Saturday recap: Waterloo dominates; Red Bud, Breese Central, Mascoutah also advance

By Garen Vartanian

October 30, 2022 7:30 AM

The opening weekend of the 2022 high school football postseason is happening Friday night and Saturday afternoon at community stadiums throughout Illinois and the metro-east.

Here is a brief round-up of Saturday’s local games:

Dupo at Camp Point Central, Class 1A

Making its first playoff appearance since 2012, Dupo suffered a 66-0 loss to No. 2 seed Camp Point Central.

The No. 15 seed Tigers finished the season at 5-5.

Nashville at Red Bud, Class 2A

The No. 6 seed Musketeers advanced to the second round following a 34-21 win against the No. 11 seed Hornets.

Red Bud improved to 8-2, while Nashville finished at 7-3.

Musketeers quarterback Thomas Friess completed 8-of-13 for 201 yards and three touchdowns.

Roxana at Hillsboro, Class 3A

The ninth-seeded Shells advanced to the second round following a 13-7 victory against the No. 8 seed Hilltoppers.

Roxana is now 7-3, while Hillsboro finished at 6-4.

The Shells now will face Fairbury Prairie Central in a road game next weekend.

Breese Central’s Conner Freeze (6) carries the ball against Freeburg during a Cahokia Conference game earlier this season. Freeze and the Cougars opened the postseason with a victory Saturday afternoon. Chris Johns For the News-Democrat

Mount Zion at Breese Central, Class 4A

The fifth-seeded Cougars are headed to the second round following a 21-18 win against No. 12 seed Mount Zion.

Breese Central improved to 8-2 while Mount Zion finished 6-4.

Senior Chase Lewis had a rushing touchdown for the Cougars while fellow senior Conner Freeze connected with sophomore Carter Deien on a 20-yard score.

Wood River at Coal City, Class 4A

The No. 9 seed Oilers saw their season end following a 22-6 loss to eighth-seeded Coal City.

Wood River wrapped up at 6-4 while Coal City improved to 6-4.

Waterloo at Olney Richland County, Class 4A

The No. 10 seed Bulldogs steamrolled to a 76-28 victory against No. 7 seed Olney Richland-County.

Waterloo improved to 7-3 while Olney finished at 7-3.

The Bulldogs now will face Sacred Heart-Griffin in a second round game next weekend.

Marion at Mascoutah, Class 5A

The seventh-seeded Indians advanced into the second round and earned a date with fellow Mississippi Valley Conference foe Highland following a come-from-behind 21-20 win against No. 10 Marion.

Mascoutah improved to 7-3, while the Wildcats finished at 6-4.

Senior Allen Middleton’s 53-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter sent the Indians to victory. Middleton also had touchdown runs of 5 and 77 yards, helping Mascoutah overcome a 20-15 deficit.

The Indians lost to Highland 56-0 on Oct. 14. The game will take place at Highland next weekend.

Centralia at Triad, Class 4A

The No. 12 seed Orphans pulled off the upset on the road, defeating the fifth-seeded Knights 27-14.

Centralia improved to 6-4 while Triad finished at 7-3.

Oak Lawn Richards at East St. Louis, Class 6A

The No. 6 seed Flyers rolled past No. 11 seed Oak Lawn Richard 71-0.

East St. Louis, the AP’s top-rated team in Class 6A, won for the seventh-straight time to improve to 8-2. Oak Lawn Richards finished at 6-4.

Here is a brief round-up of Friday’s local games:

Madison at Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington, Class 1A

Madison, seeded No. 16, saw its season end with a 47-14 loss to No. 1 seed Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington.

The Trojans finished 5-4. Colfax improved to 10-0.

Columbia’s Dominic Voegele (12) directs his blockers as he carries the ball for a touchdown during the second quarter of a Cahokia Conference game against Freeburg earlier this season. The Eagles were in action Friday night in the opening round of the playoffs. Chris Johns For the News-Democrat

Columbia at Murphysboro/Elkville Elverado, Class 4A

The No. 11 seeded Eagles saw their season end at 6-4 following a 41-28 loss to No. 6 Murphysboro/Elkville Elverado.

Dominic Voegele threw three touchdown passes for Columbia — 62 yards to Zach Wetzel, 32 yards to Brennan Wek and 15 yards to Weik. Cameron Janik also had a touchdown run for the Eagles.

Columbia led 7-0, was tied at 14 in the second quarter and still only trailed 28-21 in the third quarter before ultimately losing by 13.

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Collinsville, Class 7A

The Kahoks won their ninth-straight game, slipping past Bradley Bourbonnais 14-12.

Collinsville, seeded No. 8, is now 9-1. Bradley-Bourbonnais, seeded No. 25, finished at 5-5. The Kahoks now will face Chicago (Brother Rice) in a second round game next weekend.

Collinsville jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter as Jerry Richardson and Ethan Bagwell posted touchdown runs. Bagwell also had a two-point conversion run.

Bradley-Bourbonnais then chipped away, scoring touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters, but the Kahoks ultimately slammed the door.