Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.
3A No. 3 Princeton (2-0) defeated 2A No. 3 Rockridge (1-1) 27-18 in Edgington Friday.
The Rockets struck early, scoring with 11:05 left in the first quarter on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Cullen Schwigen to Owen Steele to take a 6-0 lead. Princeton responded with 21 unanswered points before Rockridge scored back-to-back touchdowns to close the first half. The Tigers led 21-18 at halftime. Rockridge was 0-3 on PAT attempts. Princeton kicked two field goals in the second half.
Casey Etheridge carried the ball 10 times for 106 yards and one TD for Princeton. Ace Christansen rushed for 75 yards and two TDs on 17 carries. For Rockridge, Schwigen went 20-30 passing for 292 yards with three TDs and two interceptions.
Mercer County (1-1) erased an early 14-0 deficit to beat Sherrard (0-2) 34-14 at George Pratt Memorial Field Friday.
The Tigers scored twice in the first quarter on touchdown passes from Carter Brown to Zach Knox and Harrison Curry. The Golden Eagles would go on to score the final 34 points of the game across the second, third and fourth quarters. Mason Gray ran for two scores, John Baldwin connected with Dakota Coppola for a pair of TDs and Daylen Blaser returned an interception for a TD in the win. Gray finished with 151 yards on 26 carries.
3A No. 10 Monmouth-Roseville (2-0) downed Orion (1-1) 60-26 at Charger Field Friday.
The Titans led 53-12 at halftime and outscored Orion 38-6 in the second quarter, the second straight week Monmouth-Roseville has put up 38 points in a single quarter. Payton Thompson rushed for 222 yards and four TDs on just eight carries to lead the Titans. Monmouth-Roseville racked up 433 total rushing yards on 29 attempts in the game.
THREE RIVERS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Princeton 27 Rockridge 18
Mercer County 34 Sherrard 14
Monmouth-Roseville 60 Orion 26
Kewanee 27 Riverdale 18
Erie-Prophetstown 41 Hall 7
Newman 42 Mendota 0
LINCOLN LAND CONFERENCE
Farmington 60 West Hancock 28
Macomb 22 Knoxville 19
Elmwood-Brimfield 42 Illini West 12
Ridgeview-Lexington 35 Bureau Valley 0
Abingdon-Avon 28 South Fulton 6
Princeville 28 Havana 27
Stark County 14 Annawan-Wethersfield 13
Rushville-Industry 18 United 6
ROWVA-Williamsfield 34 LVC 14
8-MAN FOOTBALL
Ridgewood 58 Galva 14
WESTERN BIG 6
United Township 67 Noble-Munchin 0
Geneseo 20 Clinton (WI) 6
Quincy 42 Alton 13
Dunlap 34 Rock Island 24
Niles Notre Dame 17 Sterling 0
Benet 49 Moline 29
Visit our TRAC webpage to stay updated with the conference throughout the season.