Effingham came from 20 points down to tie the game but Mahomet-Seymour added two fourth quarter scores to end Effingham’s season with a 3-6 record.
Mahomet struck first scoring on 76 yard touchdown pass with 8:29 left in the first. Mahomet took a 14-0 lead in the with 4:52 left in the second quarter with a Tristan Leever 9 yard touchdown run. Mahomet added another score with 7:53 left in the third on a 19 yard touchdown pass to make it 20-0. Effingham finally got on the board in the third quarter with a 6 yard touchdown pass to make it 20-6. Effingham then added another score on a 49 yard touchdown run by Hill to make it 20-13 with 1:43 left in the third. Effingham tied the game up with 11:26 left to play in the game after Hill caught a 42 yard pass. Mahomet with answer back with a three yard touchdown run by Leever with 9:04 left in the game. Mahomet added one more score with 1:12 left in the game on a one yard touchdown run by Zach Daebelliehn.
Effingham’s season ends at 3-6, a year removed from a 4-5 campaign. Mahomet is playoff bound at 6-3.
Effingham stats
Passing: L. Wolfe (6/12, 109 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT); Vasquez (7/17, 64 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT); Morrissey (0-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT); Hill (1/1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing: Hill (17-80-1); Thilker (3-4-0); L. Wolfe (1-(-4)-0); McCabe (1-2-0); Vasquez (4-(-1)-0); Morrissey (1-2-0)
Receiving: Herron (5-69-0); L. Smith (2-30-0); H. Smith (3-27-0); G. Wolfe (1-6-1); Hill (2-51-1)