GALESBURG, Ill. – The Illinois College football team scored five second-half touchdowns to post a 56-28 victory over Knox in a Midwest Conference contest on Saturday at the Knosher Bowl.

IC is now 4-5 overall and 3-4 in league play. Knox moved to 1-8 and 0-7.

IC 56 Knox 28
The Blueboys opened the scoring, and it was the defense that got on the board as Kolton Jany picked off a Prairie Fire pass and raced 33 yards for the touchdown to make it 7-0.

Knox would answer with a pair of scores to make it 14-7 before IC got back on track. Jack Piening tied the contest with a six-yard scoring run, and then Aiden Porter latched on to a Piening pass to give the Blueboys a 21-14 lead, which they would take into halftime.

The Prairie Fire opened the third quarter by tying the contest at 21. IC then unloaded a 35-point run to put the game away.

The onslaught started when Cole Stuart reeled in a 16-yard scoring strike from Piening. Porter and Piening teamed up again, this time from 16 yards out, and the duo of Piening and Stuart reconnected for an 11-yard scoring toss. The final offensive touchdown of the day for the Blueboys came from the brothers Piening as Jack found Will on a 5-yard touchdown pass.

IC closed out their scoring when Jamie Hendrix scooped up a Knox fumble and sprinted to the end zone from 28 yards out. Knox scored in the late stages of the game to close out the scoring.

The Blueboys Mia Gerger was a perfect 8-for-8 in extra points on the day.

IC rolled to 416 yards of total offense for the afternoon. Jack Piening was 16-of-26 for 247 yards and five touchdowns. Will Piening caught six of those passes for 121 yards and a score, while Porter caught four for 57 yards and two scores. Stuart also had four catches and gained 55 yards with a pair of touchdowns.

On the ground, Ki'on Carson rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries.

The Blueboys' defense was paced by Jany, who filled the stat sheet. He had 11 tackles, two for loss, a sack, and the interception return for the touchdown that started the game's scoring. Aidan Yung added seven stops while Connor McDowell and Clayton Dinardo each had six stops. McDowell added a TFL as well.

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