Moline climbed within one win of playoff eligibility, overrunning winless Harvey Thornton Township, 56-3, in a game played Thursday night at Browning Field due to a shortage of officials for Friday. With the dominating win, the Maroons improve to 4-2 on the season, while Thornton drops to 0-6.
Sophomore RB Marc Cary (6 yards) and RB Adrian Cooper (26 yards) scored on consecutive possessions in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. Cary added his second TD, an 11-yard run, early in the second. He finished with 87 yards on 9 runs and now has 5 scores, 552 yards rushing, and is averaging 8.2 yards per carry. Before halftime, offensive lineman Jenaro Sepeda scored on a 1-yard run and earned Godfather’s Pizza Moline Maroons Player of the Game honors; Cooper returned a blocked punt 31 yards to the end zone; and Elijah Taylor threw a 53-yard TD bomb to WR Marcus McQueen for his first score of the year.
The Maroons led 42-0 at the half, and the teams played with a continuous clock in the second half. Stanley Golden (12 yards) and Sam Ngongo (31 yards) added fourth quarter touchdown runs.
Having matched last season’s win total, Moline has games remaining against United Township (next Friday night), Galesburg, and Sterling, as the Maroons look to secure a playoff berth after going 4-5 and missing out last season.