In Week 6, with Moline having a bye week (a forfeit win vs Alleman), all of the focus is on Almquist Field in Rock Island, where the Rocks and the UT Panthers are each aiming for their first conference win of the season. We’ll have separate broadcasts for each side, so you can cheer for your favorite team along with the announcer!!
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6:45 p.m. United Township at Rock Island presented by Wheelan-Pressly and Van Hoe Funeral Home

Though United Township had an impressive offensive output Friday night at the Soule Bowl, the Panthers could not keep pace with the powerhouse Quincy attack, falling to the unbeaten Blue Devils 63-27.  Quincy QB Bradyn Little threw six TD passes and finished 19-of-23 for 353 yards.  Three receivers caught two scoring passes each:  Adon Byquist (4 catches for 141 yards), Tykell Hammers (5 for 107) and Jack Mettemeyer (4 for 61).  RB Jeraius Rice added 112 yards rushing and two scores.  Leading 12-7 at the quarter break, the Blue Devils exploded for four 2nd quarter TDs and a 42-20 halftime lead, and added three more scores in the 3rd.

The Panthers tried to keep pace, with QB Matthew Kelley having a hugely productive game and earning Godfather’s Pizza Panthers Player of the Game honors.  Kelley completed 12 of his first 13 passes and finished with 163 yards threw the air, including a 60-yard TD to Korey Randle, and an astonishing 200 yards on the ground on 15 carries, including TDs of 5 and 74 yards.

At 1-4 overall and 0-3 in Western Big 6 play, the Panthers will pick up a forfeit win over Alleman in Week 8, but to make the playoffs must win out with games at Rock Island next Friday, vs Moline (Oct. 6), and at Galesburg (Oct. 20).  All Panthers games on QCSportsNet.com are presented by Van Hoe Funeral Home.

 

In a game that was competitive until the final minutes, Moline pulled away late and earned its first conference win of the season, 28-10 over Rock Island, Friday night at Browning Field.  

The Maroons were without RB Adrian Cooper, but didn’t miss a beat, with Pablo Perez (20 carries, 172 yards) opening the scoring with a 4-yard TD run with 3:23 left in the 1st quarter.  Rocky’s Garr Tarr (19 carries, 125 yards, named the Hungry Hobo Rock Island Rocks Player of the Game) tied the contest with a 52-yard dash to the end zone with 9:47 left in the 2nd.  But Moline answered with a Perez 41-yard TD run just 2:33 later to give the Maroons a 14-7 halftime lead.  

In the 3rd quarter, Jonas Cortez nailed a 23-yard field goal to pull the Rocks within 14-10, but Moline again responded with a big play, a 50-yard TD pass from Elijah Taylor to Zander Ealy for a 21-10 advantage.  After recovering a Rocky fumble, the Maroons drove 63 yards in 8 plays early in the 4th, capped off by a 4-yard TD run by Corbin Schnell, who nearly doubled his previous season rushing total, with 155 yards on 17 carries.  Schnell was named the Godfather’s Pizza Moline Maroons Player of the Game.  The Maroons then recovered another Rock Island fumble inside their 5 yard line with 3:09 to go to seal the victory.

Moline is 2-3, 1-2 in Western Big 6 play.  The Maroons will be 3-3, 2-2 when credited with a forfeit win in what would have been their game vs Alleman next Friday.  On the field, they will visit United Township (1-4, 0-3) on October 6th, presented by Sexton Ford.  Rock Island (0-5, 0-2) plays host to UT next Friday, presented by Wheelan-Pressly.

In Week 5, we feature the annual showdown between Moline and Rock Island. Both teams are looking for their first conference victory. We’ll have separate broadcasts for each side, so you can cheer for your favorite team along with the announcer!! UT also looks for its first conference win against unbeaten Quincy.
All games Friday. Follow the hyperlinks for the live streams:

6:45 p.m. Rock Island at Moline, presented by Wheelan-Pressly and Sexton Ford
6:45 p.m. United Township vs Quincy, presented by Van Hoe Funeral Home

Rock Island scored first in overtime, on Garr Tarr’s 4-yard run, but Sterling Newman answered with Daniel Kelly’s 5-yard run and 2-point conversion run, to give the Comets (3-1) a 22-20 win at Rock Island.  The Rocks remain winless, dropping a non-conference contest that had replaced Alleman on the schedule.

Tarr took the opening kickoff 85 yards to the end zone to put the Rocks in front 7-0.  The Comets failed to get a first down against Rocky’s defense on their first four possessions, but broke through with a 20-yard TD pass from QB Evan Bushman to Isaiah Williams and a 2-point conversion run for an 8-7 lead with 4:30 left in the 2^nd quarter.  Rock Island recovered a fumble at the Comets’ 31 with 2:31 until halftime, and cashed in when Jav’eion Clark-Pugh (9-for-17 passing for 68 yards, with 2 INTs) lofted a pass to a wide open Joe Allen in the corner of the end zone for a 14-yard TD to go up 14-8.

But Sterling Newman returned the favor, recovering a Tarr fumble at the Rocks’ 41, turning it into a 1-yard TD run by Cody McBride to tie the game with 8:39 left.  The Rocks’ defense stopped McBride on the conversion attempt, keeping the game tied at 14 and leading to the overtime.  Tarr finished with 84 yards rushing, including the overtime TD, on 23 carries, and was named the Hungry Hobo Rock Island Rocks Player of the Game.

Rock Island (0-4, 0-1 in WB6 play) visit their long time rivals, the Moline Maroons (1-3, 0-2), with both teams looking for their first conference victory.  QCSportsNet.com will have live play-by-play coverage, presented by Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Homes and Crematory.