East St. Louis Crushes Chicago St. Patrick 72-12
Shanklin throws for two touchdowns, runs for third, East St. Louis has big second quarter in playoff win.
EAST ST. LOUIS — Reece Shanklin threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as East St. Louis used a 28-point second quarter to defeat Chicago St. Patrick 72-12 on Friday night at Clyde C. Jordan Memorial Stadium, advancing to the IHSA Class 7A football quarterfinals.
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The Flyers will host Mt. Prospect next weekend for their third consecutive home playoff game. Mt. Prospect defeated Rockford Guilford Catholic 50-10 on Friday night. The IHSA office will announce the quarterfinal dates and times Monday afternoon.
Chris Jackson opened the scoring with a 40-yard touchdown run to give East St. Louis a 7-0 lead. The Flyers added a safety before Shanklin connected with Emurion Jackson on a 31-yard touchdown pass, extending the lead to 16-0 after the first quarter.
East St. Louis widened the margin early in the second quarter with a 50-yard punt-return touchdown. On the Shamrocks’ next possession, Amori Coleman intercepted a pass and returned it 30 yards for a score, putting the Flyers ahead 30-0.
Shanklin followed with a 20-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard scoring pass to Raheem Floyd. The Flyers led 44-0 at halftime, triggering the running clock rule for the second half.
Ronnie Gomiller opened the second-half scoring with a 60-yard touchdown run, and Jahmori Ware added a 20-yard scoring run to make it 58-0. St. Patrick scored a touchdown but missed the conversion, leaving East St. Louis ahead 58-6 after three quarters.
The Flyers added a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter but missed the conversion to make it 64-6. The teams then exchanged touchdowns. East St. Louis converted a two-point attempt, while St. Patrick missed its conversion, bringing the final score to 72-12.
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