Effingham Football News
IHSA District Proposal For High School Football Fails To Pass
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) recently had 14 proposals appear on the ballot including one that would implement a districting format for high school football that would have began this upcoming season. With the highest voting turn out in a decade (89.2% of the membership participated in the vote) 12 of t...
Dec 19, 2023
Effingham Football & Cheerleading Awards
On Friday Night December 15th Effingham High School hosted their annual Football and Cheerleading Awards banquet. The awards were as following Effingham Football Letter Winners Gaige Gillum Jacob Weaver Camden Raddatz Wade Bushur Nolan Fearday Brock Meltabarger Weldon Dunston Max Buzzard Wyatt Hayes Nick Martin Andr...
Dec 18, 2023
2023 All Apollo Conference Football Teams
2023 All Apollo Conference Football Teams First Team Offense Offense Line Left Tackle Kolton Metcalf Polous Junior Mahomet Seymour Left Guard Marcellx Boling Junior Charleston Left Guard Patrick Brock Senior Mt. Zion Left Tackle Jack Lapeyrouse Senior Mattoon Right Guard Maddox Burner Senior Effin...
Nov 08, 2023
Effingham Season Comes To A Close With A 21-2 Loss To Mt. Zion In Opening Round OF IHSA 4A Playoffs
Same Two Teams, Higher Stakes, Different Venue, Different Result! This past Saturday, Mt. Zion avenges their loss two weeks ago against the Hearts with a convincing 21-2 win in the first round of the IHSA Football Playoffs. This was a defensive battle nearly the entire way the difference, the Braves were able to fi...
Oct 30, 2023
Local Sports Results for Friday & Saturday Schedule
Local Sports Results for Friday High School Football Class 1A 6 Seed Casey-Westfield defeated 11 Seed Toledo Cumberland 49-7 Class 4A 1 Seed Rochester defeated 16 Seed Lincoln 59-14 Class 5A 13 Seed Troy Triad defeated 4 Seed Mahomet-Seymour 20-19 Junior High Girls Basketball 8th Grade National Trail Tournament ...
Oct 28, 2023
Area Football Playoff Week 1 Scoreboard
Area Football Playoff Week 1 Scoreboard Class 1A Belleville Althoff Catholic 76, Tuscola 41 FINAL LeRoy 45, Villa Grove 14 FINAL Greenfield-Northwestern 52, Nokomis 13 FINAL Casey-Westfield 49 Cumberland 7 FINAL Class 2A Quincy Notre Dame 21, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 14 FINAL Nashville 49, Pana 7 FIN...
Oct 28, 2023
Area Football Week 1 Playoff Schedule
Area Football Week 1 Playoff Schedule Class 1A 13 Seed Tuscola (5-4) at 4 Seed Belleville Althoff Catholic (8-1) Saturday 3:00 P.M. 12 Seed Villa Grove (6-3) at 5 Seed LeRoy (8-1) Saturday 1:00 P.M. 14 Seed Nokomis (5-4) at 3 Seed Greenfield-Northwestern (9-0) Saturday 2:00 P.M. 11 Seed Toledo Cumberland (6-3)...
Oct 25, 2023
Dunston Ties School Record Helps Effingham Become Playoff Eligible Win 61-34 Over Centralia
The Effingham Hearts made the trip down south to take on the Centralia Orphans with a potential playoff spot on the line. When all was said and done, the Hearts were victorious and had a joyful bus ride back into town. With Effingham's highest scoring output of the season, the Hearts win a wild one 61-34 and are no...
Oct 21, 2023
Local Sports Results for Friday & Saturday Schedule
Local Sports Results for Friday High School Football Check Out The High School Football Week 9 Scoreboard Here High School Soccer Class 1A Williamsville Sectional Teutopolis defeated Pleasant Plains 3-2 in Penalty Kicks Teutopolis Stats Josh Habing 2 Goals in Regulation Ethan Thoele & Logan Lawson both with assis...
Oct 21, 2023
High School Football Week 9 Scoreboard
High School Football Week 9 Scoreboard Apollo Effingham 61 (5-4), Centralia 34 FINAL Charleston 29 (7-2), Salem 13 (4-5) FINAL Quincy 56 (9-0), Mahomet Seymour (7-2) 28 FINAL Mattoon 43 (2-7), Marion 20 (4-5) FINAL Mt. Zion 41 (7-2), Breese Mater Dei 6 (6-3) FINAL Taylorville 35 (5-4), Bethalto Civic Memorial 9 F...
Oct 21, 2023