The Monmouth-Roseville Titan football team hits the road for the first time this season for their week 2 Three Rivers Conference cross division match up against a new football co-op in the Three Rivers, Spring Valley Hall and Putnam County. The Titans gutted out a 22-16 week one win over Kewanee in game that mistakes were made on both sides of the ball, especially early in the first half. Monmouth-Roseville head coach Jeremy Adolphson said after the game that several Monmouth-Roseville seniors had nice games, including quarterback Silas Braun’s 7-for-10, 1 touchdown passing night, Jerome Jackson’s 123 yards rushing and three total touchdowns and CJ Johnson’s 60 yards receiving, 13 solo tackles, sack and interception. Adolphson was also happy with the younger players, saying they got better as the game went on.
The Titan’s week two opponent tonight, the Spring Valley Hall/Putnam County Red Devils, lost their opener to Orion 42-12 in Orion. Monmouth-Roseville will look to start a season (2-0) for the first time since 2011. You can hear the Titan/Red Devil game on Sunny 97.7 WMOI with the pregame show at 6:40, kickoff set for 7:00. For the full interview with Coach Adolphson, look in the sports podcast section of our website radiomonmouth.com.
Our other game on the PCSN on Friday will come from Princeville High School as the United Red Storm take on their Lincoln Trail Conference counterparts, Princeville Princes. Both teams lost LTC match ups in week, with United falling at home to Annawan/Wethersfield 35-16 and Princeville losing to Knoxville 54-20. The Red Storm and the Princes will kickoff at 7:00, with our AM 1330/FM 94.1 WRAM pregame show starting at 6:40. Both United and Monmouth-Roseville games can also be heard live online at radiomonmouth.com and on our free 1330 WRAM and 97.7 WMOI apps on your smartphone or tablet.
There are a few other interesting games around the area tonight. Knoxville and Mercer County play in Knoxville in a game that from week one results, could go a long way towards deciding an LTC champ. Like Knoxville, Mercer County got a big week one win, beating perennial power Farmington by two touchdowns, 24-8, holding a normally potent Farmer offense to just eight points. Farmington is at Havana this week.
In another intriguing match up, Rockridge will play Sterling Newman in Newman tonight in a Three Rivers cross-division contest. Rockridge is coming off a 41-22 week one loss to what looks to be another powerhouse this season in Princeton. Princeton throttled Orion 60-20 last night in a Thursday night meeting. Newman beat Morrison 28-6 last Friday night.
Macomb got off to a great start on their home turf with a 30 point win over Rushville/Industry in their opening Prairieland Conference game. The Bombers will look to go (2-0) in league play this week with a road win at South Fulton. The Rebels also got an impressive 38-6 win over West Hancock.
Speaking of artificial turf, the Galesburg Silver Streaks are at home against Thornton Township tonight in a non-conference game.
And speaking of Galesburg High School’s artificial turf, the A-Town Tornades will play Stark County at GHS Saturday night at 6:00. Also tomorrow, the West Central Heat host West Prairie at West Central High School in Biggsville at 1:00.
