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Photo Gallery | Spartans notch win #18 to finish the season above .500

ST. JOSEPH - The SJO wrestling program went 3-0 on Saturday to finish the regular season dual schedule with an 18-16 record. St. Joseph-Ogden defeated Decatur MacArthur 54-21, Decatur Lutheran 72-9, and Hoopeston Area, 50-26.

Here are moments and memories from the Spartans' final match of the day against the Cornjerkers.

Hoopeton's Anthony Zamora spins around SJO's Carlson Sarnecki during the first period of the 170-pound match. Moments later Zamora pinned Sarnecki for his team's first win of the match.

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Grinning ear-to-ear Peyton Sarver celebrate his 39-second pin over Hoopeston's Bryson Baker.

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SJO's Owen Birt works toward keeping head control on Hoopeston's Landen Mills during their 220-pound match on Saturday afternoon. It took the senior just 1:31 for a first period pin to secure the win.

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Spartan wrestler Quincy Jones pins Cornjerkers' Nick Brown during their 285-pound match.

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Camden Getty and Karleigh Spain cheer for a teammate

SJO wrestlers Camden Getty and Karleigh Spain cheer for 285-pound teammate Quincy Jones after his second period pin over Hoopeston's Nick Brown.

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Owen Birt offers words of advice to teammate Jackson Walsh (right) before he heads out to wrestle Hoopeston Area's Owen Garrett for the 106-pound bout.

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SJO assistant coach Sean Thompson and head coach Bill Gallo yell instructions to 106-pound wrestler Jackson Walsh during the team's match against Hoopeston Area.

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SJO's Jackson Walsh scoots around Hoopeston's Owen Garrett during their 106-pound match. Up 2-0 at the end of the first period, Walsh took 22 seconds in the second period to win his third match of the day.

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Sophomore grappler Jackson Walsh lets out a roar after a second period pin at 2:22 on Cornjerkers' Owen Garrett. Walsh, who wrestled in two other matches, finished the day undefeated.

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SJO's Brandon Goodwin wrestles Hoopeston's Aiden Bell in the 126-pound match. Surviving three rounds, Goodwin fell by major decision, 13-0.

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SJO's Holden Brazelton lifts Cornjerkers' Rsiah Jones for a throw. Brazelton cruised to a 16-0 tech fall.

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Holden Brazelton wrestles Rasiah Jones at 138

Ashley Brazelton watches and records her son, Holden, while he piles on points on his way to a 16-0 technical fall on Hoopeston's Rasiah Jones during their 138-pound match.

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145-pounder David Bell from Hoopston tries to pull off a single-leg takedown on SJO's Vance McComas. Despite going the distance, McComas fell by major decision, 9-0.

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Spartans' Coy Hayes tries to roll Hoopston's Aiden Larkew during their 152-pound match. Larkew, who was up 4-2 in the match, was able to prevail with a pin at 5:04.

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Photo Gallery | SJO wrestling falls at first home meet of the season

Hunter Ketchum wraps up Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Cooper Carpenter during their 220-pound exhibition match on Tuesday. Ketchum, a four-year starter at goalie for the SJO soccer program, pinned Carpenter one minute and 19 seconds into their bout. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

SJO's Landen Butts fights for wrist control while going head-to-head with BHRA's Ayden Golden. Golden won the match by pin at 3:32. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Spartan Coy Hayes ties up BHRA's Donavan Guduskas trying to get back points. Hayes eventually would win the match by fall at 3:05. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

SJO's Devan Swisher looks to his coaching corner while wrestling Blue Devils' Marcus Schreiner. Swisher went the distance by lost by way of a 7-4 decision. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

SJO's Devan Swisher looks for a shot in on Blue Devils' Marcus Schreiner during their 160-pound match. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Carson Sarnecki tries to escape from BHRA's Christian Walton during their 170-pound. Sarnecki was pinned at 5:32 in the first home meet of the season. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Nathaniel Gnaden takes down SJO's Owen Birt during their 220-pound match. Gnaden narrowly won the match on points besting Birt, 10-6. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Owen Birt looks for an opportunity to shoot in on BHRA's Nathaniel Gnaden during second period action. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

SJO's Brandon Goodwin does his best to keep BHRA's Grahm Abbed from scoring during their 126-pound bout. Goodwin was later pinned by Abbed at 2:32. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

After collecting a few points, Spartans' Lexi Wirth focuses on getting control of Mike Rodgers during their 138-pound exhibition match. Despite a hard-fought effort Wirth was pinned at 2:53. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

St. Joseph-Ogden 220-pounder Quincy Jones pins Blue Devils' Cooper Carpenter. Jones secured the exhibition win in just 36 seconds. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Ketchum and Birt pick up wins for SJO at road match

St. Joseph-Ogden won five matches during their dual meet against host El Paso-Gridley on January 20. The wins were not enought to carry the Spartans to victory who dropped the match, 48-28.

Emmit Holt picked up the team's only forfeit win at 113-pounds.

Holden Brazelton (120 lbs), juniors Hunter Ketchum (183 lbs), and Owen Birt at195 lbs, along with frosh Quincy Jones (220 lbs), recorded the Spartans' other victories.

Brazelton, a freshman, won his match by major decision, 15-3. His other three teammates all won by pinning their opponents.

The Spartans will celebrate senior night with a triangle engagement verses Hoopeston Area starting at 5:30pm and Westville at around 6:15pm on Thursday, January 27.

Results

Final Score: El Paso-Gridley 48 - St. Joseph-Odgen 28

113 Holt, Emmitt (SJO) over Forfeit (EPG) Forfeit 6-0
120 Brazelton, Holden (SJO) over Gibson (EPG) Maj Dec 15-3 10-0
126 Roth (EPG) over Butts, Landen (SJO) Fall 1:15 10-6
132 Greene (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 10-12
138 Melick (EPG) over Denhart, Garrett (SJO) Fall 1:48 10-18
145 Gentes (EPG) over Falls, Matt (SJO) Fall 0:36 10-24
152 Jeffereys (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 10-30
160 Whitman (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 10-36
170 Langland (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO)
182 Ketchum, Hunter (SJO) over Shaffer (EPG) Fall 1:21 16-42
195 Birt, Owen (SJO) over Duffy (EPG) Fall 2:38 22-42
220 Jones, Quincy (SJO) over Blackmore (EPG) Fall 4:30 28-42
285 Evans (EPG) over Cotter, Austin (SJO) Fall 0:46 28-48

Photo Gallery: Spartan football wins 5th straight game

St. Joseph-Ogden's Evan Ingram takes a snap from center Conrad Miller during the first quarter of their final regular-season home game. Both Ingram and Miller were honored before the start of Friday's game during a ceremony recognizing and thanking all the SJO seniors on the team .

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Alex Funk celebrates

Pumping his fist after a play, Alex Funk celebrates a fumble recovery in the Spartans' favor. St. Joseph-Ogden went on to defeat visiting Rantoul, 29-6. Funk and this year's football squad need just one more victory to guarantee a playoff berth and a regular-season 6-3 record.

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Alex Funk blocks for Miller

Opening up a running lane, Spartans' Alex Funk gives teammate Coby Miller a lead block on a play during the first quarter against visiting Rantoul.

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Enduring the endless rainy conditions, SJO cheerleaders lead fans in a cheer.

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Bob Glazier keeps a watchful eye

SJO assistant coach Bob Glazier keeps a watchful eye on his defensive players during his last regular-season game on the sidelines at Dick Duval Field. Glazier, who taught physics at the school during his teaching career, started his coaching career at SJO three decades ago and is a member of the IHSFCA Hall of Fame.

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SJO's Braxton Waller blocks Rantoul's Rashon Allen during first half action.

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Keaton Nolan, Mark Miller and Coby Miller

Spartans' Keaton Nolan, Mark Miller and Coby Miller stop quarterback Keddrick Terhune in his tracks.

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SJO head coach Shawn Skinner talks to players during a timeout in the second half.

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During one of the moments of heavy rainfall during the game, Rantoul receiver Kis Donald-Wheeler hauls in a pass before carrying the ball over the goal line for his team's only touchdown of the game.

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Coby Miller looks for a hole

Coby Miller looks for a hole while carrying the ball during first quarter action against the Eagles.

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Mark Miller and Owen Birt

St. Joseph-Ogden's Mark Miller and Owen Birt wrap up Rantoul running back Rashon Allen.

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The field lights at Dick Duval Field bounce light off the steady fall of rain during the game.

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While Spencer Fitch and teammates look on, Spartan Griffin Roesch hoists Evan Ingram after a touchdown.

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Spartan Spencer Fitch runs to join teammates

After shaking hands with Rantoul players, Spartan Spencer Fitch runs to join teammates with the remaining student fans who endured the rain-soaked home game to sing the school fight song. Like his teammates, Fitch was ecstatic after picking up their fifth consecutive victory on Friday.

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Shawn Skinner talks to his players

SJO head coach Shawn Skinner talks to his players after their 29-6 conference win over Rantoul. Skinner and the Spartans need just one more win to guarantee a spot in the 2021 playoffs.

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Over 130 middle school students earn spot on quarterly Honor Roll

One hundred thirty-two students from St. Joseph Middle School achieved Honor Roll recognition this week.

Seventh grade students earning High Honors recognition are Logan Allen, Owen Baltzell, Payton Carter, Maya Chahine, Rachel Divan, Sadie Ericksen, Joseph Frasca, Addison Frick, Logan Haake, Chloe Harper, Rachel Harris, Annabelle Hueber, Tanner Jacob, Kya Jolley, Helene Jones, Tori Kibler, Quinn Lewis, Taylyn Lockhart, Addisyn Martinie, Isaiah Mock, Rowan Musselman, Macy Reed-Thompson, Addison Roesch, Nathaniel Roth, Daniel Santiago, Lucas Skelton, Logan Smith, Drew Thurman, and Peyton Williams.

Students in seventh grade who earned Honor Roll status include Chloe Allen, Luke Allen, Tyler Boggs, Halle Brazelton, Kyler Brown, Garrett Denhart, Cameron Dressen, Ashton Fonner, Holden Jones, Brock Kellenberger, Connor Little, Grace Mabrey, Carson Maroon, Seth McBride, Peyton McDougal, Ethan McElroy-Fitzpatrick, Shannon McMahon Jr., Carlina Patterson, Ave Pettit, Bella Santanelli, Aescton Slowikowski, Madison Stevens, Corbin Wells, Justice Wertz, Nicholas Wetzel, Spencer Wilson and Owen Yohnka.

Eighth graders meeting the criteria for High Honor Roll recognition are McGwire Atwood, Kaytlyn Baker, Olivia Baltzell, Tyler Burch, Ariana Chambers, Maddux Carter, Cale Coursey, Aiden Cromwell, Zachary Dahman, Andrew Guelfi, Hayden Henkelman, Maya Hewkin, Taylor Hug, Shayne Immke, Peyton Jones, Jacob Kern, Aaron Lane, Teagan Miller, William Page, Allegra Pearman, Ty Pence, Ellen Place, Jack Robertson, Robert Rowland, Kirsten Schaefer, Katharine Short, Paige Siegmund, Trinity Tapia, Taylor Voorhees and Margaret Ward.

The following eighth grade students earn a spot on this quarter's Honor Roll: Alyssa Acton, Emma Rydell, Canyon Alwes, Trenton Severins, Sylvia Bills, Isabel Sexton, Owen Birt, Garrett Siems, Cara Blanchard, Olivia Terven, Kaylee Brown, Mallory Wagner, Taylor Burch, Emma Ward, Payton Carter, Jackson Wetzel, Gwendolyn Chatterton, Bryce Collins, Madelynn Cook, Abigail Dow, Leah Finley, Alex Funk, Jessica Gadbury, Joseph Gherna, Jackson Greer, Kennedy Greer, Hunter Hinen, Mary Hinrichs, Emily Jeffries, Cameran Kelley, Eleni Krall, Ryan Kuchenbrod, Collin Livesay, Carter Mabry, Aidan McCorkle, Courtney Myren, Christopher Newman, Nicholas Nosler, Emma Rydell, Trenton Severins, Isabel Sexton, Garrett Siems, Olivia Terven, Mallory Wagner, Emma Ward and Jackson Wetzel.

Spartan wrestling drops dual meet to Clinton, 46-30

EL PASO -- Despite picking up 16 points in forfeits from Clinton, the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team fell 46-30 to the Maroons in a triangle meet at El Paso-Gridley on Thursday.

SJO senior Matt Falls secured one of two wins after an 8-3 decision over Clinton's Jacob Hubble at 145-pounds.

Later at 195-pounds, Spartan junior Owen Birt went the distance for a 6-1 win over Kaedyn Sloat-Shannon.

The Spartans will host their last home meet of the season this Thursday against Hoopeston Area starting at 5:30pm.

Box Score

Final Score: Clinton 46 - St. Joseph-Ogden 30

106 Ortiz (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 0-6
113 West (Clinton HS) over Holt, Emmitt (SJO) Fall 4:38
120 Wirth, Lexi (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
126 Poole (Clinton HS) over Brazelton, Holden (SJO) Fall 3:44
132 Fair (Clinton HS) over Butts, Landen (SJO) Fall 0:16
138 Denhart, Garrett (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
145 Falls, Matt (SJO) over Hubble (Clinton HS) Decision 8-3
152 Morelack (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO)
160 Hibbard (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO)
170 Thums (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO)
182 Ketchum, Hunter (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
195 Birt, Owen (SJO) over Sloat (Clinton HS) Decision 6-1
220 Jones, Quincy (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
285 Thayer (Clinton HS) over Cotter, Austin (SJO) Maj Dec 19-8

SJO wrestling team nearly wins half their matches at dual meet

BISMARCK -- The St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling squad notched seven individual wins in their road match at Bismarck-Henning on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the Spartans to shoot past the Blue Devils on their way to a 47-38 final score.

Emmit Holt earned four points for SJO after he racked up a 14-0 major decision over Bismarck-Henning's Landon Toellner in the 113-pound weight class.

Lexi Wirth was on the mat twice for the Spartans at 120-pounds. She was pinned on the boys' side of the card in 53-seconds by Grahm Abbed in 53 seconds. In her second match of the evening, Wirth stuck Gianna Ingargiola after five minutes and 18 seconds. The victory closed the team-score deficit and put SJO behind by two points at 12-10.

Holden Brazelton (126-lbs), Garrett Denhart (138-lbs), and Matt Falls (145-lbs), also won their Tuesday night matches, contributing 15 points toward the final team score.

Spartans' Hunter Ketchum (182-lbs) recorded a 33-second fall on freshman Tyson Smith, and Owen Birt won his 195-pound bout after pinning Blue Devils' Gavin Golden in the second period.

Box Score -

106 Pattison (BH) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit
113 Holt, Emmitt (SJO) over Toellner (BH) Maj Dec 14-0
120 Abbed (BH) over Wirth, Lexi (SJO) Fall 0:43
120 Wirth, Lexi (SJO) over Ingargiols (BH) Fall 5:18
126 Brazelton, Holden (SJO) over Golden, A (BH) Tech Fall 20-3
132 Parish (BH) over Butts, Landen (SJO) Fall 2:00
138 Denhart, Garrett (SJO) over Carpenter (BH) Fall 2:27
145 Falls, Matt (SJO) over Gudauskus (BH) Maj Dec 12-3
152 Stevenson (BH) over Forfeit, (SJO)
160 Walton (BH) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit
170 Godwin (BH) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit
182 Ketchum, Hunter (SJO) over Smith (BH) Fall 0:33
195 Birt, Owen (SJO) over Golden, G (BH) Fall 1:16
220 Gnaden (BH) over Jones, Quincy (SJO) Fall 3:56
285 Wilson (BH) over Cotter, Austin (SJO)

Four wins and three forfeits fall short for SJO wrestling squad

ROBINSON -- Four St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers picked wins in the squad's match against Lawerenceville at the Robinson High School Duals on Saturday.

SJO won bouts at the first weight classes starting with Gary Page, who pinned Lawrenceville's Drew Seitsinger in their 106-pound match. Then, Emmitt Holt dominated the Indian's Daniel Kiser on his way to a 15-0 technical fall at 113.

Sophomore Landen Butts held his own against Lawrenceville's Trevor Loy. Going the distance, Butts padded his stats with a 10-7 decision over Loy in their 138-pound match.

Later, Davin Alverez delivered a quick-six at 145 pounds to the Spartan cause besting Robert Delaure with a 21-second pin.

Holden Brazelton (132), Owen Birt (220), and Kyle Miccoli (285) won their weight classes by way of forfeits.

Box Score

106 Page, Gary (St. Joseph-Ogden) over Seitsinger, Drew (Lawrenceville):: Fall 3:53

113 Holt, Emmitt (St. Joseph-Ogden) over Kiser, Daniel (Lawrenceville):: Tech Fall 15-0

120 Foster, Issac (Lawrenceville) over Walsh, Jackson (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Fall 1:45 11-6

126 Seitsinger, Cale (Lawrenceville) over Goodwin, Brandon (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Decision 9-4

132 Brazelton, Holden (St. Joseph-Ogden) over (Lawrenceville):: Forfeit

138 Butts, Landen (St. Joseph-Ogden) over Loy, Trevor (Lawrenceville):: Decision 10-7

145 Alverez, Davin (St. Joseph-Ogden) over Delaure, Robert (Lawrenceville):: Fall 0:21

152 Oaks, Casen (Lawrenceville) over Hayes, Coy (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Fall 3:13

160 Seed, Brian (Lawrenceville) over Swisher, Devan (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Fall 0:45

170 Lucas, Tyson (Lawrenceville) over Sarnecki, Carlson (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Fall 1:44

182 Williams, Maliyke (Lawrenceville) over Mata, Gabe (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Fall 0:38

195 Blackwell, Nathen (Lawrenceville) over Sarver, Peyton (St. Joseph-Ogden):: Fall 5:17

220 Birt, Owen (St. Joseph-Ogden) over Forfeit (Lawrenceville):: Forfeit

285 Miccoli, Kyle (St. Joseph-Ogden) over Forfeit (Lawrenceville):: Forfeit

Photo Gallery: Spartan football falls at home to Prairie Central

SJO's Isaiah Moore helps a teammate bring down Prairie Central's Camden Palmore during fourth quarter action. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Isaiah Moore finds open pasture on 42-yard kick return for the Spartans. The senior picked up 107 yards for the night returning kickoffs and punts for the Spartans. His shortest run was 14 yards, his longest was this 42-yard run. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

SJO's Owen Birt hangs on to Prairie Central's Drew Fehr during a play in the second quarter. The Hawks outscored St. Joseph-Ogden 20-14 at the midpoint of the game. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Spartans' Ethan Vanliew puts his shoulder into Hawks' Drew Fehr to help teammate Bryson Helfrich make a tackle during second quarter action of the game. Just a TD away from winning their first game of the season, SJO fell at home to Prairie Central, 34-28. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Lineman Conrad Miller gets physical while playing on the offensive line against the Hawks. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Seniors Griffin Roesch and Keaton Nolan (right) celebrate an SJO touchdown. Nolan found the end zone on a 25-yard Evan Ingram pass in the second quarter to narrow the Hawks' lead to eight points, 20-12. Later, the senior hauled in a second pass on a 10-yard play as time expired at the end of the third quarter. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

A member of the SJO Maroon Platoon cheers after her football team puts another six points on the scoreboard in the second half. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Senior Coby Miller reacts to the Spartans' third loss of the season as he walks of the field. Miller finished the night with just 26 rushing yards and 18 more from three passes. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Playing the roll of a valiant prince, Elijah Weinman performs with the SJO Marching Band during halftime show. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Flag girl Alyssa Shoviak performs during the SJO Marching Band's halftime performance. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Members of the SJO Marching Band reed section play during halftime. The band performed two numbers from this year's competition routines. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

St. Joseph-Ogden junior Aidan McCorkle drags down Prairie Central quarterback Owen Rafferty for a loss. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Assistant coach and St. Joseph-Ogden football alum Nick Bialeschki passes along saged advice to junior defensive lineman Peyton Sarver. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Tyler Burch runs the ball back 28 yards on a punt return for the Spartans. The explosive junior speedster posted 106 yards on special team returns on Friday. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Joe Frasca boots the ball deep in the second half after a SJO touchdown. The Spartans scored four times during this week's game, doubling the sophomore's time on the field over the previous two weeks combined. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Keaton Nolan sprays his face with water during a timeout in the second quarter. The senior finished with 102 all-purpose yards in this season's home game against the Hawks. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

St. Joseph-Ogden cheerleader Kyle Meccoli helps lead fans with a cheer during the fourth quarter. This season's cheer squad features 21 students under the direction of first year head coach MiReena Burris. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

St. Joseph-Ogden defenders Alex Funk and Jett Morris wrap up Prairie Central running back Drew Fehr. Fehr, who scored twice during the week three conference game, tallied 152 yards on 25 carries against the Spartans. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

An SJO cheerleader watches her team's football games between cheers. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Quarterback Evan Ingram looks for an open receiver as he drops back to pass during the second half. The senior completed 15 of the 23 passes for 203 yards. Three of the completions (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)