It’s the first full Friday night of the Little Illini Conference football season. Four games are on tap, including a matchup of 3-0 unbeatens to spice up the card. Here is the Week 4 primer:
FRIDAY
Marshall (1-0, 3-0) at Olney (1-0, 3-0), 7:00 p.m.
It’s the first 3-0 start for Marshall since 2018… Olney is looking for its’ 13th straight regular season win… Olney has won six of the last seven meetings… Olney QB Gavyn Cothern has thrown for 485 yards and rushed for 637 yards …Cothern’s ground total is third best in the state, and his 10 rushing touchdowns is second best… Marshall RB Lucca Giannavola leads the Lions with 473 yards, the 13th best total in the state… His next rushing TD will be No. 25 in a Lions uniform… The Lions haven’t needed to throw much, only 25 passes to date… QB Luke Brodie is 15-of-25 for 251 yards… Massey says: Olney, 47-14.
Lawrenceville (0-1, 1-2) at Paris (0-1, 2-1), 7:00 p.m.
Both teams are looking for a bounce-back… Lawrenceville QB Isaac Vennard had a good night versus a tough Olney defense in a 57-14 loss last week… Vennard was 5-of-11 in the air for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns… RB Nick Morehead put up 36 yards on 13 carries… Indians defense put the hurt to Carlyle in Week 2, forcing four fumbles and 2 interceptions… Paris still had 362 yards in total offense last week, even in a loss to Marshall… RB Carter Crippes had 184 yards on the ground, while QB Brayden Rogers added 114 yards (and 2 touchdowns) through the air… Massey says: Paris, 44-14.
#7 1A Casey-Westfield (1-0, 3-0) at Robinson (0-1, 1-2), 7:00 p.m.
The Casey-Westfield offense was beset by penalties vs. Newton last week but still had enough in the tank… RB Nicholas Fouty led the way on the ground with 89 yards and 2 TDs on 9 carries. QB Nolan Clement ran for 80 yards and one score on 15 attempts… All-stater Luke Karras led the Warriors on defense with 9 tackles… He also ran for 37 yards… Robinson hopes to get more out of its running game… The Maroons were held to 7 yards vs. Mt. Carmel last week… Defense also contributed 2 interceptions… Massey says: Casey-Westfield, 41-14.
Mt. Carmel (1-0, 1-2) at Newton (0-1,1-2), 7:00 p.m.
Newton Eagles love to soar… QB Hayden Mulvey is 53 of 89 in the air for 603 yards, tops in the LIC… WR Dexter Fulton hauled in 10 passes for 110 yards last week vs. Casey-Westfield… Golden Aces have held last 2 opponents to under 100 yards on the ground… Last week Robinson netted only 7 yards… Aces RB Elliott Acree, who had 114 yards and 3 TDs vs. Robinson, is nearing the 2,000-yard career mark… He has 1,776 yards in 3 seasons… Sophomore QB River Deisher is 28-of-52 in the air for 326 yards and 2 TDs… Massey says: Mt. Carmel, 42-20.
Some of the statistics used are unofficial.
