Rockford Christian 63, North Boone 49: Rockford Christian may be young, but the three seniors on the roster don’t want to be forgotten.
“They’re not ready to be done yet,” Royals coach Cedric Jones said.
Ben Erickson, Conrad Ognibene and Grant Anderson combined for 10 points on the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to lead the Royals to a 63-49 win against North Boone Tuesday at the Christian Life Regional.
Faith Christian 52, Rockford Christian 49: Rockford Christian fell behind Faith Christian after the second quarter and couldn’t rally, resulting in a 52-49 loss. Brayden Teuscher scored 15 points, while Conrad Ognibene added 13 to lead the Royals.
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STILLMAN VALLEY — It probably still smells like gun powder in Stillman Valley this morning.
The cannon that celebrates every Cardinals’ touchdown went off eight times during Stillman Valley’s postseason opener. The Cardinals beat Rockford Christian 58-14 Friday to advance to the second round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Stillman Valley will be on the road next week against the winner of today’s game between Aledo-Westmer (8-1) or Lisle (5-4).
The Cardinals rushed for 379 yards in the running-clock win. It was the fourth time this season they have scored at least 50 points.
KIRKLAND — With a 10-8 win over Hiawatha, Rockford Christian (6-2) guaranteed itself a spot in the IHSA playoffs. It didn’t come easy either, as the Royals needed a Drew Anderson interception with 30 seconds to seal the victory.
“The receiver wasn’t looking, and I read the quarterback,” Anderson said.
It was the second key defensive stop in the final three minutes for the Royals. On Hiawatha’s (3-5) previous possession, Colton Gann and Dennis Mikulich teamed up to tackle Angel Hernandez for a loss on fourth down at the RC 24.
ROCKFORD - Rockford Christian outscored Mooseheart 21-8 in the first quarter and held on for the win.
Conrad Ognibene completed 16 of 21 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns for the Royals. Passing touchdowns went to Drew Anderson (23 yards), Albert Piamonte (4 yards) and Jake Bliss (15 yards).
Colton Gann added a 1-yard TD run, and Ognibene also kicked a 34-yard field goal. The Royals (5-0) will now prepare to face state-ranked Alden-Hebron (5-0) on the road next Saturday.
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ROCKFORD — Two games, five days, no problem.
"It wasn’t really that hard,” Rockford Christian coach Kirk Heidelberg said. “We just did what we had to do.”
The Royals crushed Arlington Heights Christian Liberty Academy 62-0 Friday at home just four days after they played a make-up game at Winnetka North Shore Country Day.
Monday’s game was postponed from last weekend due to bad weather.
“We were excited when we found out we’d be playing twice this week,” Rockford Christian junior running back Colton Gann said. “It’s not often you have a chance to win two games in one week.”
ROCKFORD — It was all offense in Week 1, and all defense in Week 2.
Rockford Christian hasn’t put the two together in a single game yet, but that’s not what matters.
“We’ll take the wins,” Royals coach Kirk Heidelberg said.
The Royals beat Christian Life 19-12 Saturday to improve to 2-0. Senior quarterback Conrad Ognibene had another solid night with two rushing touchdowns and 174 offensive yards. In last week’s 35-34 win against Greendale (Wis.) Martin Luther, Ognibene had 289 passing yards, three rushing touchdowns and scored the game-winning conversion run.
