Springfield Area Football: SHG Dominates, Rushville-industry’s Reimolds Shines in week 3
A dominant performance by Sacred Heart-Griffin and another explosive night from Rushville-Industry‘s Rylan Reimolds highlighted Week 3 of Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football action around Springfield. The Cyclones’ potent rushing attack and Reimolds’ consistent 200-plus yard games are establishing both teams as early-season contenders in their respective conferences. These results shape the landscape of the Central State Eight, Sangamo, south Central, and other area matchups as teams head into the next phase of the season.
Friday night’s contests saw important scoring outputs and decisive victories across multiple leagues. SHG overwhelmed Jacksonville 55-20,fueled by 394 rushing yards and two touchdowns each from quarterback Cam Brinkman,Mikey Groesch,and Ryan Broomfield.Simultaneously, Reimolds continued his extraordinary form, racking up 224 yards and three touchdowns to lead Rushville-Industry to a 40-34 overtime win against Princeville.
Complete Week 3 Scoreboard:
CENTRAL STATE EIGHT (EAST)
* Chatham Glenwood 65, Decatur Eisenhower 6
* Normal U-High 28, Decatur MacArthur 27 (OT)
* Rochester 56, Lincoln 0
CENTRAL STATE EIGHT (WEST)
* Sacred Heart-Griffin 55, Jacksonville 20
* Springfield High 63, Lanphier 0
* Quincy Notre Dame 63, Southeast 0
SANGAMO
* Maroa-Forsyth 48, Auburn 14
* Petersburg PORTA 19, New Berlin 6
* Williamsville 48, Riverton 0
* Athens 33, Pleasant Plains 19
* Stanford Olympia 60, Pittsfield 20
SOUTH CENTRAL
* Hillsboro 43, Gillespie 30 (Thursday)
* Carlinville 35, Greenville 28
* Staunton 59, Litchfield 24
* Vandalia 40, Litchfield 26
* North Mac 49, Piasa Southwestern 34
OTHER AREA GAMES
* Freeburg 22, Taylorville 14
* Sullivan 42, Niantic Sangamon Valley 29
* Rushville-Industry 40, Princeville 34 (OT)
* Toulon Stark County 42, Havana 36
* Mendon Unity 40, Beardstown 19
* Mount Sterling Brown County 40, Jacksonville Routt 0
* Oakland Tri-County (1-1) at nokomis (1-1), Saturday, late
8-MAN
* Kincaid south Fork 28, Decatur Unity Christian 8
* Pawnee 54, Macon Meridian 7
