Published on September 25, 2026 11:19 pm
Last Updated on September 25, 2026 11:19 pm
It didn’t take long Friday night for Mahomet-Seymour to show the Effingham High School crowd exactly why the Bulldogs are the top-ranked football team in Class 5A.
Mahomet scored the first of its four first-quarter touchdowns less than three minutes into the proceedings at Klosterman Field and routed the Flaming Hearts 47-0 in Effingham’s homecoming game at Washington Savings Bank Stadium.
Effingham (1-5, 1-2 Apollo Conference) netted just 71 total yards against Mahomet’s stout defense and trailed 41-0 by halftime as the Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 Apollo) enjoyed a running clock in the second half and an opportunity to give its second-stringers some varsity time.
Lexton Roberts ran for 51 yards on nine carries to account for most of the Hearts’ offensive output. Carter Kalber snagged the only EHS pass reception of the evening, an eight-yarder.
During halftime, homecoming royalty was announced. Rece Kinney and Maci Hayes are your 2026 EHS homecoming king and queen.
Effingham’s final road game of the regular season is up next as the Hearts travel to Mt. Zion for more Apollo Conference play. As always, kickoff is set for 7 p.m. with a 6:45 pregame show on your home for Hearts football, 979 XFM.
At Taylorville High School
Mahomet 27 14 0 6 – 47
Effingham 0 0 0 0 – 0
SCORING SUMMARY
1Q, 9:08, MSHS (0-7) – 6-yard run, Bryson Tiefenthaler – Tate Kimball kick good (2 plays, 23 yds, 0:25)
1Q, 6:13, MSHS (0-13) – 3-yard run, Cody Moen – Tate Kimball kick no good (7 plays, 60 yds, 1:40)
1Q, 5:03, MSHS (0-20) – 59-yard pass, Konner Fisher to Joe Roller – Tate Kimball kick good (1 play, 59 yds, 0:13)
1Q, 2:14, MSHS (0-27) – 3-yard run, Marco Casillas – Tate Kimball kick good (5 plays, 29 yards, 1:11)
2Q, 10:21, MSHS (0-34) – 17-yard run, Marco Casillas – Tate Kimball kick good (6 plays, 58 yards, 1:56)
2Q, 7:50, MSHS (0-41) – 41-yard pass, Konner Fisher to Bryson Tiefenthaler – Tate Kimball kick good (2 plays, 41 yds, 0:15)
4Q, 8:15, MSHS (0-47) – 4-yard run, Jaxson Tiefenthaler – 2-pt run no good (13 plays, 84 yds, 9:45)
EFFINGHAM
Rushing: Lexton Roberts, 9 for 51 yds; Bryden Kade, 6 for 20 yds; Jenner Keyes, 7 for 17 yds; Jack Hartman, 2 for -29 yds; Wade Robison, 2 for 5 yds; Briar Koester, 1 for -1 yd.
Passing: Jack Hartman, 1-for-9, 8 yds, INT.
Receiving: Carter Kalber, 1 for 8 yds.
TOTAL OFFENSE: 71 yds on 36 plays (27 rushes for 63 yds, 9 passes for 8 yds).
MAHOMET-SEYMOUR
Rushing: Marco Casillas, 11 for 65 yds, 2 TD; Cody Moen, 4 for 39 yds, TD; Bryson Tiefenthaler, 1 for 6 yds, TD; Jaxson Tiefenthaler, 14 for 74 yds, TD; Ben Rogers, 2 for 88 yds; Nathan Stabler, 1 for 3 yds.
Passing: Konner Fisher, 8-for-13, 231 yds, 2 TD; Braylon Johnson, 1-for-1, 8 yds.
Receiving: Bryson Tiefenthaler, 2 for 56 yds, TD; Cody Moen, 1 for 9 yds; Jackson Golden, 1 for 41 yds; Noah Snyder, 2 for 37 yds; Joe Roller, 1 for 59 yds, TD; Nathan Stabler, 1 for 8 yds.
TOTAL OFFENSE: 514 yds on 48 plays (34 rushes for 275 yds; 14 passes for 239 yds).
TURNOVERS: Mahomet 0, Effingham 2.
PENALTIES: Mahomet: 4 for 28 yds. Effingham: 2 for 10 yds.
FIRST DOWNS: Mahomet 23 (15 rushing, 7 passing, 1 by penalty), Effingham 4 (4 rushing).