Carlinville eliminated in Greenville – Enquirer Democrat

By JACKSON WILSON
Enquirer Democratic Reporter

The Carlinville High School football team was defeated 28-0 by South Central Conference leader Greenville on Oct. 11 in Bond County.

The Week 7 loss dropped the Cavaliers to 3-4 overall.

Carlinville sidelined several players at both the quarterback and running back positions, but to no avail.

Noah Byots went four for nine for 39 yards and threw three interceptions. Kip Reels, who was sidelined with an injury, then came into the game and completed two passes behind center in his varsity debut, including one that went to Triston Thompson for 41 yards. Reels had 46 yards on four total throws.

Nate Dyer and Thompson totaled 96 yards on 31 carries. Dyer led the Cavaliers with 61 of those yards on 18 carries.

Reels also added 22 yards on seven quarterback keepers. Thompson had 35 yards on 15 carries and Weston Kuykendall added 20 yards on eight handoffs.

Dyer and Thompson were the top defensive players as a duo with a total of 20 tackles. Dyer made 12 tackles and Thompson also had an interception.

Carlinville must defeat Hillsboro (0-7) on Senior Night on Friday, Oct. 18, then pick up a road win at Gillespie to qualify for the playoffs.