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Rock Island (0-5, 0-2) is looking for a repeat of 2023, when the Rocks were winless but upended the playoff chances for United Township (2-3, 1-2) with an upset victory. Game time is 7:00 tonight. Ken Jacoby has the Rocky play-by-play, while Joe Winkel is at the mic for UT. Here are the links:
Rock Island broadcast presented by Wheelan-Pressly
United Township broadcast presented by Van Hoe
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.
EARLY START: 5:45 p.m.
The 3-2 Maroons look to move within one win of playoff eligibility, taking on the 0-5 Wildcats. Our Joe Winkel has the live, free play-by-play!! Here’s the live stream link:
Moline vs Thornton Township presented by Sexton Ford
This is the link to the FULL COURT PRESS live stream.
You can catch the podcast of past episodes here: Full Court Press Podcasts
This is the place for QCSportsNet’s live, local sports talk show featuring some of the biggest names in the history of Quad Cities sports media. Our next show is this Wednesday (October 2nd) at 7:00 p.m., live from Riverfront Grille in Rock Island.
* Coach Shayne Toporowski co-hosting
* Free Agent Tryout Camp Ongoing
* Single Game Tickets Now On Sale
We’ll hear first hand from the coach about getting ready for the new season. And what hockey guy doesn’t like a great meal @ Riverfront Grille??
*Co-hosts Johnny Marx and Joe Winkel
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Two big plays in the last two minutes of the first half turned a close contest into a one-sided affair, as Moline defeated Rock Island 37-12 at Rocky’s Homecoming on Friday night. Trailing 14-6, the Rocks made a defensive stop and used their final timeouts to get the ball back from the Maroons at their 33 yard line with 1:56 remaining, hoping to mount a tying drive before halftime. Instead, Moline’s Jack Sibley intercepted Jae’Vion Clark-Pugh’s pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. After the kickoff, the Maroons got a strip sack and recovered the fumble at the Rocks’ 28, leading to a 39-yard Nolan Ducey field goal with 1 second remaining, making it 24-6 in favor of the Maroons at the break.
The Maroons’ running attack was the star of the game. Marc Cary opened the scoring with a 58-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. He had 120 yards in the first quarter and finished with 180 on 18 carries. Cary was named Godfather’s Pizza Moline Maroons Player of the Game. Elijah Warren ran for 127 yards on 26 carries, including two second-half one-yard TD plunges. Overall, the Maroons totaled 377 yards on the ground on 60 rushing attempts.
Trailing 30-6, the Rocks tried to build some second half momentum. They got a 66-yard dash for a score from RB Temar Hudson, who earlier had an apparent 51-yard TD run called back on a holding penalty. That cut the deficit to 30-12. Elijah Venegas then recovered an onside kickoff at the Moline 46, but the Rocks couldn’t move the ball. Back in the second quarter, the Rocks’ Evan Ellis had recovered a kickoff mishandled by Moline at the Maroons’ 25, but that also resulted in no points. Hudson scored both Rocky TDs and finished with 124 yards on 16 carries. Hudson was named Hungry Hobo Rock Island Rocks Player of the Game.
Moline (3-2, 2-1 in Western Big 6 play) plays a non-conference contest on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. as Thornton Township (0-4 pending a Saturday afternoon game vs Thornridge) visits from Harvey, IL. Rock Island (0-5, 0-3) visits United Township (2-3, 1-2). Both games will be live on QCSportsNet.