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Article submitted by Jerry Lindsey. For the second week in a row the Morrison Mustangs were scheduled to play a State-ranked team.  This week they had to face the weatherman also.  Heavy rains on Thursday, September 17, 2015, and anticipated rains on Friday, September 18, forced the postponement of the

Illinois High School Association Assistant Executive Director Matt Troha posed this question to High School Varsity Football Coaches, Athletic Directors, and IHSA football afficienados. “Is anyone aware of any female football players in the State ever scoring a touchdown in a Varsity football game?” If you do, contact Troha’s office

The Morrison Ponies learned a hard lesson Friday evening, September 12, 2015. Their offense out-gained the young Sterling, IL, Newman High School Comets by 92 yards, and the defense only allowed Newman four total yards in the second half, but the Ponies absorbed a 12-6 loss. Morrison’s opening drive started

When the Morrison Mustangs took the field on Friday, September 11, 2015, against the #1 ranked (3A) team in the State, they knew that each possession would have to be a near perfect one. The “grind it out” offense of the Newman High School Comets, aided by the running of

The Morrison, IL, Mustangs have played Princeton, IL, the last two years, and each game carries a poor memory. Last year the weather erupted at the half of the Fresh­-Soph game. Eventually the game was cancelled, and the Varsity game was rescheduled for the following Saturday. The Tigers ended a

Temperature was 92° in Princeton, IL, on Friday, September 4, 2015, as the Morrison High School Ponies took the field against the Princeton Tigers. The opening kickoff was received by Princeton and returned to the 44-yard line; a penalty moved it forward five ­yards. Quarterback Garrett Allen attempted a pass

The Morrison Ponies started a football season exactly the way a coach dreams–with a convincing win at home.  The Ponies controlled the Boilermakers from Kewanee and rolled to a 34-8 opening season victory, on Friday, August 28, 2015. Game highlights focus on the running of Nathan Bush (122 yards), Aaron

Friday night, August 28, welcomed the opening of the 2015 football campaign. Optimism was guarded, due to the attention given to the lower number of players reporting. Regardless of the number, the Morrison Mustangs took the field with the Mustang pride that envelopes the red and blue. The Morrison version

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced that varsity high school football teams throughout Illinois will wear “Play Smart. Play Hard.” helmet decals throughout the season, in a show of solidarity among coaches and players.