In Friday night high school football action, Columbia earned an important win. The Eagles (6-0) traveled to Freeburg and won 45-14, securing a playoff spot in the process.

After the first quarter, the score was 7-7. But Columbia scored twice to open up the score to 21-7. Freeburg responded with a touchdown, but Eagles quarterback Drew Huebner provided some breathing room before the end of the half. Huebner connected with Jonathan Holmes for a 56-yard TD, then with Lamont Read from 24 yards out.

Columbia led 35-14 at the half.

Toward the end of the third quarter, Columbia running back Kenny Fields scored on a two-yard run. It gave Columbia a 42-14 advantage and was Fields’  third TD of the game. A Greg Long field goal gave Columbia a 45-14 lead, which was the eventual final score.

Fields rushed for 227 yards and three TDs in the win.

‘Dogs top Jerseyville

Waterloo was on the road, playing a conference game against Jerseyville. At the half, the Bulldogs trailed Jerseyville, 25-20. The ‘Dogs stormed back with 22 points in the fourth quarter to win 42-32.

Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Laskowski threw four touchdown passes on 9-for-13 passing and 204 yards. Waterloo running back Max Jennings also had a strong game, rushing for 159 yards and two scores.

At 2-4, Waterloo’s slim playoff hopes are still alive.

Dupo falls in OT

At Dupo, the Tigers were celebrating homecoming with a game against Principia. The Tigers weren’t able to get the win, falling 21-20 in overtime.

The scoring got started early for the Tigers. On the team’s first drive of the game, quarterback Drake Harvell found Brandon Roth for a 10-yard score. The duo connected again on the two-point conversion to take an 8-0 lead with 6:45 left in the first quarter.

Principia would then drive the field, but Dupo was able to keep them scoreless with a fumble recovery. In the second quarter, Principia got on the board. Dupo led 8-7 with about four minutes left in the half. The Tigers led 14-7 at halftime, but Principia tied it in the third quarter.

The game went into overtime, with Principia pulling out the win.

Read about these games and get the coaches’ insights in our Oct. 7 newspaper.