Morris Football

Morris forced four turnovers in the first quarter and held Morgan Park in check the rest of the way in a 21-7 win in the Class 5A quarterfinals

The Morris offense is showing that it has multiple weapons ahead of a Class 5A quarterfinal matchup against Morgan Park at 4 p.m. Saturday at Gately Stadium in Chicago.

Griffin Zweeres and Bryce Varner each scored twice as Morris picked up a 36-20 win over Highland to advance to the Class 5A quarterfinals

Brett Bounds intercepted four passes in the second half, returning the final two for touchdowns, to seal Morris' 57-28 win over Triad

The Morris High School football team traveled to Sycamore Friday to take on the Spartans in an important conference matchup.

Morris defeated L-P 52-14 on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 at Howard Fellows Stadium.

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Jacob Swartz scored five touchdowns and the Morris defense dominated in a 56-6 triumph

Morris defeated Ottawa 54-17 on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 at King Field at Ottawa High School.

Morris rolls past Joliet West 50-20. Photos by Gary Duncan Sr. for Shaw Local News

All four teams took advantage of the opportunity to go up against quality competition

Justin Zink will be the new offensive coordinator and Ryan Clauson has been named defensive coordinator

There will be no contested race in wards one and two in the upcoming Morris City Council election, but there will be a contested Republican primary for wards three and four in February.

The game will be played at Peoria Stadium on Saturday at 2 p.m.

“During the game, the refs asked me, ‘Do you know how hard your kids are hitting?’ So I guess the kids took that to heart," Morris head coach Alan Thorson said of his team's quarterfinal playoff win.

A bruising running game and defense led Morris past the previously unbeaten Bulldogs and into the Class 5A semifinals.

Morris hosts top-seeded Mahomet-Seymour on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Morris, fresh off a 56-0 thumping of Centralia, kicks off against the Bulldogs at 4 p.m.

Morris defeated L-P 42-17 on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 at Morris.

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There was a lot on the line for both teams Friday night as Sycamore and Morris met on the gridiron at Sycamore High School. Not only were both teams vying for a conference title, Sycamore was looking to complete an undefeated regular season.

Carter Button and A.J. Zweeres lead the Morris passing attack into a Kishwaukee River/Interstate Eight White contest

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The Knights will present a challenge for the Morris defense with their prolific passing game

The last time the two teams played in Morris, Coal City emerged with the victory

Coach Alan Thorson was pleased with the way his team looked with four starting offensive linemen returning

Sam Reddinger will play linebacker for the Panthers

Sixteen teams around north-central Illinois competed in the 7-on-7 and Linemen Challenge on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Princeton High School.

Last season ended too early as far as Morris is concerned. Coming off a 10-1 finish, Morris returns four offensive linemen and has high expectations for the 2022 season.

Ashton Yard ran for 352 yards and 3 TDs in 49-35 win over Knights; Zach Romak added 192 yards and 3 TDs on the ground

Morris running back Ashton Yard rushed for 200 yards and three scores during a 42-0 victory over Marengo on Friday.

Morris' offensive line paved way for 370 rushing yards in a 63-13 rout of Woodstock on Friday night in Morris.

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