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Inside the numbers: Princeton vs. Oregon

By Kevin Hieronymus
Princeton's Kaydin Gibson sprints down the sidelines on a run past Oregon's Peter Alfano during the Class 3A playoff game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at Princeton High School.

Princeton's Kaydin Gibson sprints down the sidelines on a run past Oregon's Peter Alfano during the Class 3A playoff game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at Princeton High School. (Scott Anderson)

CLASS 3A FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFFS

AT BRYANT FIELD

Princeton 40, Oregon 8

1Q2Q3Q4QTotals
Oregon00088
Princeton01871540

Scoring plays

P - Etheridge 34 run (kick blocked), 6:45 2Q

P - Lott 1 run (pass failed), 2:11 2Q

P - LaPorte 60 pass from Lott (run failed), 0:08 2Q

P - Lott 1 run (Morris kick), 6:02 3Q

P - Etheridge 20 run (Morris kick), 5:55 4Q

P - Green 5 run (Christiansen run), 4:10 4Q

O - Morrow 65 run (Cole run), 2:03 4Q

YardsticksOregonPrinceton
First downs519
by rushing316
by passing13
by penalty10
Total yards137408
by rushing36-11651-315
by passing2193
Penalities-yards6-356-60
Fumbles-lost1-11-0
Punts-avg8-283-40.3
Time of possession23:2824:32

Individual statistics

RUSHING: O - Morrow 1-65 (TD), Bartel 15-22, Salisbury 5-11, Johnson 9-9, Olade 3-8, Lewis 2-4, Mowery 1-3. P - Etheridge 19-150 (2 TDs), Green 12-101 (TD), Christiansen 8-38, Lott 7-18 (2 TDs), Winn 3-4, Emmett 1-2, Goskusky 1-2.

PASSING: O - Olade 1-4-0, 5 yards; Donegan 0-3-0, 0 yards; Johnson 1-2-0, 17 yards. P - Lott 5-10-0, 93 yards (TD).

RECEIVING: O - Johnson 1-17, Girton 1-5. P - LaPorte 3-69 (TD), Burden 1-17, Christiansen 1-7.

TACKLES: O - Mowry 6, Sellers 5. P - Burden 7, Vujonov 7, Green 5, Morris 5, LaPorte 4, Odell 4, Pearson 3, Etheridge 3, Christiansen 3, Lott 2.

Time of game: 2:16.

3A Playoffs

First-round scores

#1 Byron 57, #16 Fairbury Prairie Central 20

#9 Lombard Montini 49, #8 North Lawndale 0

#5 Princeton 40, #14 Oregon 8

#12 Chicago King 40, #12 Chicago Marshall 8

#2 Wilmington 42, #15 Stillman Valley 7

#7 Eureka 29, #10 Peotone 22

#3 Du-Pec 66, #14 Genoa-Kingston 0

#11 Paxton-Buckley-Loda 22, #6 Monmouth-Roseville 20

#1 St. Joseph-Ogden 48, #16 West Frankfort 0

#9 Tolono Unity 44, #8 Roxana 31

#4 Nashville 42, #13 Olympia 35

#5 Greenville 48, #12 Fairfield 6

#2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley 32, #15 Mt. Carmel 6

#10 Benton 48, #10 New Berlin 7

#3 Williamsville 49, #14 Carlinville 14

#6 Monticello 49, #11 DuQuoin 20

Second-round pairings (Saturday)

#1 Byron (10-0) at #9 Montini (8-2), 1 pm

#4 Princeton (9-1) vs. #12 Chicago King (7-3), 3:30 pm

#7 Eureka (9-1) at #2 Wilmington (10-0), 5 pm

#3 Du-Pec (9-1) at #11 PBL (7-3), 2 pm

#1 St. Joseph-Ogden (10-0) at #9 Tolono Unity (7-3), 2 pm

#5 Greenville (9-1) at #4 Nashville (9-1), 1 pm

#2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley (10-0) at #10 Benton (7-3), 4 pm

#6 Monticello (8-2) at #3 Williamsville (9-1), 2 pm