Springfield News-Leader · Nov 3, 2018
Springfield Catholic finally gets its revenge with blowout win over Eldon
Buy PhotoThe seniors on the Fightin’ Irish football team had carried the final scores in their minds long enough. They scratched them on scraps of notebook paper, remembered them while conditioning in the August heat and silently recounted them during the final moments before the Class 3, District 5 semi-final kickoff on Friday night at O’Reilly Sports Complex:
District semi-finals, October 27, 2017: Eldon 38, Springfield Catholic 13.
District quarterfinals, October 21, 2016: Eldon 32, Springfield Catholic 0.
“Ever since we were sophomores when they ended our season and last year too — so it’s been in our hearts for a while,” said senior quarterback Tyson Riley.