MOMENCE – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Youth Football Juniors ended its 2024 season with a 34-6 loss to Momence in the Central Illinois Football League playoff semifinals on Sunday.
After Momence’s Payton Franc rushed for a 50-yard touchdown to put Momence up 7-0 with 6:55 left in the first quarter, a long pass connection from Pierce Kingren to Brandon Tuell Jr. put the ball in the red zone for PBL. Branson Herges recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown that cut the Panthers’ deficit to 7-6 before the first quarter came to an end.
In the second quarter, Ryan Sutter ran for a 63-yard touchdown with 8:03 left in the second quarter before Khiran Brewer ran for scampered for 55- and 67-yard touchdowns to extend Momence’s lead to 26-6 by halftime. Sutter ran for another touchdown in the third quarter.
With the loss, PBL ended its season with a 4-5 record. Meanwhile, Momence’s Juniors will face Dwight, who defeated Clifton Central 30-6 in the semifinals last Saturday, in the CIFL Super Bowl next Sunday.
The Momence Seniors, who defeated Watseka 34-12 in their semifinal game, will face Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in the Super Bowl. The Clifton Central Mighty Mites, who won 20-13 over Momence in the semifinals, will face GCMS in the championship game.
Below are some sights from Sunday’s game. Digital copies of all these photos are available for purchase at the following link: ko-fi.com/s/92c687a243. Single photos are also available for purchase; please message Andrew Rosten for details.
