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Princeton’s Casey Etheridge, Rhett Pearson receive IHSFCA All-State recognition

Etheridge named to first team, Pearson honorable mention

Princeton senior captains (from left) Rhett Pearson (honorable mention) and Casey Etheridge (first team) received IHSFCA All-State recognition.

Princeton senior captains (from left) Rhett Pearson (honorable mention) and Casey Etheridge (first team) received IHSFCA All-State recognition. (Photo provided)

By Kevin Hieronymus

Princeton senior captains Casey Etheridge and Rhett Pearson have received Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State recognition.

Etheridge, a running back/defensive back, was named to the IHSFCA First Team All-State. He became the all-time Bureau County rushing leader in yards and touchdowns this season.

Pearson received IHSFCA All-State Honorable Mention as an offensive/defensive linemen.

They led the Tigers to a seventh-straight playoffs appearance.

Three Rivers Mississippi champ Monmouth-Roseville also had a Class 3A first-team all-stater, senior Nick Huston (RB/LB), and a Honorable Mention pick, senior Brody Dodd (OL/DL).

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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 regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL