CARTERVILLE, IL (WSIL) -- The Carterville Lions' incredible season came to an end Saturday after losing to the Rochester Rockets 41-28. Carterville finished 11-1 on the year.

The Rochester Rockets and St. Laurence Vikings will face off at 7 p.m. CT on Friday in the Illinois Class 4A championship game at Hancock Stadium in Normal. Rochester is seeking its nine state ...

Rochester had two 100-yard passers who combined for three touchdowns while running back Jacob DuRocher ran for 112 yards and scored the Rockets’ first three scores.

Saturday was Rochester JFL's annual trip to see an Illinois football game, and nine-time state champion Rochester High School coach Derek Leonard picked a good one to attend.

NORMAL, ILLINOIS – The Rochester Rockets rolled through the playoffs and kept rolling in the Illinois Class 4A football championship game on Friday night.

Rochester is the defending 4A champion and has won six championships since 2010. Coach Derek Leonard is 131-29 in his 13 seasons at Rochester.

During the decisive 14-point third quarter, Rochester ran 10 times for 61 yards, scoring from four yards midway through the quarter to give the Rockets a 20-7 lead.

ROCHESTER — It was only a seven-point lead for Rochester midway through the second quarter, which, in this year of dominance by the Rockets, was cause for clutching the pearls just a bit. On ...

ROCHESTER — Lance Ingold and Jack Swaney are both committed to play ball at Northern Illinois University next fall, one with laces on it for Ingold and one with seams for Swaney. Their other ...

Illinois has landed a commitment from three-star Rochester (Ill.) wide receiver Hank Beatty, he announced on Saturday. Beatty chose the Illini over a power-five offer from Iowa State, Air Force ...

Lunt was a three-year starting quarterback at Illinois. He and Grant helped Rochester claim the first two of the Rockets’ eight state championships since 2010.