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Insane Illinois high school football game sees 172-point explosion before darkness forces venue change

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Dean, Z. (2026, October 31). Insane Illinois high school football game sees 172-point explosion before darkness forces venue change. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/insane-illinois-high-school-football-game-172-point-explosion-darkness-forces-venue-change

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Zach Dean

Quick Summary

In an extraordinary high school football playoff game in Illinois, Chicago Goode's Aedan Cleveland rushed for 322 yards with five touchdowns, while Quincy's Bryson Little threw for 675 yards and eight touchdowns, plus two rushing touchdowns. The combined total offensive output surpassed 1,400 yards due to the high scoring rate, but darkness forced a venue change midway through the fourth quarter from Goode’s field, which lacks lights, to a nearby lit stadium about five miles away. Play resumed after an hour break with Cleveland and Little continuing their stellar performances until the game concluded with a final score of 172 points.
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📰 Illinois High School Football Game Moved
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Zach Dean
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California Florida Kentucky NIL OutKick

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Florida GPE · 3× NIL ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× Crooks PERSON · 1× Don O'Brien PERSON · 1× Illinois GPE · 1× Kentucky GPE · 1× NCAA ORG · 1× OutKick ORG · 1× Tennessee GPE · 1×

Narrative

So far this year, we've seen a wild Hail Mary in Florida, an entire California team get suspended because the mascot shot the bird to some fans, a giant running back in Kentucky smashing heads, and perhaps the best running back in the nation out of Tennessee.
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Claims (25 extracted, 1 hedged)

Well, the high school football regular season — at least down here in Florida — has come to a close. asserted
season → come → close
Feels like we were just reigniting the stadium lights for the first time in August, and now we're off to the postseason. asserted
we → feel → postseason
Time flies when you're having fun! asserted
you → fly → fun
For anyone paying attention, you know this has been my Saturday routine for two months now. asserted
this → pay → months
I've taken it upon myself here at OutKick to highlight at least one high school football play/ player/ story each and every weekend during the season. asserted
I → take → season
These guys are all about to be millionaires with the silly NIL rules, so we might as well get ahead of the curve and start identifying them early. uncertain
we → get → them
So far this year, we've seen a wild Hail Mary in Florida, an entire California team get suspended because the mascot shot the bird to some fans, a giant running back in Kentucky smashing heads, and perhaps the best running back in the nation out of Tennessee. asserted
mascot → see → Tennessee
I love Friday night lights — both the TV series and the actual game itself. asserted
I → love → lights
Nothing beats high school football. asserted
Nothing → beat → football
In a world of NIL deals, it's the last pure form of amateur athletics left. asserted
it → leave → athletics
Now, on the note, let's head out to Illinois, where two teams scored so many points in last night's playoff game, they had to move stadiums in the fourth quarter because of darkness. asserted
they → let → darkness
True story: This is why we play the game! asserted
we → play → game
Goodness gracious, you're just not getting that sort of content at the college or pro level. asserted
you → get → level
Well, scratch that, we used to get it once a week back in the "Pac-12 After Dark" days, but the NCAA took that from us. asserted
NCAA → scratch → us
Take a look at these final stats, courtesy of Don O'Brien, who's head I imagine was SPINNING covering this game last night: asserted
I → take → game
Chicago Goode's Aedan Cleveland finished with 322 rushing yards and five touchdowns. asserted
Cleveland → finish → yards
Those are Derrick Henry numbers back when he broke hearts at Yulee High School down here in Florida. asserted
he → break → Florida
Not to be outdone, Quincy signal-caller Bryson Little threw for 675 yards a state single-game record eight touchdown passes. asserted
Little → outdo → record
He rushed for two more just for good measure. asserted
He → rush → measure
There were, unofficially (because most stats in high school football are) over 1,400 yards of total offense between these two teams, which were originally scheduled to play on Saturday. asserted
which → be → Saturday
The game was moved to Friday, and kicked off at 3 p.m. at Goode's field, which doesn't have lights. asserted
which → move → lights
Both defenses apparently didn't get the memo, and the lights became an issue late in the game. asserted
lights → get → game
Refs decided to hit the pause button at 88-84 with just under four minutes left, and moved the game to a venue about five miles away. asserted
Refs → decide → venue
An hour later, play resumed. asserted
play → resume → ?
Shockingly, there wasn't another touchdown, and the game ended at a measly 172 total points. asserted
game → be → points
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