Posts Tagged ‘football’
More of the same as Eagles roll past Greenville
Columbia used a familiar recipe to cook up a first round playoff football win at home on Saturday. Eagles quarterback Greg Long threw for three touchdowns and ran for another.…
Read MoreWaterloo falls in heartbreaker at Highland, 10-6
Still coping with the recent death of a senior defensive leader, Waterloo came within a minute away of winning its first football playoff game in 22 years on Saturday. In…
Read MoreByrd is the word as Eagles fly past Jerseyville
He’d already scored 22 touchdowns this season in eight games, but Columbia running back Colton Byrd put an exclamation point on his fine junior season Friday night. Byrd scored five…
Read MoreBulldogs fall at Mater Dei, 27-21
The Waterloo High School football team fought until the end, but ultimately fell in an emotional regular season finale at Mater Dei on Friday night, 27-21. At 5-4 with a…
Read MoreWaterloo High School Football | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo High School football team coached by Dan Rose. The Bulldogs defeated Mascoutah at home Friday on senior night, 26-14. With the…
Read MoreWHS saddened by loss of senior football player
The mood was somber in the halls of Waterloo High School on Thursday following the loss of a senior football player who apparently ended his own life the night before.…
Read MoreEagles cruise again, 55-14 over Red Bud
The Columbia football team turned way another opponent in dominating fashion on Friday night, rolling past Red Bud at home, 55-14. The game was billed as a potential offensive shootout,…
Read MoreBulldogs playoff bound after topping Mascoutah
The Waterloo High School football team secured a playoff berth with a 26-14 win at home Friday night against Mississippi Valley Conference foe Mascoutah. Running back Scott Nanney rushed for…
Read MoreEagles dismantle Breese Central; Bulldogs lose
Both Columbia and Waterloo traveled on the road Friday night to play games with conference and playoff implications. The Eagles passed their test with flying colors; the Bulldogs were not…
Read MoreBulldogs win in OT; Eagles roll to 6-0
The Waterloo High School football team pulled off an exciting overtime win at home over Jerseyville on Friday night, 34-28. Just up the road in Columbia, the Eagles wasted no…
Read MoreColton Byrd | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Columbia High School football player Colton Byrd. The junior running back rushed for 172 yards and six touchdowns during Friday’s 55-6 victory at…
Read MoreFriday Night Lights: Eagles soar, Bulldogs fall
With clear skies for a change, local high school football fans were treated to the return of Friday Night Lights as Columbia, Waterloo and Dupo were all at home. Rain…
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