The Panthers ran for 207 yards on 60 carries, but the Rivermen (4-2) had stopped them except for one 13-play, 75-yard drive that put Le-Win ahead 8-7. “That blocked punt changed the game,” Le-Win quarterback Luke Benson said. Jack Setterstrom ran for 94 yards on 17 carries for Le-Win and returned a punt blocked by sophomore Jace Flynn 56 yards for a touchdown to cut Du/Pec’s lead to 21-16 with 4:01 to play. As the season went along, I got more confident and could find the holes better.” “As a QB, you are used to getting shots from behind and shots when you are in the gun, but running in the middle where there are three or four linebackers taking shots at you is new. “There were four or five guys there, but my line gave me a spot and I took advantage of it. “I didn’t know if I made it I just reached for it and saw the hands go up,” England said. His last one was into a crowd of Du/Pec defenders and the officials hesitated for a second before one gave the TD signal. Getting in felt great.”Įngland ran for 39 yards on nine carries. “Coach (Ric) Arand told me before the season this is a ground and pound team and he wanted to get the ball in my hands and said the two running back positions are the spot to do it,” said England, who scored on a 3-yard run with 12 seconds left to beat Durand/Pecatonica 24-21 Saturday and win the NUIC North title. Team captain Maddie Prohaska looks to make her 200th save of her Auburn career against Wake Forest in what will be her 60th game for the Tigers . . .LENA - Evan England was an all-conference quarterback throwing for over 2,000 yards at one of the state’s biggest schools before his parents moved from the Wheaton-Warrenville South district back to their hometown.īut there’s not much reason to pass at Lena-Winslow, an annual Class 1A power. It's a chance for the younger runners to put their training to the test . . . match at the Auburn Soccer Complex . . .Īs the opening meet approaches, the spotlight is on the freshmen who are looking to make their mark. The weekend begins Thursday night when the Tigers host Wake Forest for a 6:30 p.m. The Lady Tigers return to action on Sunday, September 3rd at home against American University . . .Īuburn soccer suffered its first loss of the 2023 season Thursday, falling 2-0 to Wake Forest . . . The match with the Seminoles will be streamed live on ACC Network Plus . . . A day later, the Tigers will take on Florida State on Sept. Watch: Week 2 of High School football has multiple Auburn recruits show out . . .Ģ025 offensive lineman Spencer Dowland committed to Auburn on Saturday . . .ģ takeaways from Auburn's season opening win . . .Īuburn soccer cruised past American Sunday, picking up a 3-0 win . . .Īuburn faces the Mustangs on Saturday, Sept. 'We won the turnover battle, which is a goal of ours every week,' Freeze said following the win.

Watch: For the first time since 2017, Auburn fans rolled the oak the trees at Toomer's Corner . . . Montgomery liked what he saw from all three quarterbacks . . . Winners and losers from Auburn's win . . . The Auburn rushing attack carried the ball 44 times for a total of 289 yards and 6 touchdowns . . .

What really did we learn Saturday afternoon in Jordan-Hare Stadium? . . .Īuburn defensive back Jaylin Simpson downplayed his stellar performance that included his fourth career interception and first career fumble recovery . . . What did we learn from Auburn's romp over UMass? . . .ĭeAndre Carter, a class of 2024 four-star offensive lineman rated as the top interior prospect in the nation, announced his commitment to Auburn on Sunday . . .

Watch: Breaking down Auburn's addition of DeAndre Carter . . . Whenever Auburn running back coach Cadillac Williams identifies a running back that he wants the chances are pretty good that Auburn will land that player . . . 'Don't you ever in life, don't you ever in football, don't you ever with your family, don't you ever, ever, ever forget to celebrate when you have victories,' Freeze said . . .įormer North Carolina Tar Heel Eugene Asante looked great . . .

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