Blue Ridge Football Week 3: Ridgeview 42, Knights 20

FARMER CITY, Ill. -- Thanks to two big plays from senior tailback James Risler, Blue Ridge went to halftime trailing Ridgeview 20-12 at halftime.

In the first half, Risler returned a kick 80 yards for a touchdown. He also received a 50-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Johnny Bruden.

Senior tailback Trenor Hildreth added a 42-yard run for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. However, it was not enough as Ridgeview scored 22 second-half points to leave Farmer City with a victory.

"The team made some mental mistakes in the second half that cost them the game after playing a great first half," Blue Ridge coach Kent Miller said to the News-Gazette.

The Knights (0-3, 0-2 Heart of Illinois Conference) will have another chance at their first win next Friday, when they travel to Gibson City to take on the Falcons.

For more information on this game and other football action in the Bloomington, Ill., area, visit the following link: http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/football/article_fd9fd54c-db6e-11e0-876c-001cc4c03286.html.