Posts Tagged ‘football’
Eagles advance with playoff win over Freeburg
The Columbia Eagles scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to down Cahokia Conference rival Freeburg at home, 33-14, in a first round IHSA Class 4A playoff football showdown…
Read MoreEagles, Bulldogs drop regular season finales
The Columbia and Waterloo football teams both ended the regular season with losses Friday night. The Eagles live to play another week, however, while the Bulldogs put the wraps on…
Read MoreEagles roll over Red Bud; ‘Dogs fall to 0-8
In Friday night football action, Columbia got back into the win column with a convincing homecoming game victory at home while Waterloo continued its season-long slide. The Eagles (7-1) were…
Read MoreTough night for local football teams
Three local high school football teams wound up on the wrong end of their Friday night contests. The most stunning defeat of the night happened at Breese Central, where Columbia…
Read MoreEagles win thriller over Freeburg; ‘Dogs fall just short
In an exciting night of early autumn high school football action Friday night, Columbia outlasted Freeburg in a thriller while Waterloo fell just short in its homecoming game against Jerseyville.…
Read MoreEagles soar past Carlyle; ‘Dogs fall again
The Columbia High School football team just continues to win, improving to 5-0 on the season with a 47-0 blanking of Carlyle at home Friday night. Meanwhile, Waterloo dropped to…
Read MoreColumbia still unbeaten; ‘Dogs remain winless
Friday night football action featured two local squads heading in opposite directions. Columbia continued its knack for big plays in a 40-13 win at Wesclin to improve to 4-0. Waterloo,…
Read MoreBulldogs drop to 0-3 with loss to Terriers
In a game that began Friday and ended Monday due to lightning and rain, the Waterloo High School football team dropped its home opener to Carbondale and lost its starting…
Read MoreTigers ride out storm for 14-0 win
It was well worth the wait for the Dupo High School football team, which had its Friday night home game against South Fork suspended due to storms. The teams were…
Read MoreEagles win big at Salem, 35-6
With a threat of storms looming, this week’s football game for Columbia at Salem was moved up to Thursday night. Following a sluggish first half, the Eagles pulled away late…
Read MoreEagles dazzle in blowout of Bulldogs
This year’s Columbia Eagles football squad has a knack for the spectacular. Last week, a 92-yard kickoff return and a blocked field goal in the final seconds led to a…
Read MoreFOOTBALL: Eagles win; ‘Dogs and Tigers fall
The high school football season got off to a thrilling start for one local team on Friday night. Not so for two others. Columbia used some late-game heroics to win…
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