The Little Illini Conference still has two undefeated football teams. But to get  to 6-o, both Casey-Westfield and Olney had to overcome deficits. Folks in Clark County will be talking about Casey-Westfield’s Houdini act for a long time. Olney, meanwhile, ran into a team that wouldn’t let them have the ball, yet they managed a win to stay perfect. Those are Week 6 highlights. Here’s the full recap:

Olney (4-0, 6-0) 42, Mt. Carmel (3-1, 3-3) 26
Mt. Carmel achieved its’ goal of keeping the high-flying Olney offense off the field, but it wasn’t enough. Olney ran only nine plays in the first half, but still led at the break, 21-20. The Tigers took it from there to win, 42-26, and remain undefeated. Olney QB Gavyn Cothern went over the 1,000-yard mark on the ground, rushing for 138 yards and four touchdowns. He also threw for 132 yards and one touchdowns. WR Ian Pianfetti scored twice, on a 52-yard pass from Cothern, and an 80-yard kickoff return with :02.4 left in the first half to put the Tigers ahead for good. Mt. Carmel QB River Deisher finished with 123 yards (12 carries) on the ground, scoring once on a 37-yard run to put the Aces up, 6-0.

Casey-Westfield (4-0, 6-0) 50, Marshall (13, 3-3) 34
Casey-Westfield, at one point down by 16 points in the third quarter, stormed from behind to win what’s referred to as the Clark County Super Bowl against their ancient rival Marshall, 50-34. Marshall led 34-18 after a 50-yard TD pass from Luke Brodie to Kaiden Sanders with 9:36 remaining in the third quarter but the Warriors picked up two scores (a Nick Fouty TD catch and a finger-tip TD catch by Daryn Hupp) and two 2-point conversions to tie things up at 34-all with 8:36 left in the game. Casey-Westfield got the ball right back by springing an onside kick on the Lions. Kellen Sullivan then put the Warriors ahead for good with a 31-yard TD run. The Warriors then blocked a punt on Marshall’s ensuing possession, setting up a short-porch TD drive that QB Nolan Clement finished with an eight-yard TD run to clinch a wild Homecoming win.

Robinson (2-2, 3-3) 39, Lawrenceville (0-4, 1-5) 19
Lawrenceville jumped to a 10-0 lead. but Robinson scored twice in the final three minutes of the second quarter to grab a 13-10 lead at the break, and go on from there to a 39-19 LIC win. RB Landyn Bonnell rushed for the first score, then QB Reese Johnson hit WR Miles Hardiman for a go-ahead touchdown pass. Johnson added two rushing scores and one TD pass in the second half. Lawrenceville got scores from WR Jacek Mickiewicz (a catch that made it 6-0) in the first quarter, a 22-yard field goal by Nick Morehead (that made it 10-0), and a 27-yard second half scoring pass from Blayton Gossett to Zander Cessna.

Paris (2-2, 4-2) 34, Newton (0-4, 1-5) 21
Paris scored once in the fourth quarter to clinch a 34-21 victory that brought the Tigers within one win of playoff eligibility.  RB Dawson Rogers broke open a pitch to the left side and scampered 57-yards for a touchdown that put the game away with 2:30 remaining. Paris RB Carter Crippes ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns to lead the way on the ground. Rogers rushed for 161 yards and two scores. The Eagles soared on the arm of quarterback Hayden Mulvey. He was 22-of-42 in the air for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Dexter Fulton caught seven passes covering 98 yards with two scores. Quincy Fulton caught the other scoring pass, along with six other catches for a total of 86 yards.

This story will be updated as more information is gathered. Some of the statistics used are unofficial.