It took the ensuing kickoff and drove 62 yards in nine plays and only ran 1:47 off the clock. After the PAT attempt failed, the Oilers had a 36-23 lead with 3:05 left.īut Freeburg wasn't quite finished. Slayden provided the game-winning cushion when he ran 50 yards for a touchdown on a nine-play drive following the interception. "Fitzgerald did a great job and stepped up and got the interception. "It was like we were playing not to get beat deep. "We hadn't been able to stop their underneath passes all night," Herron said. That set up the eventual game-winning drive. With the Oilers clinging to a 30-23 lead in the fourth quarter, Freeburg appeared to be on its way to either taking the lead or at lest tying the score.īut the Oilers' Chris Fitzgerald intercepted a pass by Freeburg quarterback AJ Banks at the EA-WR 15-yard line with 7:30 remaining. The Oilers spotted Freeburg a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, then rallied to go ahead, only to see the Midgets stage a rally of their own to close within six points in the fourth quarter. He just goes out and plays."ĮA-WR had to come from behind Friday against the Midgets. "He does his job, whatever it is that particular game. You never hear him whining, he just does whatever he's asked to do. "He's a great leader," Herron said of Slayden. Slayden's rushing performance put him over the 1,000-yard mark. Our fans are great and I think our players feed off our fans." "One of our goals heading into the season was to get in the playoffs," Herron said, "and to host a playoff game at home.
The Cougars, who handed EA-WR its only defeat, are 4-0 in the conference.įreeburg dropped to 3-4 overall and 0-4 in the league. Breese Central is also 6-1 following a win over Roxana Friday. The Oilers are 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Cahokia Conference Mississippi Division standings.They became playoff eligible last week with a win over Columbia and Friday's win clinched a playoff berth. But at least until the bus ride back to Wood River was finished, Herron was enjoying the win over Freeburg. "Next week's opponent" is backyard rival Roxana, which will visit Memorial Stadium on Friday.
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