By Fred Kroner Sophomore Layne Rund caught two touchdown passes and ran for one score on Friday (Oct. 8) as Villa Grove’s football team dealt visiting Tri-County a 55-6 loss. “He is confident in his routes and is coming on strong at the right time,” Villa Grove coach Heath Wilson […]
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils’ football team moved one step closer to becoming playoff-eligible on Friday (Oct. 1) with a 37-14 win at Niantic over Sangamon Valley. Villa Grove, which led 22-0 at halftime, is 4-2 overall ahead of the Friday (Oct. 8) Senior Night home-finale against Tri-County. “We […]
By Fred Kroner State-ranked Toledo Cumberland took a 40-0 lead into halftime of a Friday (Sept. 24) homecoming game at Villa Grove and went on to a 47-8 triumph. The Blue Devils got on the board with 7 minutes to play when Liam Barr hooked up with Brady Clodfelder on […]
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils were held to 217 total yards in their football home opener on Friday (Sept. 3) and dropped a 40-14 decision to Ridgeview/Lexington. Liam Barr scored both of the Villa Grove touchdowns and also passed for 196 yards, completing 16 of 32 attempts. Brady Clodfelder […]
By Fred Kroner Either the current Villa Grove football team or a former Villa Grove athlete was going to wind up a winner in the season-opener on Friday (Aug. 27). The first-game football win went to the current Villa Grove team, which rallied in the second half to register a […]
