High School Football

Collinsville remains hot, Columbia star shines, Breese Central rallies for league win

By Garen Vartanian

Updated October 8, 2022 1:32 PM

Week 7 of the metro-east football circuit kicked off Friday night. Here is a brief round-up of some local games.

Collinsville at Mount Zion

Collinsville rolled to its sixth-straight victory, defeating Mount Zion 34-7.

The Kahoks, who are now 6-1, resume action at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at home against Champaign Centennial.

Granite City at Mater Dei

Mater Dei improved to 4-3 with a 59-0 win against Granite City, which dropped to 1-6.

Both teams resume action at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as Mater Dei visits Effingham and Granite City entertains Quincy Notre Dame.

Alton at East St. Louis

East St. Louis upped its mark to 5-2 overall, 4-0 in the Southwestern Conference with an 80-0 win against Alton, which fell to 1-6, 1-3.

TaRyan Martin had two early touchdown runs while Larevious Woods added another and Michael Tillman had a blocked punt recovery in the end zone for the Flyers.

Both teams resume league play at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as East St. Louis hosts Edwardsville and Alton visits O’Fallon.

Cahokia at Mount Vernon

Cahokia evened its South Seven Conference record at 2-2 while improving to 3-4 overall with a 32-26 win against Mount Vernon.

The Rams dropped to 5-2, 3-1.

Both teams resume league play at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as the Comanches travel to Althoff and the Rams host Centralia.

Civic Memorial at Mascoutah

Mascoutah improved to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the Mississippi Valley Conference with a 50-6 win against Civic Memorial, which dropped to 1-6, 0-4.

Zane Timon fired a pair of touchdown passes to Allen Middleton and another to Quincy Hall to anchor the Indians’ offense. Middleton and Kanoa Owens also had touchdown runs

Both teams resume action at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as Mascoutah visits Highland and Civic Memorial travels to Jerseyville.

Triad at Jerseyville

Triad eased to a 41-14 victory while improving to 4-3 overall, 3-1 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Jerseyville dropped to 2-5, 0-4.

Both teams resume conference play at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as Triad hosts Waterloo and Jerseyville entertains Civic Memorial.

Roxana at Breese Central

Breese Central scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to rally for a 20-13 win against Roxana.

The Cougars improved to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Mississippi Division of the Cahokia Conference. The Shells dropped to 4-3, 2-2.

Trailing 13-0 at halftime, Conner Freeze connected with Braden Revermann on an 18-yard touchdown pass to get the Cougars within 13-7. Chase Lewis then posted a two-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter and added the extra point himself for a 14-13 lead. Kaden Rakers’ three-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter made it 20-13 and Breese Central’s defense made that stand up.

Both teams are back in action at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as Breese Central hosts Columbia and Roxana visits Wood River.

Wood River at Freeburg

Wood River overcame an early 10-0 deficit to defeat Freeburg 36-30.

The Oilers improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Mississippi Division of the Cahokia Conference. The Midgets, meanwhile, dropped to 3-4, 1-3.

Cole Stuart’s two-yard touchdown run and Neil Thompson’s 20-yard field goal put Freeburg ahead 10-0 after one quarter. The Midgets still led 17-14 at halftime thanks in part to Tucker Murphy’s 40-yard touchdown run. However, touchdown runs from Seth Slayden and Brayden St. Peters — coupled with Slayden’s two-point conversion runs on both scores — put Wood River ahead for good at 30-17.

Murphy added a touchdown while AJ Banks connected with Landon Townley for a touchdown, but the Oilers ultimately prevailed.

Both teams resume play at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as Wood River hosts Roxana and Freeburg visits Salem.

Salem at Columbia

Columbia won for the fifth time in six games, disposing of Salem 44-7.

The Eagles improved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Mississippi Division of the Cahokia Conference. Salem dropped to 1-6, 0-4.

Dominic Voegele again had a huge night for the Eagles, connecting with Brennan Weik, Zach Wetzel and Carter Hicks for touchdown passes while running for two scores — including one for 95 yards — and booting five extra points.

Both teams are back in action at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as Columbia visits Breese Central and Salem entertains Freeburg.

Red Bud at Wesclin

Red Bud rolled to 49-0 win against the Warriors, while improving to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Illinois Division of the Cahokia Conference. Wesclin fell to 1-6, 1-3.

Both teams resume action at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, as the Musketeers visit Chester and the Warriors host Carlyle.

Columbia’s Dominic Voegele carries the ball during the Route 3 rivalry game between Columbia and Waterloo on Sept. 2. Voegele and the Eagles were back in action Friday at home against Salem while the Bulldogs faced Highland in a critical Mississippi Valley Conference showdown. Chris Johns For the News-Democrat

Breese Central’s Conner Freeze (6) carries the ball against Freeburg during the Cahokia Conference opener for both teams Sept. 16. Both teams were back in action Friday as the Cougars hosted Roxana and the Midgets entertained Wood River. Chris Johns For the News-Democrat

This story was originally published October 8, 2022 at 5:30 AM.