Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

We have 16,533,978 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 2007

Page

20

Top 10 high school football rankings recap

Anna Jonesboro remains undefeated at 9-0 as they beat Benton 49-9. Mount Vernon slips after losing to Metamora 46-13. Marion defeats No 5 Herrin 21-14 and hosts Waterloo. Carterville, Herrin, Massac County, West Frankfort, Du Quoin, Carmi White County, and Fairfield fill the rest of the top 10 with varied results and upcoming showdowns this Saturday.

Marion Mount Carmel Fairfield Columbia Carlinville Carmi-White County Mount Vernon Cahokia Anna Jonesboro Carbondale du Quoin Belleville Althoff Pinckneyville Nashville Centralia Sparta Chester Marion Newton Black Diamond Rochester Anna-Jonesboro IRA Eldorado Herrin Massac County Mascoutah Staunton Carterville West Frankfort Vandalia J. Ford BVA Uhls R. Rushing PVE Rush MTV T. Taylor HER E. Jackson CAH B. Drust CVE D. Black C. Kittinger CWC Taylor L. Reever FRF M. Brown D. Donald D. Creamer ELD D. Rogers B. Bailey R. Rambert R. Vaughan HCO N. Logan D. Borum MAR J. Hewlett A. Parker T. Carpenter SVWW S. Sisco Kester L. Hileman A. J. Hill PINCK J. Pecord Marion 1814

West Frankfort hosts Vandalia in 3A playoff opener

In the IHSA Class 3A playoffs Vandalia hosts West Frankfort at 2 p.m. Both teams seek momentum after losses. Vandalia coach John Stout notes offensive rhythm issues after five turnovers last week while West Frankfort aims to end a 21 year drought since a deep playoff run.

Vandalia West Frankfort Redbirds Sirr Ohio Carterville Vandals South Central East Carlinville John Stout du Quoin Breese Central Chad Spence Spence Paul Newton Matt Brown Justin May Brown

Herrin Draws Undefeated Mount Carmel In Playoff Opener

Herrin visits Mount Carmel at 2 p.m. in the first round, a matchup some viewed as unlikely given Mount Carmel’s 9-0 record and Herrin’s 7-2 mark. Mount Carmel relies on a strong option offense led by Jensen Dardeen, Clint Witsman, and Kyle Buss, while Herrin aims to disrupt the rushing attack and force the Golden Aces to pass.

Herrin Mount Carmel Tigers Golden Aces Jason Karnes Jensen Dardeen Clint Witsman Kyle Buss Karnes Buss

Massac County at Mascoutah in Class 4A playoff clash

Massac County brings its aerial attack to Mascoutah for a 2 p.m. playoff showdown. QB Zach Kester passed for 2,400 yards and 31 touchdowns. RB Chris Montgomery gained 1,426 yards with 20 scores for Mascoutah, while Massac County features receivers David Rogers and Byron Bailey. The Patriots, 7-2, face a running-heavy opponent in wet conditions anticipate field grip concerns.

Massac County Mascoutah Zach Kester Patriots Kelly Glass Chris Montgomery Glass David Rogers Byron Bailey

The Southern Staff Picks Week 1 Playoff Games

Column lists Week 1 games chosen by The Southern staff. Matches include Columbia Linville Carmi Mount Carmel Frankfort Vandalia Mascoutah Illini at Mount Carmel Chester at Anna-Jonesboro Hokia at Mount Vernon and more.

Columbia Carmi Carterville Vandalia Mascoutah Mount Carme Anna-Jonesboro Cahokia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fes Benton Metamora Waterloo Olney East Richland Murphysboro Carmi White County Hamilton County Southern Herrin Aaron Anderson Southern Columbialinville Carminton Frankfort Vandalassac County Tin Mount Scott Mees Les Winkeler Columbia Carmi Carterville West Frankfort Mascoutah Mount Carmelina Jonesbor Geary Denister Carterville West Frankfor D.W. Norris Todd Hefferman Pete Spitler Columbia Carlinville
Search Courier

Search the Southern Illinoisan Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Southern Illinoisan?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication