Raiders shake off first-quarter slumber, advance to third straight sectional championship game

By Ron Kinscherf | February 21, 2024
Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne gives instructions to his team during a timeout in the Class 3A sectional semifinal Tuesday night against Mahomet-Seymour in Decatur, Ill. | Ron Kinscherf photo

DECATUR, Ill. — Survive and advance. That’s all. “It was not our best game obviously,” Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne said after the Raiders eliminated Mahomet-Seymour with Tuesday night’s 63-46 victory in the semifinals of the Class 3A Decatur MacArthur Sectional. “But you know at this time of year, you got to…

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Zeroed in on history: Blue Devils cap first perfect regular season in 88 years with dominant fourth-quarter finish

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 21, 2023
Quincy High School's Adon Byquist reacts to scoring on a punt return in the third quarter of Frdiay night's 56-33 victory over Mahomet-Seymour at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A season’s worth of build-up and an unblemished record carried the Quincy High School football team to the doorstep of history Friday night. All that remained was one final step. It may have been the most arduous and gratifying step these Blue Devils have taken. Leading state-ranked Mahomet-Seymour by just two points at…

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Photo gallery: QHS caps undefeated regular season by beating Mahomet-Seymour

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 21, 2023
The Quincy High School senior football players lined their helmets up in the end zone during the Senior Night festivities prior to Friday night's game against Mahomet-Seymour at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — For the first time since 1935, the Quincy High School football team finished the regular season undefeated, capping a 9-0 run with Friday night’s 56-33 victory over Mahomet-Seymour at Flinn Stadium. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman captured some of the images of the victory for this photo gallery:

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Bulldogs pull away in second half to send Raiders to 0-3 start for first time since 2018

By Ben Marth | September 9, 2023
The Quincy Notre Dame defense wraps up Mahomet-Seymour running back Luke Johnson during Friday night's game at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Photo courtesy Jessica Genenbacher

QUINCY — There may be brighter days ahead for the Quincy Notre Dame football team, but Raiders coach Jack Cornell didn’t mince words when reflecting on his team’s winless start to the season. “Losing is never fun,” Cornell said.     Mahomet-Seymour held QND scoreless in the second half and scored the final 28 points en route…

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Mahomet-Seymour clamps down on QND, despite Raiders’ ability to create turnovers

By Muddy River Sports | September 30, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame's Jackson Stratton, left, looks for running room during Friday night's game against Mahomet-Seymour at Frank Dutton Field in Mahomet, Ill. | Photo courtesy Robin Scholz/Champaign News-Gazette

MAHOMET, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame football team’s initial offensive possession Friday night ended with Deakon Schuette’s 37-yard field goal, but it showed the Raiders could move the ball against state-ranked Mahomet-Seymour. That was a fleeting feeling. Despite a defensive effort that forced five turnovers and scored a defensive touchdown, the Raiders weren’t able…

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