Another cool night for football greeted the crowd at Roscoe Eades Stadium, as the Newman Central Catholic Comets hosted the Morrison Mustangs in Sterling, IL. Many fans remember the tough rivalry games that existed between 2008 and 2012. They recalled specific plays that turned the outcome and propelled the winner
The cool, blue skies opened the home season for the 2016 Morrison Football program, as they hosted a first-time home visitor from Princeton, IL, High School. The game wasn’t short of offense. Both teams amassed over 360 total yards on the evening.
The Morrison, IL, Mustangs invited the Princeton, IL, Tigers onto E. M. “Bud” Cole Field for the first time and sent them home with a surprising 13-12 defeat. A cool, Friday, September 2, 2016, night air set the stage for a revitalized Mustang defense. They held the Tigers to only
This article was submitted by Bill Popkin. The aroma of fresh-cooked hot dogs was in the air last Friday evening, August 26, 2016, in Kewanee, IL. The Morrison frosh-soph football team took to the field to open their season against their rivals to the south. A nice crowd was on
This article was submitted by Bill Popkin. A loyal and vocal contingent of Mustang faithful trekked to Kewanee, IL, on what started out to be a beautiful summer evening, Friday, August 26, 2016, to view a football contest between the two high school squads. The first half of the game
The game of football receives as much press and following as about any sport available through the media today. The Super Bowl, the College National Championship, State High School Championship, local junior tackle football leagues, and youth tackle football are all exciting and fun to watch. Football offers a good
Editor’s note: Information garnered from Quad-City Times article by Steve Batterson. For the first time since 1922, the University of Iowa Hawkeye football team finished the season with a perfect 12 and 0 record of wins. The Hawkeyes traveled to Lincoln, NE, to defeat the Cornhuskers in a close game,
Below is a link to the 2015 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State Teams. All spellings are courtesy of the IHSFCA:
The final Friday night of football for the Morrison Fresh-Soph team in 2015 was played under a constant mist, on Friday, October 23, 2015. They went against a Bureau Valley Storm team that wasn’t able to offer much competition for the once-beaten Morrison Ponies.
The rains stopped prior to the Morrison-Bureau Valley season finale and the Mustang seniors were fexcited to end the season on a three game winning streak.
The rains stopped prior to the Morrison-Bureau Valley football finale on Friday, October 23, 2015. The Mustang Seniors were excited about the opportunty to end the season on a three-game winning streak.
A chilly football night featured two of the better Fresh-Soph football teams in the Conference, as the Morrison Ponies visited the undefeated Amboy, IL, Rowboats on Friday October 16, 2015. The Ponies will conclude their season on Friday, October 23, with a 5:30 p.m. game at E. M. “Bud” Cole
Friday night football is an experience to look forward to, but the Morrison Mustangs added value to the night of October 16, 2015. They came back from a 26-8 halftime deficit, to dominate the Amboy, IL, Clippers, and take home a 40-33 win. The Mustangs will close the season on
The culmination of a week’s Homecoming festivities began on E. M. “Bud” Cole Field, as the Morrison High School Ponies took the field against the once-beaten Orion, IL, Chargers’ Fresh-Soph team. Orion was sent home with their second loss of the season. The final Homecoming score was Morrison Ponies 34,
Morrison High School students spent the week with activities to generate more spirit and enthusiasm for the Homecoming game, Friday, October 9, 2015, against the undefeated and third-ranked team in the State in Class 2A, the Orion, IL, Chargers. It worked! The Morrison Mustangs and Ponies pulled the reins in