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CHEDULE HE OUTHERN I LLINOISAN RIDAY CTOBER ONTACT les.winkeler@thesouthern.com 1C MORE FOOTBALL See The updated Top 10 list 2C Friday Black Diamond Elverado-Trico at p.m. Carterville at p.m. C-Z-R at p.m. Eldorado at p.m. South Seven Belleville Althoff at p.m.

Marion at p.m. Mount Vernon at p.m. SIRR Mississippi Anna-Jonesboro at Du p.m. Pinckneyville at p.m. Nashville at p.m.

SIRR Ohio Herrin at p.m. Murphysboro at p.m. Massac County at West p.m. Saturday BlackDiamond JohnstonCity at p.m. more saturday Get results from games all across the region in The Southern onSaturdayand be sure to checkonline for even more prep football extras.

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UOTABLE know that we have the guys that can make the plays, and no score that we overcome.Just give us a couple of minutes on the clock and get it Gibson got something to play for and the kids are out to prove going to be a physical I think we are up to the coach JasonKarnes had some pretty good games withDu Quoin that you think may have some significance.It may be a situation where a conference championship comes into coach Brett Detering do win games sometimes.But if you have players that believe in you and believe in your not going to be coach MikeRude think both teams are a little bit different from last going to take another great effort from us in this coach KerryMartin THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO Jordan Chamness (left) locks eyes with Justin Eggemeyer in the first half of a game Oct.9. BYLES WINKELER THE SOUTHERN Some things are fairly obvious. The sky is blue.Ice is cold. And when Du Quoin and Anna- Jonesboro meet on the football likely the SIRR Mississippi Division championship will be on the line. That will be precisely the case when the teams meet tonight at Du Van Metre Field.

Anna-Jonesboro comes in with a conference mark.Du Quoin is in conference play. always an anticipated Anna-Jonesboro coach Brett had some pretty good games with Du Quoin that you think may have some significance.It may be a situation where a conference championship comes into last few been a game that seems like a conference on the said Du Quoin coach Al Martin. The situation is simple.A Du Quoin victory gives the Indians sole possession of the title.An Anna-Jonesboro win results in the Indians and Wildcats sharing the title. play for title BYSCOTTMEES THE SOUTHERN South Seven rivals square off at 7 p.m.today when Marion travels to Carbondale for a key conference matchup. The Wildcats have won three games in a row and still have an outside shot of a co-conference title if Cahokia loses to Belleville Althoff.The Terriers need a victory in this game to ensure a playoff berth.

number of athletes that Carbondale puts on the field on each side of the ball stands out to Marion coach Kerry have fast kids with good size.When you play know they can match just about Marion won last contest in a shootout, doubtful this matchup will be the high-scoring affair from a year ago. think both teams are a little bit different from last them on make a lot of plays.It’s going to take another great effort from us in this game. We really need to win that battle for field The Wildcats will attempt to slow Kendell Edwards down.The Carbondale senior running back leads the area in rushing yards (1,309) and touchdowns (18). Marion features a balanced attack on offense. Aaron McFadden leads the team in rushing with 492 Zach Irwin is second with 327.

kind of been a signature of what done the last five said. been able to maintain some balance. Even when Matt (Brown) was had a number of different receivers and running backs to call been a pretty good year for the Seven Conference as a whole.The league will likely get four of its six teams into postseason play.Mount Vernon and Centralia are the only teams that have already been eliminated from a possible playoff berth. pretty proud of our the conference schedule itself makes you a better football said. are a number of talented guys in the conference that will play at the next level.We root for them in nonconference games and in the If Marion can win its final two regular season will likely get a home playoff game for the first round.The Terriers (5-2, 2-2) have an outside chance of hosting in the opening round if they can win their final two games.

scott.mees@thesouthern.com 618-351-5086 Rivalry renewed hook up with much on the line THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO The Carbondale defensive line (above) blocks a Herrin extra-point attempt Sept.4.Marion’s Jay Riley (below) bobbles a Belleville Althoff pass before intercepting it Oct.2.The Terriers host the Wildcats tonight. BYSCOTTMEES THE SOUTHERN Most high schools are always looking for more volunteers to help out with their athletic programs.Zeigler-Royalton and Christopher have a good one in Randy Risley. For the last 25 has been videotaping football games for the well as keeping statistics for other athletic programs.Risley,who’s originally from to Southern Illinois University for college and moved to Zeigler in 1982. was at SIU in the 1960s and did some taping for some sports Risley said. I had some background in it.I was asked to tape the football I really enjoyed doing Christopher athletic director John Kretz said people are always happy to help out when the team is Risley has continued to offer his services through good times and bad.

just stuck with the program and does anything he can to nice is we have somebody we can trust.The biggest thing is you know going to be Kretz coached the football team from 1993 to 2006.He said the quality of video work has been a big asset to the program as well. I was the head coach, trade videos with the other always seemed that our video was a little bit better than the other Some schools put a student in charge of recording the the C-Z-R program lucked out when it got a person with actual experience to do the job. S-V-W-W quarterback Kendall Gibson reaches for a high snap during the Red game Aug.28 against Carterville. THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO BYPETE SPITLER THE SOUTHERN SESSER On a Waltonville-Woodlawn quarterback Kendall Gibson made it look pass after pass to his Red Devil teammates at Carroll Kelly Field. At is the same Kendall Gibson who was highly touted as a sophomore when he burst onto the scene with the now-famous Brock and Rock Connection (Brock Wheatley and Tyler years a ton more senior has led S-V-W-W to a 7-0 record with two games left in the regular season.

been playing quarterback for three years now and that helps a just know that we have the guys that can make the no score that we overcome. give us a couple of minutes on the clock and get it When facing the Red Devils, opponents are faced with a difficult choice try and stop Gibson and his talented corps of roll the dice on containing Wheatley and Rock. have to decide what weapons to take away and you take away S-V-W-W coach John you do is gamble that one kid is not going to beat But Gibson has this season.Against Fairfield in Week threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes to his two favorite receivers Dawson Verhines and Dane Eubanks and the Gibson now anotherthreat for undefeatedS-V-W-W SEE SIRR MISSISSIPPI PAGE 5C SEE RISLEY PAGE 5C SEE GIBSON PAGE 5C C-Z-R gets an edge with tapes.