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Nov 26, 2021 · 0:24. Two area heavyweights went at it Friday at Wylie's Sandifer Stadium, Hawley duking it out with Coleman. It was a 14-play Bearcats' drive that resulted in a touchdown with 5:08 to play that...
Dec 9, 2021 · Hawley advanced to its first state championship in program history, as the Bearcats (15-0) beat Marlin 19-12 on Thursday.
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Nov 12, 2022 · Start Conversation. The third round of the 2022 Illinois high school football playoffs kicks off Friday (November 11), with winners from each game moving on to next week's IHSA semifinals. You...
- Sweet Redemption
- Making Up For Lost Time
- Hez Huzzah
- Hooper, Receivers Shine
- Turnovers Fuel Hawley Start
- Bearcats Play Keep Away
- Breaking It Down
- Hawley 54, Refugio 28
- Big Week For The Big Country
Hawley, which lost to Shiner 47-12 in the program’s first state title game appearance last year, cashed three turnovers into TDs while getting another on one of two fourth-down stops in rolling to a 34-13 halftime lead. That loss to Shiner, the Bearcats’ only defeat the past two seasons, motivated them to get back and win it all. “They’ve been talk...
Cumpton, who missed last year’s state championship with two fractured vertebrae in his upper back, made the most of his second chance. The senior – the game’s Offensive MVP – scored his team’s first three TDs – the first after recovering a fumble. He set up another Hawley TD with a fumble recovery. “It feels amazing,” Cumpton said. “Coach brought m...
Parker, a senior linebacker, was named the game’s Defensive MVP. He had 4.5 tackles, including a sack, forced a fumble to go with the pick-six. “It’s a blessing to play like that, go out (as) defensive MVP,” Parker said. “I couldn’t do it without my front D-line and the buys back there (in the secondary) helping me out the whole time.”
Hooper, a senior quarterback, completed 14 of 18 passes, including TD passes of 74 and 66 yards to Diontay Ramon and Kason O’Shields, respectively. Ramon, who moved to running back in Cumpton’s absence the final three games of the season last year, had a game-high 150 yards on six receptions, including an 11-yard TD pass to go with the 74-yarder. “...
Cumpton ran for three touchdowns, and Hooper threw the long TD passes to Ramon and O’Shields as Hawley rolled to a 34-13 halftime lead. Three of Hawley’s four TDs were set up by turnovers, and another came after a fumbled snap on a fourth-down play gave the Bearcats the ball at the Refugio 21. Cumpton recovered two fumbles in the half, while Chandl...
Leading by 21 points to start the second half, Hawley just needed to eat clock, protect the ball and, most likely, get some points. The Bearcats took the second-half kickoff and drove 73 yards on 14 plays. Hooper capped it with a 11-yard TD pass to Ramon. The drive ate up the first 8:11 of the half. “That was huge, and it kept their offense off the...
∎ Turning point: Realistically, Hooper’s 66-yard TD pass to Kason O’Shields pretty much sealed the win with 1:12 left in the first half. It gave the Bearcats a 34-7 lead, and they hung on for a 34-13 halftime lead. Whatever shot Refugio had at a comeback died, slowly, as Hawley drove 73 yards on 14 points for a TD on the opening drive of the second...
FIRST QUARTER HAW −Austin Cumpton 7 run (pass failed), 7:38 SECOND QUARTER HAW −Cumpton 14 run (Chandlin Myers pass from Rodey Hooper), 10:28 HAW −Cumpton 14 run (pass failed), 7:11 HAW −Diontay Ramon 74 pass from Hooper (Will Scott pass from Hooper), 2:30 REF −Kaleb Brown 3 run (Alex Placencia kick), 2:00 HAW −Kason O'Shields 66 pass from Hooper (...
Hawley’s state title was the fourth for Big Country teams. Albany beat Mart 41-21 for the Class 2A DII title Wednesday night. It’s Faith’s first state title in five title game appearances and 37 years as the Lions’ head coach. “I’m a big Coach Faith fan, and I was rooting my tail off for them,” Hawley coach Mitch Ables said. “It was good to see him...
Nov 24, 2021 · Illinois high school football state finals playoff game schedule and scores (live and final), computer rankings, statewide stat leaders and postseason brackets. The 2021 Illinois high school football postseason concludes this week with the state finals.
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Nov 4, 2022 · You can follow all of this week's playoff action on SBLive Illinois, including IHSA football scores, game recaps, top performers, photo galleries and much more.
Nov 18, 2023 · The IHSA playoffs continue this week as 2023 Illinois high school football season rolls on with Week 13 action kicking off Saturday (November 18). You can follow all of this week's IHSA...
