Monticello Ends Roxana's Season With 49-14 Playoff Victory
The Sages seized control early in Saturday’s Class 3A second-round matchup, leaving the Shells chasing a deficit despite two touchdown passes.
MONTICELLO — The Roxana Shells saw their season come to an end Saturday afternoon after falling to the Monticello Sages 49-14 in the second round of the IHSA Class 3A football playoffs.
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Monticello came out strong in the opening quarter, putting 20 points on the scoreboard while holding Roxana scoreless.
The Sages found the end zone on a 60-yard rushing touchdown by Maddox Utley. Utley added another rushing touchdown on a 40-yard run. Monticello continued its offensive production with a 14-yard touchdown pass involving Zeke Young to build its early advantage.
The Sages led 20-0 after the first quarter.
Monticello added another touchdown in the second quarter on a 14-yard passing play involving Young to extend its lead.
"They made some plays in the beginning, and we made some mistakes, and it got away from us. We knew they would be good on defense and they were." Roxana coach Wade DeVries said.
Roxana finally got on the scoreboard with 31 seconds remaining in the first half when Logan Cox caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Cohen Dugan. The Shells went into halftime trailing 27-7.
Monticello continued to control the game in the third quarter, adding 15 more points to its lead.
"At one point we were 2-3, and we were able to win some games in a row, and I'm proud of these kids." DeVries said
Roxana answered with a 46-yard touchdown pass to Aiden Stemm, cutting into the Sages' lead.
However, Monticello responded with another scoring drive, including a two-yard touchdown pass and a successful two-point conversion. The Sages added another short rushing touchdown to take a 42-14 lead into the fourth quarter.
Monticello added the final touchdown of the afternoon on a rushing score with 7:19 remaining to secure the 49-14 victory.
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