Blue Devils kick into high gear, pull away from Redbirds over final three quarters for another victory

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | September 7, 2024
Quincy High School linebacker Ben Schelp, left, pressures Alton quarterback Riley Smith during the first half of Friday night’s game at Flinn Stadium. | Mathew Kirby photo

QUINCY — Alton matched the Quincy High School football team big play for big play through the opening 12 minutes Friday night. The final 36 minutes, not so much. The Blue Devils clung to a slim 14-13 lead after a slog of a first quarter that took 50 minutes to play because of penalties, incomplete…

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Redbirds capitalize on free bases in knocking Blue Devils out in regional semifinals

By Muddy River Sports | May 23, 2024
Quincy High School left fielder Tykell Hammers had three hits and drove in two runs in the Blue Devils' 11-7 loss to Alton on Thursday in the semifinals of the Class 4A Alton Regional. | Matt Schuckman photo

ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy High School baseball team erased a three-run deficit once. Doing it twice was asking too much, especially when giving away free bases. Trailing Alton 3-0 after two innings in Thursday’s Class 4A Alton Regional semifinal, the Blue Devils rallied to take a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the…

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Improvisational skills: Wires sets up Thomas for game-winning basket on busted play as Blue Devils find way to survive

By Matt Kamp, Edwardsville Intelligencer | February 22, 2024
Quincy High School's Ralph Wires holds onto the basketball after making a steal with 25 seconds remaining in regulation against Alton in Wednesday night’s Class 4A Edwardsville Regional semifinal inside Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium in Edwardsville, Ill. | Photo courtesy Matt Kamp, Edwardsville Intelligencer

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — It wasn’t exactly how the Quincy High School boys basketball team drew up the final seconds of the Class 4A Edwardsville Regional semifinal against Alton, but it worked. Ralph Wires found a wide-open Keshaun Thomas in the post for the go-ahead basket with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation to send the second-seeded…

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Runnin’ with the Devil: QHS’s Rice dices up Alton’s defense with four TDs as Blue Devils move to 2-0

By Lou Korac, Alton Telegraph | September 2, 2023
Quincy High School junior tailback Jeraius Rice rushed for 229 yards and four touchdowns in Friday night's 40-6 victory over Alton at Public Schools Stadium in Alton, Ill. | Muddy River Sports file photo

ALTON, Ill. — The Alton football team knew what was coming when it came down to stopping the high-octane Quincy High School offense. The question that loomed was could the Redbirds’ defense stop the slick and slippery Jeraius Rice. The answer was an emphatic no. The Blue Devils tailback sliced and diced his way to…

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