It didn’t take long for Quincy to show why it’s moving up in the AP top ten in Class 7A.  On the second play of the game, Blue Devils’ QB Bradyn Little threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Tykell Hammers, and the visitors were on their way to a 43-21 win over Moline at Browning Field on Friday night.  According to Muddy River Sports’ Matt Schuckman, Little, a senior committed to Division II Quincy University, threw for a school record 437 yards, including six TDs.

Little’s throw to Rico Clay just before halftime made it 36-7 at the break, and the issue was decided.  Clay finished with three TD catches.  RB Jeraius Rice scored on the ground and via the pass.  Hammers compiled 149 receiving yards.

For the Maroons, Eli Warren ran for 129 yards and a touchdown and was named the Godfather’s Pizza Moline Maroons Player of the Game.  QB Eli Taylor left with an injury in the second quarter after completing 6-of-9 passes for 80 yards, including a TD to Nolan Ducey.  Marc Cary finished with 83 yards rushing and a score, as the Maroons racked up 252 rushing yards along with 89 through the air.

The Maroons (2-2, 1-1 in the Western Big 6) visit winless Rock Island next Friday.  Quincy (4-0, 2-0, ranked #7 in Class 7A) will get a visit from United Township (2-2, 1-1).

As Rock Island continues to play one state-rated team after another, they had to look for silver linings in a 49-14 loss at Bradley-Bourbonnais in a non-conference contest Friday night.  The Rocks remain winless, while the 9^th-ranked (in Class 7A) Boilermakers improved to 4-0.

Trailing just 7-0 after the first quarter, the Rocks gave up three scores in the second, offset only by Jae’Vion Clark-Pugh’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Venegas.  The only Rock Island score of the second half was a 1-yard TD run by Isaiss Duarte.  The Rocks played turnover-free football, but allowed a 93-yard kickoff return for touchdown.  Offensively, the running game managed an average of just 2.3 yards on 23 carries, and the Rocks were just 3-for-16 on third-down conversions.

Clark-Pugh finished 12-of-23 passing for 121 yards before giving way to backup Myles Duster (1-of-2, 5 yards).  Sophomore WR Evan Ellis led the team with 54 receiving yards on 4 catches.  Venegas added 40 yards on 5 receptions.

Homecoming awaits next Friday, as Rock Island (0-4, 0-1 in Western Big 6 play) welcomes archrival Moline (2-2, 1-1).  Live coverage on QCSportsNet.com is set for 7:00 p.m.

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Trailing 21-14 in the second quarter, the Moline Maroons steamrolled Geneseo the rest of the way, taking the lead 24-21 at halftime and scoring 27 more points in the second half for a 51-21 win in the Western Big 6 opener for both teams, Friday night at Bob Reade Field in Geneseo. 

The Maroons kept it on the ground, with QB Eli Taylor completing 2-of-3 passes for 33 yards.  But the running game was dominant.  Adrian Cooper totaled 98 yards, including scoring runs of 12 and 39 yards.  He also blocked a field goal that Corbin Schnell returned for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter.  Cooper was named the Godfather’s Pizza Moline Maroons Player of the Game.

Also in on the rushing attack:  Schnell, with 2 TDs and 36 yards, Marc Cary, with 49 yards including a 5-yard TD, and Eli Warren, who had 82 yards on just 5 carries before leaving with an injury in the second quarter.

The Maroons went from trailing in the second quarter to being able to pull their starters with 4 minutes remaining in the contest.

Moline (2-1, 1-0 in Western Big 6 play) hosts #9 (in Class 7A) Quincy (3-0, 1-0) next Friday, in the game that figured to be a big factor in deciding the ultimate conference champion.  Geneseo (2-1, 0-1) goes to United Township.