Cary-Grove marches 71 yards in 19 plays on final drive to top East St. Louis for IHSA Class 6A title

Cary-Grove marches 71 yards in 19 plays on final drive to top East St. Louis for IHSA Class 6A title

NORMAL – Cary-Grove sophomore Logan Abrams lowered his helmet, fell into the East St. Louis end zone, stood up and raised his arms in the air.The 6-foot-3, 219-pound fullback was then joined by his teammates – first a hug from junior running back Holden Boone – as the Trojans celebrated a program-defining drive on Saturday at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium.Cary-Grove had the ball on its own 29-yard line to begin the fourth quarter, …

Flyers’ bid falls short of Cary Grove and an 11th state football title for East St. Louis

“They gave all we had and we just came up a little bit short,” coach Darren Sunkett said.

Cary-Grove does it again, knocks off East St. Louis for the Class 6A state title

Cary-Grove’s Peyton Seaburg (11) reacts after a touchdown against East St. Louis.Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times NORMAL, Ill.—It happened again. Cary-Grove shocked the state by knocking off East St. Louis in 2021. So maybe everyone should have seen this one coming. The Trojans beat the Flyers 23-20 in the Class 6A state championship game on Saturday at ISU’s Hancock Stadium. It’s the fourth state championship for Cary-Grove.Logan Abrams scor…