Illinois High School Football - Coal City tipped by Richmond-Burton
September 5, 2025: Richmond, IL 60071 Richmond-Burton Rockets (Richmond, IL) followers went home pleased Friday as they saw their football team nip the visiting Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL), 24-20 in a non-league battle.
With the win, Richmond-Burton advances its record to 2-0 on the season. The Rockets travel to Johnsburg (Johnsburg, IL) to confront the Skyhawks in a Kishwaukee River match on Friday, September 12. The Skyhawks enter the match with a record of 2-0. Johnsburg won 7-6 in their recent non-league match against Addison Trail (Addison, IL)
Coming up next, the Coalers confront the Bloom Blazing Trojan (Chicago Heights, IL) in a non-league battle, on Friday, September 12. Coal City will attempt to advance on its 1-1 season record. The Blazing Trojan go into the battle with a 2-0 record after their 12-7 non-league win over Argo (Summit, IL).