.00 | |||
| Sep 6 | 7:00 | W | 51 | 8 | A | Elgin (St. Edward) | 268.00 | |||
| Sep 13 | 6:00 | A | Aurora (Central Catholic) | 483.00 | ||||||
| Sep 20 | 7:00 | A | Ottawa (Marquette) | 154.00 | ||||||
| Sep 27 | 7:00 | H | Melrose Park (Walther Christian) | 204.50 | ||||||
| Oct 4 | 7:00 | A | Seneca | 390.50 | ||||||
| Oct 11 | 7:00 | H | Peru (St. Bede) | 277.50 | ||||||
| Oct 19 | 2:00 | H | Alton (Marquette) | 420.00 | ||||||
| Oct 25 | 7:00 | A | Ottawa (Marquette) | 154.00 |
