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Inside the numbers: Princeton vs. Oregon

Princeton's Kaydin Gibson sprints down the sidelines on a run past Oregon's Peter Alfano during the Class 3A playoff game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at Princeton High School.

CLASS 3A FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFFS

AT BRYANT FIELD

Princeton 40, Oregon 8

1Q2Q3Q4QTotals
Oregon00088
Princeton01871540

Scoring plays

P - Etheridge 34 run (kick blocked), 6:45 2Q

P - Lott 1 run (pass failed), 2:11 2Q

P - LaPorte 60 pass from Lott (run failed), 0:08 2Q

P - Lott 1 run (Morris kick), 6:02 3Q

P - Etheridge 20 run (Morris kick), 5:55 4Q

P - Green 5 run (Christiansen run), 4:10 4Q

O - Morrow 65 run (Cole run), 2:03 4Q

YardsticksOregonPrinceton
First downs519
by rushing316
by passing13
by penalty10
Total yards137408
by rushing36-11651-315
by passing2193
Penalities-yards6-356-60
Fumbles-lost1-11-0
Punts-avg8-283-40.3
Time of possession23:2824:32

Individual statistics

RUSHING: O - Morrow 1-65 (TD), Bartel 15-22, Salisbury 5-11, Johnson 9-9, Olade 3-8, Lewis 2-4, Mowery 1-3. P - Etheridge 19-150 (2 TDs), Green 12-101 (TD), Christiansen 8-38, Lott 7-18 (2 TDs), Winn 3-4, Emmett 1-2, Goskusky 1-2.

PASSING: O - Olade 1-4-0, 5 yards; Donegan 0-3-0, 0 yards; Johnson 1-2-0, 17 yards. P - Lott 5-10-0, 93 yards (TD).

RECEIVING: O - Johnson 1-17, Girton 1-5. P - LaPorte 3-69 (TD), Burden 1-17, Christiansen 1-7.

TACKLES: O - Mowry 6, Sellers 5. P - Burden 7, Vujonov 7, Green 5, Morris 5, LaPorte 4, Odell 4, Pearson 3, Etheridge 3, Christiansen 3, Lott 2.

Time of game: 2:16.

3A Playoffs

First-round scores

#1 Byron 57, #16 Fairbury Prairie Central 20

#9 Lombard Montini 49, #8 North Lawndale 0

#5 Princeton 40, #14 Oregon 8

#12 Chicago King 40, #12 Chicago Marshall 8

#2 Wilmington 42, #15 Stillman Valley 7

#7 Eureka 29, #10 Peotone 22

#3 Du-Pec 66, #14 Genoa-Kingston 0

#11 Paxton-Buckley-Loda 22, #6 Monmouth-Roseville 20

#1 St. Joseph-Ogden 48, #16 West Frankfort 0

#9 Tolono Unity 44, #8 Roxana 31

#4 Nashville 42, #13 Olympia 35

#5 Greenville 48, #12 Fairfield 6

#2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley 32, #15 Mt. Carmel 6

#10 Benton 48, #10 New Berlin 7

#3 Williamsville 49, #14 Carlinville 14

#6 Monticello 49, #11 DuQuoin 20

Second-round pairings (Saturday)

#1 Byron (10-0) at #9 Montini (8-2), 1 pm

#4 Princeton (9-1) vs. #12 Chicago King (7-3), 3:30 pm

#7 Eureka (9-1) at #2 Wilmington (10-0), 5 pm

#3 Du-Pec (9-1) at #11 PBL (7-3), 2 pm

#1 St. Joseph-Ogden (10-0) at #9 Tolono Unity (7-3), 2 pm

#5 Greenville (9-1) at #4 Nashville (9-1), 1 pm

#2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley (10-0) at #10 Benton (7-3), 4 pm

#6 Monticello (8-2) at #3 Williamsville (9-1), 2 pm

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"