The SIU Salukis won their home opener 83-42 against the McKendree Bearcats.

This week’s Rend Lake Cabins In The Woods Player of the Week is senior running back Jace Weaver for the Johnston City Indians.

It was round one of the 2A playoffs, and the Johnston City Indians came out on top with a 38–25 win.

We have our top five wide receiver stats in Southern Illinois as we head into the high school football playoffs. These are ranked by receiving yards, and the top three are from the South Seven Conference. At #1 is senior wide receiver Junious Thomas from Marion. Thomas has over 1,000 receiving yards on the season with 12 touchdowns and averages 18.2 yards per catch. The Wildcats are 6-3 heading into the playoffs and will play at Mahomet-Seymour. At #2 is senior Braylon Berry

We have our top five running backs in Southern Illinois as we head into the high school football playoffs. These are ranked by rushing yards. At #1 is Kaiden Henson, senior running back from Eldorado. Henson and the Eagles missed the playoffs, finishing 3-6, but lost four one score games. All four of those teams made the postseason, and all six of their losses came against playoff teams. Henson rushed for 1,318 yards and 22 touchdowns on 226 carries, averaging 5.8 yards per c

We have our top 5 quarterback stats in Southern Illinois as we head into the high school football playoffs. These are ranked by passing yards. At #1 is senior quarterback from Marion Callahan Roper with 2,801 passing yards on the season, and he is 3 yards shy of tying the all-time career passing yards record at Marion. The record is 6,001. Roper has thrown 34 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on 64% completion percentage, and has a 122.9 passer rating. The Wildcats are 6-3 head

This week’s Rend Lake Cabins In The Woods Player of the Week goes to senior quarterback Callahan Roper of the Marion Wildcats.

Trivia Thursday #9 In the 2017 football season, the Herrin Tigers scored the most points during the regular season, putting up an impressive 439 points. They kept that momentum going in the postseason, finishing the year with 510 total points. In the first round of the playoffs, Herrin defeated the Paris Tigers 63-28. The Tigers ended their season with a 10-2 record, falling in the Class 4A quarterfinals to the eventual state champions, the Rochester Rockets, by a score of 56

This week’s Rend Lake Cabins In The Woods Player of the Week goes to Carbondale junior quarterback Davin Wooley.

Marion quarterback Callahan Roper rewrote the record books Friday night in the Wildcats’ 48-35 comeback win over Collinsville.

The Benton Rangers remain atop the Ballin4God Rankings for the sixth straight week after defeating rival West Frankfort 39-0. The Carterville Lions hold steady at #2 following a 50-7 win over Massac County, as junior Johnny Miller eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards on the season in the victory.

This week’s Ballin4God Player of the Week goes to two players. Centralia sophomores Archie Goewey and Kenny Bratton. The duo helped lead...

Week 7 Rankings The Benton Rangers hold their top spot after a thrilling homecoming victory over the Nashville Hornets, 34-24. The Rangers trailed 24-7 at one point before scoring 27 unanswered points, led by senior running back Riley Spencer, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns. With the win, Benton remains undefeated, while Nashville drops to 4-2. Catch Darren Kinnard’s full recap at the link at the bottom of the article. The Carterville Lions and Cahokia Comanches

DuQuoin edged West Frankfort 30-28 in overtime Friday night’s Black Out Cancer game.

Benton senior safety and wide receiver Nolan Schafer is the week 5 Rend Lake Cabins in the Woods Player of the Week.

Battle For 148: CZRE Bearcats Vs SVW Red Devils The Sesser-Valier/Waltonville Red Devils and the Christopher/Zeigler-Royalton Bearcats...

DJ Williams powered the Southern Illinois Salukis to a 59-31 win over rival Southeast Missouri State in the War for the Wheel.

This Week's Rend Lake Cabins In The Woods Player of the Week is once again Marion's senior Callahan Roper.

The Benton Rangers remain atop the Ballin4God rankings for the third straight week after winning a slugfest at home against the previously No. 3 ranked DuQuoin Indians, 17-7.

Benton leaned on its workhorse Friday night, and Riley Spencer delivered in a big way.