Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy.
Newman scored the final 22 points of the night to defeat Mercer County 22-3 at George Pratt Memorial Field on Friday.
The Golden Eagles (1-4, 0-2 TRAC Rock) took a 3-0 lead on a 36-yard field goal by Cannon Link with 11:58 to play in the second quarter.
The Comtes (3-2, 1-1 TRAC Rock) got on the board with 4:52 to left in the first half when Maceo Williams intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to put Newman ahead 8-3. Two offensive plays later for Mercer County, the Golden Eagles lost a fumble at their own 22-yard line. That set up a 19-yard TD run by Rylan Alvarado to extend Newman’s lead to 16-3 with 3:18 remaining in the second quarter.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Comtes put the game away on a 43-yard TD pass from Tim Pappocia to John Rowzee with 2:06 left.
Riverdale outscored Rockridge 20-0 in the second half to remain unbeaten in a 26-7 win in Port Byron on Friday.
The Rockets (4-1, 1-1 TRAC Rock) struck first on a 19-yard TD pass from Cullen Schwigen to Wyatt Osborn with 1:50 left in the first quarter to jump ahead 7-0.
The Rams (5-0, 2-0 TRAC Rock) didn’t score until the final minute of the first half when Lucas Dunbar broke a 50-yard TD run to trim the deficit to 7-6 at halftime.
Riverdale took its first lead of the night on a 33-yard TD pass from Abram Krier to Jackson Tegeler on a fourth-down play with 6:58 remaining in the third quarter. The Rams put the game out of reach with two long TD runs in the fouth quarter – a 51-yard TD by Lucas Dunbar and an 80-yard run by Krier.
Erie-Prophetstown beat Orion 39-6.
The Panthers (5-0, 2-0 TRAC Rock) were led by quarterback Evan Steimle, who accounted for four TDs.
TRAC ROCK
Newman 22 Mercer County 3
Riverdale 26 Rockridge 7
Erie-Prophetstown 39 Orion 6
TRAC MISSISSIPPI
Monmouth-Roseville 30 Hall 14
Kewanee 42 Mendota 14
Portage Northern (MI) 46 Princeton 8
LINCOLN LAND
Annawan-Wethersfield 42 Knoxville 13
Princeville 35 Bureau Valley 20
Stark County 22 ROWVA-Williamsfield 20
Abingdon-Avon 40 United 0
Havana 65 Rushville-Industry 28
Illini West 46 West Hancock 32
Farmington 26 Elmwood-Brimfield 14
Highland 49 Macomb 27
NUIC
Galena 54 Dakota 22
Stockton 44 Fulton 14
Forreston 40 Eastland-Pearl City 20
Lena-Winslow 46 Morrison 7
WESTERN BIG 6
UT 38 Geneseo 28
Sterling 63 Galesburg 56
Moline 35 Quincy 28
Glenwood 49 Rock Island 20
8-MAN
Bushnell-Prairie City 42 Galva 20
Visit our TRAC webpage to stay updated with the conference throughout the season.