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Big 12 roundup: Danville rolls
By: Rich=20 Barak
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Bloomington 47, Central 26
BLOOMINGTON =E2=80=93 Typically there aren't a lot of positives to = take from a=20 21-point loss, but Champaign Central coach Dave Jacobs said his team's = first=20 setback might be for the best.
"Hopefully they learn from this and know that we've got to step up = against a=20 tough opponent if we're gonna be successful," Jacobs said. "I think we = will if=20 we're willing to work. We've got a great group of seniors, so we'll = see."
The Raiders (3-1) racked up 576 yards of total offense, averaging = better than=20 10 yards per play. Central trailed at halftime 40-13.
"I thought we had some things we could have done, but we were playing = in a=20 hole," Jacobs said. "I was disappointed in our tackling. It's something = we work=20 on and it's something that they've got to want to do."
Central quarterback Doug Kyrouac became the school's all-time leader = in=20 passing yards, throwing for 220 yards and a pair of scores.
It was the Maroons' first game against an opponent with a winning = record.=20 Bloomington had played Big 12 heavyweights Danville and Normal = Community.
"They've played at that high level already," Jacobs said. "I tried to = tell=20 them we had to play at a different level this week but it's hard trying = to get=20 16-, 17-year-old kids to buy into that."
Normal Community 10, Centennial 6
CHAMPAIGN =E2=80=93 His team had just finished on the wrong end of a = close loss to=20 Normal Community at Tommy Stewart Field, but Centennial football coach = Mike=20 McDonnell couldn't be more proud of his young Chargers.
"When we came out here, we went David against Goliath and almost got = it," he=20 said.
Centennial linebacker Zach McCoy scooped up a fumble by quarterback = Tre Jones=20 and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown to bring the Chargers within = striking=20 distance with 4 minutes, 42 seconds remaining in the game.
Fitting that the defense had the Chargers' only score after holding = Normal=20 scoreless over the final three quarters. The Ironmen had a field goal on = their=20 first drive and Jones zigged and zagged his way through the defense for = a=20 59-yard score, breaking a half-dozen tackles.
"These guys have four, five really good running backs and the = quarterback is=20 pretty good, too, so I'm not going to say anything bad about our guys,"=20 McDonnell said. "We knew that coming in. I think we got a little = excited, tried=20 a little too hard. Once we got settled in we rock and rolled it."
Danville 26, Normal West 0
DANVILLE =E2=80=93 The unbeaten Vikings forced eight turnovers, two = of which went for=20 scores, and blanked Normal West at Whitesell Field. Derrick Cunningham = returned=20 an interception for a score and Eddie Clark raced to the end zone with a = fumble=20 recovery for the state's fifth-ranked Class 6A team.
The other two scores were on passes from Malcolm Anderson to Clowzell = Adams.
"We were a little disjointed on offense, barely missing on some = passes and=20 couldn't get a rhythm going," said Danville coach B.J. Luke, whose squad = led=20 14-0 at halftime.
Mattoon 34, Urbana 13
MATTOON =E2=80=93 Kyle Clevenger caught six passes for 107 yards and = Eric Parsons=20 scored a pair of touchdowns for the visiting = Tigers.
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