A-J rally falls short in state playoff game
The Wildcats trailed 21-0 before fighting back to within six points in a 33-21 loss to Mt. Carmel in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A high school football playoffs at The Pit last Saturday afternoon.
“I’m so proud of our kids,” A-J football coach Brett Detering said. “They continued to scratch and claw. There was no quit in them. It was a fight to the final whistle.”
The Wildcats finished as the last team from deep Southern Illinois to remain in the playoffs and ended their season with a 9-3 record.