They say the first win in athletic competition is the hardest to achieve. On Friday night Effingham achieved just that.
The Hearts hoped some the offensive momentum they got going last week despite the loss to Mahomet would carry over to the rest of the season. In the first quarter the offense for Effingham was clicking with two passing touchdowns. The first score, a 47 yard TD from Tanner Pontious to Andrew Lotz capped off a nine play 92 yard drive. The Hearts would not be done with the scoring, as they capitalized on Charleston punt. It didn’t take them long, one play in fact. A quick screen to Lotz, he found a block and turned up the sideline and found the endzone for the second time in the quarter.
Charleston would be the first to strike in the following quarter. On the first play of the 2nd, Brett Spour threw deep to Luke Bonnstetter for a 39 yard touchdown to make it 13-7. Effingham would get into the endzone one more time in the quarter. With less than four minutes to go Pontious scrambled around and eventually stiff armed his way for the touchdown. Evan Waymouth would run it in for the two point conversion to make it 21-7 at the half.
A Hearts turnover nearing the red zone led to a quiet third quarter. In the 4th quarter Effingham would tack on ten points including a new school record. Caden Walls would take the ball on a jet sweep and would rush in for the the 47 yard touchdown. Then the record happened.
Effingham was driving again only to be stopped short on a third down play. The Hearts would line up for a field goal and Armando Estrada would boot it thru the uprights from 44 yards out. In the process seting a new school record for the longest field in school history.
Bonstetter would score another touchdown for Charleston to make the final score 31-13.
Effingham gets the win on Military Appreciation night, get their first of the season, and first win on the new turf.
Effingham improves to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Apollo and go on the road to play the Mattoon Green Wave who also got their first win over Taylorville on Friday.
Charleston falls to 0-3 and 0-2 in the Apollo and takes on Collinsville up next.
Scoring summary
1st Quarter
5:13 EHS 47 Yd TD Pass Pontious-Lotz PAT No Good 6-0
2:49 EHS 39 Yd TD Pass Pontious-Lotz PAT Good 13-0
2nd Quarter
11:53 CHS 39 Yd TD Pass Spour-Bonnstetter PAT Good 13-7
3:44 EHS 6 Yd TD Run Pontious 2 PT Good 21-7
4th Quarter
9:47 EHS 47 Yd TD Run Walls PAT Good 28-7
EHS 44 Yd FG Estrada 31-7
CHS 35 Yd TD Pass Spour-Bonnstetter PAT No Good 31-13
Hear from Coach Hefner after the win
Effingham Stats
Pontious 12 carries 74 yds 11/17 169 yds 2 TDs 1 INT
Waymouth 23 carries 93 yds
Walls 3 carries 64 yds 1 rec 11 yds
Wolfe 1 rec 5 yds
Lotz 5 rec 128 yds 2 TDs
Weaver 1 rec 4 yds
Thompson 1 rec 24 yds
Koberlein 2 rec 25 yds
Charleston Stats
Langdon King 22 yds rushing
Archibald 4 yds rushing
Spour -2 yds rushing 144 yds passing 2 TDs
Bonnstetter 95 yds receiving 2 TDs
Nelson 58 yds receiving
Roe 5 yds receiving
Shrader 3 yds receiving 100 yds return yds
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